Spain
Barcelona threatens exit in bid to get media arm US listing over the line
Plans to list FC Barcelona’s Barça Media business in the US will be shelved at the end of this month if the Spanish club does not receive the €40m ($42.5m) it is owed from such a deal, following further renegotiations to the agreement.
Tebas slams ‘deceitful’ A22 for free-to-view Super League promise
Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, has reignited his war of words with A22 Sports Management, the backers of the proposed breakaway European Super League (ESL), claiming the organisation is attempting…
Telefónica retains LaLiga rights bought in 2021 after forced retender
Telefónica, the leading Spanish telecoms operator, has maintained its role as the dominant domestic broadcaster of LaLiga until the end of the 2026-27 season, after the league was forced to retender two …
DAZN builds lower league football offering in Spain, France
Global streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Spain to the country’s second-tier football competition, the Segunda División.
DAZN renews Movistar Plus alliance in Spain
Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-television broadcaster operated by telco Telefónica, has renewed an agreement to carry content offered by OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN.
Spanish government counteracts Saudi investment in Telefónica
The Spanish government has agreed a deal to acquire up to a 10-per-cent stake in Telefónica, in a move that will counterbalance investment in the telecoms operator from Saudi Arabia’s STC Group.
Watchdog tells LaLiga not to exclude FTA operators from rights sales
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has requested that LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of club football in the country, does not exclude free-to-air broadcasters in the marketing of television rights for the top tier.
RFEF set to bury hatchet and award Mediapro VAR contract
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has provisionally awarded its video assistant referee (VAR) services to the Mediapro agency and broadcast production group, while Hawk-Eye has been given a contract to provide semi-automatic offside detection technology (SAOT).
Real Madrid loses court case over new LaLiga broadcasting initiatives
Real Madrid has lost yet another legal battle against LaLiga and its president Javier Tebas over the distribution of revenues from the sale of the league's media rights