Spain
RFEF engaged in dispute over women’s football rights
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has become embroiled in a dispute with the Association of Women’s Football Clubs (ACFF) over the marketing of broadcast rights to Primera División de la Liga de Fú…
OTT platform DAZN launches in Spain
Streaming platform DAZN launched its service in Spain on Wednesday, making it the company’s eighth confirmed market.
LaLigaSports backs Spanish Karting Championship
LaLigaSports, the OTT platform of the Spanish football league, has agreed a deal to title sponsor this year’s Spanish Karting Championship and stream live coverage of the competition.
Vodafone Spain chief wants reform to stem Telefónica dominance
Spanish telco Vodafone has called for the country’s competition authority to reform content-sharing regulations, which force Telefónica to share 50 per cent of its premium content.
LaLiga joins forces with Beach Soccer Worldwide
Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) has agreed a partnership with LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, covering sponsorship and broadcast rights
Mediaset follows TV3 in securing MotoGP free-to-air sublicensing deal in Spain
Mediaset has acquired free-to-air rights in Spain for two MotoGP motorcycling championship races in 2019 in a sublicensing deal with OTT operator DAZN, according to reports
Movistar Plus picks up Serie A, Ligue 1 rights
Spanish telco Telefónica will this week assume full control of Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 rights in the country.
LaLiga claims anti-piracy victory in Brazil
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its ongoing battle against audiovisual piracy by securing the closure of three IPTV platforms in…
Wu Lei debut watched by over 40 million in China
27 year-old Chinese football star Wu Lei's €2m ($203m) move to Espanyol in LaLiga went largely unnoticed in Europe as the January transfer window closed. Wu Lei previously featured for Shanghai SIPG.
DAZN launches MultiView function
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced details of its new MultiView feature, whereby viewers will be able to watch up to four live or on-demand events at the same time on one screen
TV3 lands MotoGP rights package, DAZN partners up with Márquez
Catalan public-service broadcaster TV3 will cover the MotoGP motorcycling championship for the first time in three decades after agreeing a sublicensing deal with sports streaming service DAZN
Mediapro faces delicate balancing act to make a World Cup profit in 2022
The Mediapro agency faces a challenge to refinance its investment in the media rights in Spain to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Mediapro buys 2022 World Cup rights in Spain, will launch dedicated channel
Mediapro has acquired exclusive rights in Spain to the 2022 Fifa World Cup and will open its own 24-hour channel dedicated to the tournament
LaLiga Segunda División games to be aired globally for free on YouTube
LaLiga Segunda División has signed a deal with YouTube in which its games will be aired around the world for free with live English commentary.
TV3 gets behind Piqué’s eFootball.Pro League
Catalan public-service broadcaster TV3 has formed a dedicated esports channel through which it will offer coverage of eFootball.Pro League, a competition founded by Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué.
LaLiga agrees deals for unsold 2019-20 to 2021-22 media rights
LaLiga, which operates the top two divisions of Spanish football, has completed two media-rights deals following a second round of sales for the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle.
Movistar to close esports channel
Spanish telco Movistar has announced the closure of its esports channel two years after its launch
FuboTV to launch in Spain
US OTT streaming platform FuboTV will expand into Spain with the launch of FuboTV España in its first international move out of North America.