Spain
Mediapro, TVE front-runners for unsold LaLiga free-to-air rights
LaLiga becomes Spain’s de facto public-service sports broadcaster with OTT launch
Spanish football federation women’s top-tier rights takeover ‘would breach anti-trust laws’
DAZN completes English football offering with FA Cup, League Cup deals
Mediapro faces delicate balancing act to make a World Cup profit in 2022
Manel Arroyo, managing director, Dorna Sports; Pilar Gancedo, director of media sales, Dorna Sports
Small increase for MotoGP in Spain, but Dorna banks on bigger audience
Premier League first to benefit from DAZN’s entry in Spain
Euroleague extends in Spain, deal in Germany to follow
Euroleague Ventures – the joint venture between Euroleague Basketball and the IMG agency – has agreed a one-season extension to its deal with telco Telefónica in Spain and is close to a new deal in Germany.
F1 fee in Spain remains steady as Telefónica enhances exclusivity
Increased exclusivity encouraged telco Telefónica to maintain its fee to renew Formula One media rights in Spain this month despite a dearth of competition.
Rai strikes deal with Discovery for Olympic Games rights in Italy
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai is understood to be close to a sublicensing deal with Discovery Communications to acquire rights to the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games.
Mediaset beats free-to-air rivals as World Cup value falls in Spain
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset acquired all rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup in a deal worth at least 15 per cent less than Fifa earned for 2014.
TVE pays up for Spain matches as advertising market recovers
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE’s aggressive move to acquire all Spanish national team matches at the end of last month is evidence the country’s advertising market recovering from its 2013 low.
NBA deals close in Spain and Poland after huge Japanese deal
The NBA’s blockbuster deal with e-commerce firm Rakuten in Japan will soon be followed by new deals in Spain with Telefónica and Poland with NC Plus, TV Sports Markets understands.
Uefa earns unexpectedly large increase for club rights in Spain
Strong competition was the primary reason for the value of Champions League and Europa League rights in Spain increasing by about 77 per cent late last month.
Watching Brief (Vol.137) Special Focus: FIA Formula One World Championship
Watching Brief (Vol.136) Special Focus: MotoGP World Championships
TVE surprises market with FA Cup and Club World Cup deals
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE surprised the market with deals for English FA Cup and Club World Cup rights this month.
Watching Brief (Vol.133) Special Focus: 2016 Paralympic Games
Joseph Rivers, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in selected European markets for the 2016 Paralympic Games.
