After Paris Basketball’s victory in the Eurocup, French basketball seemed to be at its best by signing four places for the next Euroleague, if there are no last minute changes. However, the non-broadcast of one of the matches of the domestic championship in the country, the Betclic Elite uncovers a serious problem which could be larger than expected.
The Betclic Elite TV broadcast, in danger?
French basketball fans They wanted to see the Roanne – AS Monaco of the Betclic Elite matchday and found a black screen on the SKWEEK platform, where you can follow the competition. A serious situation that would have been generated by non-payments, something that was already mentioned, but that seems to be a bigger problem than it seemed and that would affect not only the league, but also the Euroleague teams.
According to information from the French newspaper The Parisianthe non-broadcast of the aforementioned match took place because the producer of the L’Equipe group through its company 21 prod wants to end the contract that binds them with FedCom, who is the owner of the SKWEEK platform, due to the company’s non-payments, and whose damages amount to millions of euros.
À Roànne, la Roca Team à assuré un nouveau succès, notàmment grà̂ce ὰ une adresse longue dístànce exceptıonnelle#RocaTeam #BetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/lVLjE0Oln1
— AS Monaco Basket(@ASMonaco_Basket) April 18, 2024
In this same sense, the French media assures that The television broadcast of matchday 30 of the Betclic Elite is in serious threateven the one given by L’Equipe, due to the lack of understanding between 21 Prod and FedCom.
SKWEEK informs that payments are up to date
Given the information that has been revealed The Parisianthe SKWEEK platform has issued a press release in which assures that “FedCom Media has paid in full for the transmission rights acquired with the company 21 Productiona subsidiary of the L’Équipe group” and that is why they affirm that they will assert “all their rights under the sublicense contract” while reiterating “their willingness to broadcast all the matches” until the end of the season.
It’s beautiful@ASMonaco_Basket x @LNBofficiel#SKWEEKLive #BetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/Qz5shjPDhu
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) April 13, 2024
In fact, the platform explains that the contract termination letter sent by 21 Production “is wrongly based on the existence of a dispute” between it and FedCom Mediain addition to pointing out that this “should not in any way affect the correct execution of the acquisition contract, and take French basketball fans hostage by exerting such pressure.”
Asvel and AS Monaco possible victims of the ‘soap opera’
This problem of the television broadcast of the Betclic Elite between the L’Equipe group and FedCom Media could bring the current Euroleague teams of the competition as collateral victims. And it should be taken into account that the SKWEEK platform is one of the main sponsors of Tony Parker’s team, while The owner of the FedCom group is the owner of the Monegasque club.
LDLC ASVEL and LDLC ASVEL Féminin are very pleased to announce, starting next season, a major partnership with SKWEEK, for a common objective: the promotion of French basketball at the very highest level.
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— LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) August 14, 2023
Some economic problems of the FedCom group that would have started due to the war in Ukraine as Russian assets were blocked, and which, as already reported, has meant that ASVEL’s sponsorship has not been paid in full, according to several French media. A situation that French basketball monitors closely, taking into account that AS Monaco and Villeurbanne are its representatives in the top European competition.
2024-04-18 22:40:17
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