Tremendous news is being brewed within the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) regarding the broadcasting rights of Peruvian football for next year. This after knowing that Movistar would spend the League 1 matches as main ally and inverter of 1190 Sports. This was revealed by the sports journalist Horacio Zimmermann in your program’Double Tip‘ the YouTube.
Recently, a significant number of First Division clubs have shown their discontent, among other issues, due to the lack of timely payments. This could even be a great reason for the FPF to cut ties with 1190 Sports. However, said company would seek to extend its stay in the country, but now with the help of Integratel (formerly Movistar).
“There was already a first response. Today there is no company that can pay the sales price for television rights. Not even 1190 could do it, since “The 777 company went bankrupt.”said Horacio Zimmermann. This means that Integratel would make a counteroffer, since it considers the amount requested to broadcast League 1 to be very high.
“Don’t be surprised that next year’s Peruvian championship will be seen through the Movistar signal. It is very likely that Integratel, as a company, will enter the 1190 model,” he said. If this is closed, many new things will come for the clubs and fans. This, also, taking into account that the contract of the Consortium (GOLPERU) with Universitario and Sport Boys ends on the last date of the Clausura Tournament (with no option to renew).
As is known, L1MAX is the official channel of League 1, and it broadcasts the majority of matches, except when Universitario and Sport Boys played at home. All this through its main cable operator: DIRECTV. So, with the possible entry of Movistar, what will happen to the aforementioned medium? This topic was also touched on at the ‘Double Punta’ table.
Now Diego Rebagliati, panelist of ‘Al Ángulo’ on Movistar Deportes, took the floor. The former leader indicated that both channels would show Peruvian soccer matchesso it will not be necessary, if users consider it so, to change cable operators. It will just be another alternative to the same product.
“I tell the ‘U’ fans not to cancel their Movistar package”launched Rebagliati. Although GOLPERU will no longer be there, ‘creams’ and ‘rosés’ can continue with the same signal: they will only have to change the channel.
Diego Rebagliati himself indicated that, if Movistar obtains the broadcast rights, he will be one of the official commentators for League 1 2026. “1190 and Movistar are no longer enemies”he highlighted in relation to past disagreements. This only suggests that the agreement would happen yes or yes.
Ojo, Rebagliati was part of the GOLPERU grill for the transmissions of the aforementioned squads. But now I would go on to work with more matches in the Peruvian championship. That is, we would see him commenting on Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, etc. And who else would join? There will surely be more news as the weeks go by.
What is also not confirmed is the creation of a new channel within Movistar, or if all the matches would go through Movistar Deportes itself. But it is very likely that they will be seen familiar faces from said channel working on coverage and programming of League 1 2026.
