Spain
Barcelona to revamp Barça TV
Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has revealed details of a relaunch for its in-house television channel, Barça TV, and has reportedly agreed a two-year extension for the platform’s carriage deal in…
Telefónica acquires Davis Cup Finals rights in Spain
Spanish telco Telefónica has acquired exclusive rights to the inaugural Davis Cup Finals to be held later this year in the country’s capital, Madrid.
Telefónica yet to agree LaLiga domestic licensing deals
Spanish telco Telefónica is still looking to sign licensing deals for its domestic rights to LaLiga football to help refinance its expenditure on the property, according to reports in local media.
DAZN to show Conmebol tournaments in its European markets
OTT sports platform DAZN will show exclusive coverage in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Spain of two of Latin America’s most prominent club football tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and Copa S…
DAZN to offer Gold Cup finale in Spain
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Spain to the remainder of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup national team football tournament
Uefa to broadcast RFEF-backed Spanish women’s league on OTT platform
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has reached an agreement with Uefa to distribute its top-tier women’s competition via the body’s new OTT platform, Uefa.tv.
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Spanish competition watchdog threatens Telefonica sanctions
Spanish competition regulator the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC) has threatened Spanish telco Telefónica with sanctions over alleged overcharging for access to rights for the 2…
DAZN to show Copa América in Spain
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Spain to this year’s edition of the Copa América national team football tournament.
RFEF could face legal action over Copa del Rey final award
The Spanish football federation’s award of 2019 Copa del Rey final rights to public-service broadcaster TVE could have left it open to legal action.
Mediapro keeps LaLiga domestic free-to-air rights fees steady
Spain’s Mediapro agency has again acquired LaLiga’s package of live, free-to-air Primera División matches, paying a similar fee in the 2019-22 cycle as it did in 2016-19. The sale of this package to Mediapro – alongside one containing free-to-air rights to two Segunda División matches per match-week – closes LaLiga’s domestic tender for the cycle.
Protocol Sports to market select Liga ACB rights in Asia, Eurasia
Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has chosen Protocol Sports Marketing to market the competition to key territories in Asia and Eurasia
DAZN picks up MLS rights in multiple markets
OTT streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Brazil to North America’s Major League Soccer.
Mediaset, Footters to cover Segunda División B promotion race
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has sold rights to the season-ending promotion race in the third-tier Segunda División B to commercial broadcaster Mediaset and streaming platform Footters.
Court orders Spanish federation to re-run Copa del Rey final award, include Mediapro
A Spanish court on Monday ordered the country's football federation, the RFEF, to reverse its exclusion of the Mediapro agency from the domestic tender for the 2019 Copa del Rey final and re-adjudicate…
Gol to broadcast Women’s World Cup in Spain
Spanish agency Mediapro has confirmed that its commercial broadcaster, Gol, will exclusively broadcast the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Euroleague beats bearish Spain outlook with DAZN deal
Euroleague Ventures – the joint venture between Euroleague Basketball and the IMG agency –secured a robust price from sports streaming service DAZN for the 2019-20 to 2022-23 rights cycle in Spain despite an initially unpromising market outlook, SportBusiness Media understands.
Eleven Sports lands Spanish Copa Del Rey final rights in five markets
International broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured exclusive live rights to the 2019 Spanish Copa del Rey final in Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Taiwan, it said Tuesday
SIS adds Spanish horse racing to rights portfolio in three-year deal
SIS, a provider of end-to-end products and services to the betting and broadcast industries, has signed a three-year deal with Asociación de Hipodromos Españoles to become the exclusive distributor of l…