Tag Archives: Ligue 1

The decision comes late in the football season, but bookmakers view the block as a positive move that should  help increase wagering volumes in Ligue 1 matches.  France national broadcasters and the country’s Ligue de Football Professionnel breathed collective sighs of relief at the end of last week when a Paris tribunal ordered VPN firms such as NordVPN, SurfShark and …

DAZN has announced it will terminate its broadcast rights to Ligue 1 just one year into its recently formed four-year deal. DAZN will pay the LFP €100m to exit the agreement, as well as the remaining €140m it owes to the organisation for the final two instalments, according to French sports outlet L’Équipe. After several months of deliberation, DAZN and …

Jake Pollard reports on DAZN’s surprise deals with FIFA, as the global sports OTT platform struggles to win over Ligue 1 viewers,  impacting betting markets Global sports streaming service DAZN continues to splash the cash, with the latest high-profile deal a reported €1bn agreement with FIFA to broadcast the expanded Club World Cup (CWC) globally in 2025. Eyebrows were raised …

Infront, a technology partner of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), has formed a deal with Genius Sports to utilise its tracking services.  The collaboration will aim to implement Genuis’ tracking technology across France’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Meanwhile, technology and data services to the LFP are part of a broader partnership encompassing betting rights, selected media rights, and …

With talks still ongoing as the likes of Amazon, DAZN and BeIN Sports consider buying domestic media rights for Ligue 1, the French Professional Football League (LFP) is now considering launching a dedicated streaming platform.  The creation of a direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service is being held as a contingency plan by the LFP with a broadcast deal yet to be …

Mojabet has signed an agreement with Olympique de Marseille (OM) to become the Ligue 1 club’s official African betting partner for the next six years. The collaboration aims to pursue the operator’s ambitions of expanding its online offerings for African sports fans.  MOJA Group CEO, Paris Anatolitis, commented: “Olympique de Marseille is a world-renowned club that has deep roots within …

1xBet has partnered with Lille Olympique Sporting Club (LOSC) to become the club’s regional partner in Africa in a three-year agreement. The bookmaker becomes the Ligue 1 team’s regional partner in the Middle East, North and South Africa, whilst receiving the rights to use the French club’s logo and the collective image of its players in its promotional campaigns. “This …

Sportsbet.io has become the latest operator to partner with Low6, leveraging the firm’s gamification products for this year’s FIFA World Cup. A three-phased plan will start with Low6 developing a ‘Sportsbet.io Clubhouse’ for the multi-currency operator – which allows customers to bet using fiat and crypto – themed around the upcoming tournament. The remaining two phases will see additional clubhouses …

Casino Secret has been named the official online gaming partner of Ligue 1 team AS Monaco in Japan for the next two seasons. The pair will also jointly launch an exclusive digital campaign, featuring a series of ‘high-impact’ content in a bid to bring more exciting content to its audience and football fans in the region. “Since our launch in …

Zeturf Group has announced a deal to become an official partner of the Ligue 1 football club, FC Nantes. The collaboration will see the firm’s sports betting brand, ZEbet, appear on Antoine Kombouaré‘s men’s shorts for the upcoming three seasons.  In a release, FC Nantes said: “Aware of addressing all audiences, the many operations planned during the season will allow …