According to information confirmed by L’Équipe and RMC Sport, the TF1 TV show Téléfoot, which was supposed to move to digital in the fall, will ultimately remain on linear TV, airing on Sunday mornings at 11am.
All of that for… that. Good news for Téléfoot fans. According to information confirmed by L’Équipe and RMC Sport, TF1’s historic show launched in 1977 should stay on the schedule in the fall in linear format. And still on Sunday mornings at 11am. The likely retention of the Sunday show is good news because the channel’s management had considered its disappearance or moving it to the digital platform.
TF1 close to agreement with LFP Media to broadcast L1 images
In linear format, Téléfoot was supposed to be replaced by a multi-sports show on Sunday mornings. TF1 has backed down because it is close to reaching an agreement with LFP Media to broadcast Ligue 1 images. The parties involved are confident about the outcome of the matter.
The first channel had activated an exit clause that allowed it to terminate its contract after two years, saving one million euros. Probably in the past for TF1, which should now be able to calmly prepare for the 50th anniversary of the iconic magazine next year.
The possible disappearance of Téléfoot had sparked numerous reactions in the French football world, especially from Jean-Michel Larqué, a former key figure of the show: “Téléfoot is part of my life. I’m witnessing a slow agony, and witnessing a slow agony is never joyful, we are waiting for the last breath and it will come very soon,” said the former international player in late March on RMC’s program “Rothen s’enflamme.” “I believe I was the second guest of Pierre Cangioni at the time of Téléfoot. I was a player with AS Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain, I was a presenter with Thierry Roland… And it wasn’t just Téléfoot, at that time TF1 had a lot of football, the European Cups… Who doesn’t remember the European Cup evenings hosted by Roger Zabel, which were a real appointment?”
