Spain
Real Madrid TV launches on DTT in Spain
Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid has launched its official television channel, Real Madrid TV, on digital-terrestrial television in the country, completing a process to secure wider coverage for the platform.
TVE to show World Padel Tour
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has acquired rights for the World Padel Tour – a bat-and-ball series that is held primarily in Spanish-speaking countries.
Eurosport boosts reach in Spain with Vodafone deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has broadened its reach in Spain by agreeing a carriage deal with telco Vodafone.
Mediaset chief hits out at Euro 2016 sales process
Paolo Vasile, the chief executive of Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset, has hit out at the sales process for rights in the country covering the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.
Telecable becomes latest operator to seal beIN Sports LaLiga deal
Spanish regional pay-television operator Telecable has become the latest company to agree a carriage deal for the beIN Sports LaLiga channel.
BeIN Sports LaLiga to be available on Vodafone, Orange platforms
Telecommunications companies Vodafone and Orange have agreed carriage deals in Spain for the beIN Sports LaLiga channel.
Vuelta down in home market
The value of Vuelta a España rights in Spain fell for the third successive time in a renewal with TVE last week.
Barcelona opens up to VR technology
Barcelona’s commercial director Francesco Calvo has said the Spanish Liga football club’s recent virtual-reality based initiative with social media platform Facebook will mark the beginning of a longer partnership between the two parties.
Mediaset claims latest football access victory in Spain
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has been granted permission to broadcast clips of Uefa Champions League football games after the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia, the country’s competition regulator, ruled that matches were of “public interest to society.”
Mediapro secures substantial rise in operating profit
Spanish agency Mediapro has recorded a 40-per-cent increase in its gross operating profit for the 2015 financial year, adding that it expects a further rise for 2016.
TVE board approves Vuelta rights renewal
The board of Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has approved a renewal of a rights deal for the Vuelta a España cycling race.
Vodafone issues plea over F1 and MotoGP coverage in Spain
Vodafone has called on the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia (CNMC), Spain’s competition regulator, to intervene in its battle with rival telco Telefónica to screen the Formula One motor racing championship and MotoGP motorcycling series, adding it is considering legal action should the dispute not be resolved.
Mediapro to launch new free-to-air sports channel
Spanish agency Mediapro will launch a new free-to-air sports channel on digital-terrestrial television in the country.
Watching Brief (Vol.119) Special Focus: American Football – Super Bowl
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences for Super Bowl 50
TV3 extends F1 coverage deal in Spain
Catalan public-service broadcaster TV3 has struck a sublicensing rights deal with Spanish telco Telefónica to show coverage of the Formula One motor racing world championship.
TVE to stop showing Liga recaps
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has decided to stop showing recaps of matches from the country’s top-tier football Liga in protest at a ruling from Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, the national competition regulator.
TVE remains onboard with World Superbikes
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for motorcycling series the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK).
Formula One set for pay-TV future in Spain
The Formula One motor racing championship is to be without free-to-air coverage in Spain for the first time in 19 years after existing rights holders declined to extend their deals.