Spanish LaLiga

LaLiga has secured an increase for its media rights in the Indian subcontinent after sealing an experimental agreement with Galaxy Racer, which is currently streaming the league’s matches for free.

Faced with a lower offer from SuperSport, LaLiga pivoted from a single English-language broadcaster strategy across sub-Saharan Africa and adopted a series of non-exclusive deals.

Esports, gaming and media company Galaxy Racer (GXR) has announced that it has secured broadcast rights to three of Europe’s top football leagues on the Indian subcontinent in deals ranging from four to six seasons.

LaLiga has signed an agreement with China Media Group (CMG) as the league continues to expand its presence in the country following a turbulent period of coverage in recent seasons.

The Sporty Group has solidified its free-to-air football rights portfolio in Ghana and Nigeria in long-term deals for LaLiga, Serie A and the English Football League

Spain’s LaLiga has maintained the value of its media rights in Mena following its renewal with beIN Media Group and a non-exclusive deal in Iraq with streaming service 1001.

Broadcasters in Hungary have been invited to bid for LaLiga broadcast rights as the Spanish league looks to secure a new five-season agreement, SportBusiness understands.

Late deals and blackouts for the season’s opening weekend of Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 exemplify the tough market conditions internationally for rights-holders of even higher-tier properties. L

New World TV has added rights to both LaLiga and Serie A as the Togo-based pay-television broadcaster continues to amass European football rights in sub-Saharan Africa

LaLiga and incumbent broadcast rights-holder beIN Media Group appear to have put any lingering quarrels to bed by signing off two rights agreements spanning the Middle East and North Africa, plus the Asia-Pacific…

Dubai-based gaming and media company Galaxy Racer is close to securing exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga and France’s Ligue 1 in India and is also in advanced talks to acquire rights to Italy’s Serie A in the country.

RTVE has voted against proceeding with a bid to bring coverage of LaLiga back to public-service television in Spain

DAZN staved off competition from Sky Italia to renew its exclusive LaLiga rights in Italy for five further years at a slight uplift.

DAZN renewed its exclusive LaLiga rights in Portugal for five years, following two previous three-year deals, in the face of competition from rival Sport TV. 

BeIN Sports France's hold of exclusive LaLiga rights comes with the property sure to enjoy a surge in interest in Kylian Mbappé’s home country following his high-profile move to Real Madrid.

LaLiga is to have at least two English-language broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa from next season, after non-exclusive rights were sold to pay-television's StarTimes and Tanzania-based Azam Media.

DAZN’s longstanding strategy of showcasing top European football leagues in its major markets has been maintained through its retention of LaLiga rights in both Italy and Portugal for five more seasons.

Mediapro has reorganised its business structure, part of which will see industry veteran Oliver Seibert joining the management committee and officially heading the agency and production group's sports…