Spain
DAZN adds Basketball Champions League to Spanish line-up
Sports streaming service DAZN has enhanced its basketball coverage in Spain by agreeing a three-season deal for rights to European club competition the Basketball Champions League
Second round of bidding in Copa del Rey domestic rights auction
Spanish broadcasters have been asked to submit their second-round offers for rights to the Copa del Rey tournament during the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle
Mediaset and Atresmedia ‘to vie for’ free-to-air rights to 2022 World Cup
Commercial free-to-air broadcast groups Mediaset and Atresmedia are set to go head-to-head in a bid to acquire rights in Spain to the 2022 World Cup from the Mediapro agency
Fiba hails World Cup reach as final breaks record in Spain
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has revealed that its recent World Cup in China delivered a total cumulative average television audience increase of over 80 per cent compared to the 2014…
TVE secures Spanish rights to Women’s Euro 2021
Spanish public broadcaster TVE has secured the rights to the Spanish women’s national team qualifying matches and the finals for the women’s European Championships in 2021.
German TV audience picks up for World Athletics Championships
The IAAF World Athletics Championships’ sparse attendances and complaints over searing heats for marathon races have failed to dissuade the German television audience as viewing figures pick up in the c…
LaLiga Sports TV hits 300,000 registered users
LaLiga Sports TV, the multi-sports OTT platform launched by Spanish football’s LaLiga, has reached 300,000 registered users, according to LaLiga president Javier Tebas who was speaking at the World Football S…
CNMC investigates RTVE over advertising during Spain matches
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE is under investigation by the country’s competitions regulator, the CNMC, amid accusations that it aired two irregular adverts during its coverage of the national f…
Mediapro, Atlético Madrid denounce Barcelona for airing women’s league match without permission
Spanish media-rights agency Mediapro has spoken out against FC Barcelona after the Spanish club defied a court order by broadcasting its match against Atlético de Madrid in the Primera Iberdrola, Spanish …
ONE Championship agrees deal with streaming platform FITE for landmark show
Fight sports streaming platform FITE will offer pay-per-view coverage in several markets around the world of ONE Championship's ONE: CENTURY event in Tokyo on Sunday, October 13
Viewers flock to Cuatro for Spain’s Fiba World Cup victory
Spain’s triumph at the 2019 Fiba Basketball World Cup drew significant audience figures for commercial free-to-air broadcaster Mediaset’s Cuatro channel.
Eurovision Services signs distribution agreement for Spanish Basketball League
Eurovision Services, the business services arm of the European Broadcast Union, has agreed a deal with Spanish basketball’s governing body the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto to distribute the broadcast si…
RFEF secures €1.5m women’s football ‘broadcast development’ funds from Uefa
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been given a €1.5m ($1.7
Tensions resurface between CNMC and RFEF over Copa del Rey rights
Spanish competition regulator the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has called on the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to alter several aspects of its invitation to tender process …
Spanish women’s football dispute resumes as Mediapro denied access
The battle over rights to Spanish women’s club football has intensified, with the Mediapro agency stating it will take “all necessary legal action” after it was prevented from broadcasting yesterday’s (Sunday…
Spanish football federation launches domestic Copa Del Rey rights tender
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has launched a tender for rights in Spain to the Copa Del Rey domestic cup competition for the 2019-22 cycle
Mediapro seals carriage deals for LaLiga TV Bar
The Mediapro agency has struck carriage deals with Movistar, Vodafone, Orange, Deion Comunicaciones and Telecable for its LaLiga TV Bar channel, which provides football coverage in public places
Telefónica retains LaLiga rights in bars and cafes in Mediapro deal
Spanish telco Telefónica has renewed its deal with agency Mediapro for the rights to broadcast a range of live sports in public places during the 2019-20 season.