Spain

Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset acquired all rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup in a deal worth at least 15 per cent less than Fifa earned for 2014.

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has struck a carriage deal with the Sky España arm of the European pay-television group to offer its official television channel for the second-tier Segunda División through Sky’s recently launched OTT platform.

LaLiga, the organisation which oversees the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has launched a tender process for its media rights in Europe.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired exclusive rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has committed to televise the national basketball team’s opening two qualifying games for the 2019 World Cup after stating it has received the necessary assurances from the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) over the current dispute in the sport.

Internet company Amazon and social media platform Facebook are interested in acquiring rights to LaLiga, the top division of Spanish football, according to El Confidencial.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has agreed a rights deal with Māori Television, a free-to-air broadcaster in New Zealand, amid question marks over its contract with Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said the organisation which oversees the top two divisions of Spanish club football expects to earn €2.3bn ($2.66bn) per year from its broadcast rights within three seasons, adding that the organisation can now look to take its rights to market as the political situation in Catalonia has improved.

Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has agreed deals through the MP & Silva agency with the social media platform Facebook and Chinese internet company Tencent for live streaming coverage of this Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, known as ‘El Clásico’.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said the organisation which oversees the top two divisions of Spanish club football needs to step up its engagement with OTT and other digital media platforms, adding it has received interest from the likes of streaming service Netflix and Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten.

Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has struck a strategic partnership with Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo.

Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has secured coverage in the Nordic market for the first time under a deal with OTT video content platform OZ.

US telecommunications company Verizon has entered into a content partnership with Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said the organisation which oversees the top two divisions of Spanish club football has delayed talks over its next set of international broadcast rights amid the uncertainty caused by Catalonia’s proposed split from Spain.

Chinese private equity firm Orient Hontai has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Imagina, the parent company of Spanish agency Mediapro.

Movistar Plus, the pay-television platform of Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica, has agreed a multi-season extension to its rights deal for North American basketball league the NBA.