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The president of Arcom did not spare the new majority broadcaster of the French football championship.
Ligue 1 at 39.99 euros per month, without commitment, very little for the president of the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom), Roch-Olivier Maistre, who this week before the Senate did not frankly spared DAZN.
For an annual investment of 400 million euros, the British group won the rights to the L1 for eight matches per championship day. But for a prohibitive price list according to the boss of Arcom. “
When we have exorbitant prices, we are sure to fuel piracy. », insists this one.
When prices fall, so does piracy
Arcom prides itself on having been right since 2022 “ more than 5,000 illegal sites » – while noting that the scourge of piracy has worsened considerably in 2024, with no less than “ 1,922 illegal services » put out of action since the beginning of the year. Roch-Olivier Maistre also observes a coincidence between the recent promotion practiced by DAZN on subscriptions to its platform and the drop in the number of illegal streaming streams (from 29.99 to 19.99 euros per month over one year).
“ We can see it clearly. When there is an offer at a balanced and reasonable price for the consumer, piracy, I was going to say, disappears », Underlines the head of the regulatory authority. “ In terms of music, it’s very clear. Piracy has melted like snow in the sun because we can access an almost universal offer for a reasonable price
», he concludes.
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