Spain

Multi-sport

The Sports Federation Union of Catalonia (UFEC) has launched a new dedicated digital content platform that will look to promote sport in the region. Esportcat
Football

Mediapro chief executive Jaume Roures has issued a statement distancing himself from a financial guarantee provided to Joan Laporta following his recent election as FC Barcelona president
Football

Matches from the Scottish Premiership will be streamed in seven international markets by OneFootball in a deal between the football-based media platform and the Infront agency
Motorsport

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a rights deal with Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series
Multi-sport

The Mediapro agency is looking to restructure its debt and has applied for state aid as it seeks to secure its future in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic
Multi-sport

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a deal with Discovery for free-to-air rights to the rescheduled summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Football

Football’s English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga have claimed a win in the fight against the piracy of their content after illegal streaming app Mobdro ceased all operations.
Cycling

Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has increased its by expenditure 25 per cent in renewing its rights to the Vuelta a España cycling race for four years from 2021 to 2024.
Multi-sport

Spanish telco Telefónica has failed with a renewed application to Spanish competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), to lift an obligation it has to share rights t…
Cycling

Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has renewed its rights to cycling race the Vuelta a España for a four-year period covering the 2021-24 cycle.
Golf

The organisers of women’s golf’s 2023 Solheim Cup in Spain have issued a request for proposals for the world feed broadcast production services for the tournament.
Multi-sport

The ‘carriage’ agreement between OTT subscription platform DAZN and telco Telefónica has deepened broadcaster power in Spain, creating an effective duopoly with the widest subscriber base and deepest pockets in Spain.
Football

LaLiga and Mediapro, the Spanish production group and rights agency, have incorporated a new state-of-the-art pitchside camera into the host broadcast of matches from the Spanish top flight
Motorsport

Broadcast rights to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the first race of the 2021 WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Championship, have been secured by leading broadcasters in Europe, including Eurosport, the N…
Motorsport

DAZN, the OTT subscription platform, and telco Telefónica have signed a sprawling alliance that could change the face of Spain’s sports broadcasting landscape, beginning with an exclusive sublicensing de…
Football

The Mediapro agency has ‘opened talks’ with LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football tiers, over a reduction in its rates for rights to broadcast matches in public spaces. T
Football

FC Barcelona, the Spanish multi-sport club, has successfully defended allegations from the Mediapro agency of rights infringement after the club broadcast a Primera Iberdrola league match on its own platforms
Football

The Comisión de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC), Spain’s competition watchdog, has launched disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in relation to potential anti-competitive pr…