Spain

Venture capital funds Access Industries, Advent International and Pamplona Capital Management are the three finalists in contention to acquire a controlling stake in Imagina, the operator of Spanish agency Mediapro, according to El Confidencial.

Australian motor-racing series the Supercars Championship has secured new international broadcast rights deals, and has launched a new mobile application, for its 2017 season.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has filed a complaint with the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC), Spain’s competition regulator, against LaLiga allegedly breaching the terms of an agreement to broadcast match clips, while the organising body of Spanish club football has unveiled a new initiative to enhance coverage of games.

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal for the Formula One motor-racing championship, while it has also picked up a package of rights to the latter stages of the qualifying competition run by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) for the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has acquired rights to the upcoming Tie Break Tens tennis event in Madrid.

LaLiga, the organising body of Spanish club football, and the Mediapro agency have today (Friday) unveiled an agreement that will result in Friday night games from the top division being streamed live and free of charge via social media platform Facebook in Spain.

Spanish police have raided a store owned by an internet service provider (ISP) in Malaga on suspicion of hosting a pirate IPTV service that shows English Premier League football.

Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica is set to retain exclusive rights for the 2017 season of the MotoGP motorcycling championship in its home country after no free-to-air broadcasters stepped forward to agree a sublicensing deal.

LaLiga, the organising body of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its fight against piracy of its audiovisual rights with prison sentences handed out to two individuals.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has signed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with the WWE, while the US wrestling organisation has agreed to add content from independent promoters to its WWE Network pay-television channel, according to multiple reports.

Yunfeng Capital, an investment fund backed by Jack Ma, the executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, and Chinese conglomerate HNA Group are among the four remaining contenders to acquire a stake in Imagina, the operator of Spanish agency Mediapro.

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a one-season deal with the Women’s Tennis Association for rights to its Premier-level tournaments.

Telecommunications company Telefónica has signed a wide-ranging partnership with ESL through which its commercial brand in Spain, Movistar, will showcase content from the esports organisation.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala, the Spanish futsal league.

French media company Vivendi, the Alisports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda and US mass media group Liberty Media are among 10 entities in contention for a stake in Spanish agency Mediapro, according to Reuters.

Mike Kiernan reviews television audiences across the big five markets for the recently concluded Formula One World Championship