Spain
Mediapro’s Gol to show free-to-air boxing in DAZN tie-up
Subscription sports platform DAZN has reached an agreement with Mediapro that allows the agency’s Gol TV to showcase free-to-air coverage in Spain of certain boxing bouts promoted by Matchroom Boxing a…
K League nets free-to-view exposure on OneFootball in five major markets
Football media platform OneFootball is to broadcast free coverage of Korea’s K League to users in France, Italy, Spain, the UK and Brazil in a deal with Sportradar, the agency that was last year appointed t…
CNMC ruling limits Telefónica’s dominance, but rivals still call for competition review
The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia’s (CNMC) decision to extend telco Telefónica’s content-sharing requirement until at least 2023 will limit the extent of the telco’s Spanish market dominance. But many of its rivals are still calling for a comprehensive review into the telco’s position.
DAZN spots chance for post-Covid recovery in Spain with MotoGP sublicense to RTVE
OTT platform DAZN’s decision to sublicense a pair of MotoGP Grands Prix to Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE will go some way to recovering subscribers who left its service in the country during the Covid-19 pandemic.
RTVE secures sublicensed rights to two MotoGP races from DAZN
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a sublicensing deal with subscription OTT platform DAZN for a pair of MotoGP Grand Prix races later this year
Competition watchdog extends Telefónica content sharing requirement to 2023
Spanish telco Telefónica will have to make its premium sports channels available to competitors for three more years after Spain’s competition watchdog extended the requirement until at least 2023.
Vodafone TV integrates Eurosport Player in Spanish first
Telecoms operator Vodafone has directly incorporated Eurosport Player, the OTT streaming service of the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport, into its broadcast offering in Spain
Free-to-air Spanish Grand Prix more likely after government intervention
The likelihood of the Spanish Grand Prix being shown on free-to-air television in the country has increased after a ruling handed down by the Spanish government
Mediapro ‘set to secure’ credit facility in battle against Covid-19 effect
Mediapro, the Spanish production group and media-rights agency, is close to securing a €55m ($61.7m) credit facility, plus a similar contribution from its shareholders, it has been reported.
Orange and Telefónica agree new deal for LaLiga and Champions League content
Orange has agreed a new content deal with fellow telco Telefónica to offer coverage from LaLiga, the Uefa Champions League and Europa League during the 2020-21 season.
Eurosport lands Portuguese Primeira Liga rights in Spain
Discovery-owned pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport will broadcast two matches per week from the Portuguese Primeira Liga until the end of the 2019-20 season
Tebas: Any LaLiga rights fee compensation talks to wait to end of season
Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, has said that broadcasters of the top two divisions of Spanish football will have to wait until the end of season before talks are held about compensation claims…
LaLiga readies broadcast innovations, Sky and BT unveil Premier League plans
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has unveiled a series of broadcast innovations for when the top tier resumes its 2019-20 season later this week
Blanket UK coverage allows DAZN to offer all Premier League matches in Spain
International subscription streaming service DAZN will broadcast all remaining matches from the English Premier League this season in Spain
Lockdown created favourable conditions for Barcelona’s OTT launch, says digital chief
Barcelona FC’s head of digital, Didac Lee, believes lockdown restrictions and a ban on spectators when LaLiga matches resume this month have created favourable conditions for the launch of the club’s new…
LaLiga to resume on June 11 with daily matches
Spanish football's LaLiga will resume its 2019-20 season on June 11 and will play matches every day for at least the first week
LaLiga agrees content tie-up Japan’s SportsNavi portal
Japanese media platform SportsNavi has rekindled its connection to LaLiga by becoming the first official media partner of the Spanish football competition in Japan
RTVE acquires rights to Spanish Tennis Federation’s new league
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the newly-created Mapfre League tennis tournament in Spain