Julien Bergeaud, Managing Director of Mediapro France, owner of the Téléfoot channel, which broadcasts almost all of League 1 and the Champions League, announced Wednesday on Europe 1 that a possible agreement with Canal + was still far from 'to be found.

“I deplore it,” he blurted out.

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The launch was complicated, but little by little Téléfoot found its marks.

Owned by the Sino-Spanish group Mediapro, the channel broadcasts this season almost all of Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

And she is counting on the PSG-OM match on Sunday night to get her subscriptions off the ground.

In the meantime, Mediapro found a broadcast agreement with Orange on Tuesday evening.

But with Canal +, it still blocks.

"For the moment we are unfortunately at a standstill, and I deplore it", admitted Wednesday in Culture Médias, on Europe 1, Julien Bergeaud, general manager of Mediapro France.

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However, according to

Midi Libre

, the encrypted channel would like to conclude an agreement before Sunday, precisely.

Does this mean that it is on Mediapro's side that things get stuck?

"It's not at all on our side that it blocks," swore Julien Bergeaud.

"But to make an agreement, it takes two. And for now, to date, we do not have an agreement."

"We are on the four main suppliers of France"

However, Téléfoot is now widely accessible.

"We have the agreement with Orange which has just been signed yesterday (Tuesday). So we are on the four main ISPs (

Internet service provider, editor's note

) of France", recalled the CEO of Mediapro France.

"And then of course, the channel is available in OTT (on TVs connected via the internet, editor's note) or on our application".

More original, Téléfoot also found an agreement with Netflix.

But no need to hope to find Ligue 1 matches on the platform.

"It's a distribution partnership agreement in which we made what is called a 'bundle'", specifies Julien Bergeaud.

"For all Netflix subscribers, it is possible to migrate to a Telefoot + Netflix combined offer. And a little bit like when you change telephone operator, it is done without obstacle. You can just give your email address, we recognizes you, and your Téléfoot subscription is recorded, with all your preferences and your Netflix usage habits stored. "