Top French League Is Said to Pick Dazn, BeIN Broadcast Deal (1)

France’s elite professional football league backed a broadcast deal with Len Blavatnik’s streaming group Dazn Group Ltd. and the Qatari sports broadcaster beIN to screen live matches this season, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The board of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the governing body for professional football in France, voted in favor of the Dazn-beIN deal on Sunday, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information wasn’t public yet.

Representatives for Dazn and beIN declined to comment. A spokesperson for the league didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

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