Spain
RTVE nets free-to-air Fifa World Cup rights
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured free-to-air rights from the Mediapro agency to show matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Telefónica and DAZN ‘close’ to deal for LaLiga matches
Telco Telefónica is close to clinching a sublicensing deal with OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN for its five weekly LaLiga matches from next season, it has been reported.
Lack of competition drives Serie A fees down in Iberia
Telefonica and Sport TV renewed their Serie A deals in Spain and Portugal at reduced rates, benefitting from rival broadcasters focusing attention elsewhere.
Croatian FA rips up 10-year Endorphin Magine rights contract
The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has decided to terminate its 10-year broadcast rights contract with Endorphin Magine Ltd, blaming the UK-based company for failing to pay the first fee instalment
RTVE lands Champions League final rights for first time since 2015
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE will show the final of this season's Uefa Champions League in May, as well as two Spanish national team friendlies in March
World Padel Tour secures Movistar Plus deal, increases OTT output
The World Padel Tour has sealed a new rights deal with Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus, while detailing plans to expand the live offering available through its in-house OTT platform, …
Movistar Plus ‘to take’ WPT to pay-television, Playtomic named as sponsor
Telefónica-owned Movistar Plus is reported to have acquired pay-television rights in Spain to the next two seasons of the World Padel Tour.
LaLiga Tech content protection services used by Spanish literary body
Spanish football's LaLiga has made the latest move in its long-running fight against piracy by joining forces with CEDRO, the Spanish literary association of authors and editors in the publishing sector,…
World Padel Tour turns to Mediapro in globalisation push
World Padel Tour has agreed an international media rights deal with the Mediapro agency as it continues to try and fight off the threat of player breakaways and a rival tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments
Spanish court ‘upholds’ CNMC’s Telefónica sanctions in historic football rights case
Spain’s competition regulator, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia, is reported to have been backed by the Audiencia Nacional, the country’s high court, over sanctions it handed out …
Rojadirecta operators to stand trial as LaLiga, Mediapro push for six-year sentence
The creators of the Rojadirecta platform will stand trial with regard to piracy allegations from LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, and the Mediapro agency
RFEF outlines financial expectations in Spanish futsal media rights tender
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has issued its invitation to tender for media rights to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala for the 2022-2027 cycle, outlining reserve prices for various packages.
Uefa national team rights on the market in Spain, UK and Ireland
Broadcasters have been handed deadlines to bid for packages of Uefa national team broadcast rights in Spain, the UK and Ireland
Court sides with LaLiga in legal battle with Real Madrid
LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has announced today (Friday) that the Central Court of Administrative Litigation has “completely dismissed” an appeal filed by …
DAZN strikes add-on deals in Spain with Euskaltel, Virgin
Customers of Spanish telcos Euskaltel and Virgin will now be able sign up to streaming service DAZN through their existing subscriptions
RFEF ordered to pay Mediapro compensation over Copa del Rey rights
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been ordered to pay compensation to Mediapro after a court ruled that it unlawfully excluded the agency from the process of awarding the domestic and international…
Mediapro launches tender for World Cup free-to-air rights in Spain
Spanish agency Mediapro has launched its sale of free-to-air rights in Spain to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
In 2019, Mediapro secured media rights to the tournament in Spain
Discovery lands UFC rights in the Netherlands, Spain
Media group Discovery has agreed a multi-year deal for rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Netherlands and Spain