Things are tense at Mediapro on the eve of the Sino-Spanish group's passage before the commercial court of Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) to ratify its conciliation with the Professional Football League (LFP).
The broadcaster, unable to honor his contract, will give up the TV rights to L1 and L2.
But for the employees of Mediapro France, an entity linked to the group's production activity (not to be confused with the Téléfoot channel created last year), there was no question of witnessing the sinking without doing anything.
Mediapro-France's CFDT-UNSA inter-union announced its intention to strike on Thursday, as the daily L'Equipe announced on Wednesday.
“The CSE (Social and Economic Committee) asked for the arrival of Jaume Roures (
Editor's note: the boss of Mediapro
) as soon as possible, explains the intersyndicale in a press release, so that he explains to us in person his plans for the future of our company and our jobs following its decision to restore the rights to L1 and L2, thus sacrificing the Téléfoot channel and the employees of the two French companies of the Mediapro group.
Jaume Roures not showing the will to respond to the demand, we call on all staff to go on strike from Thursday morning.
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For the moment, the editorial staff of the Téléfoot channel has not joined this movement.
“The first idea is to do our job to the end to show our dignity and, above all, to prove to potential future employers that we are professionals, blows a journalist.
But that can change nonetheless.
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However, in this tense context, the retransmission of the matches of the 16th day of Ligue 1 scheduled for this weekend (with Lille-PSG on display Sunday evening) could be threatened.
Because even if the journalists and the Téléfoot technicians worked, it is those of Mediapro France who ensure the distribution of the images.
To get around the difficulty, Mediapro could also send Spanish production trucks to ensure the matches are broadcast.
