Spain
DAZN names businessman Hatchwell as adviser to Spanish operation
DAZN Group has named Spanish businessman David Hatchwell as the ‘strategic adviser’ to its operations in Spain.
European sports ministers call for resolution to Women’s World Cup impasse
Sports ministers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have called for agreements to finally be reached on media rights deals for the forthcoming Fifa Women’s World Cup in their respective countries.
LaLiga Xtra to adopt licensing model with Digital Virgo
LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has teamed up with Digital Virgo, a specialist in mobile payment, to roll out a licensing model for its LaLiga Xtra second screen…
LaLiga’s Brazilian rights-holder ESPN demands action on racism
The Disney Group, the exclusive broadcast rights-holder of LaLiga in Brazil, has called for immediate “solutions to the hateful racism that stains Spanish football” following the abuse suffered by Rea…
Uefa club competitions media rights tenders issued in Spain
Team Marketing has initiated the sales processes for future broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions in Spain, the last of Europe’s ‘big five’ countries in which the agency has gone to market.
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Mediaset España backs Pique’s Kings and Queens Leagues
Media group Mediaset España has acquired free-to-air broadcast rights to the Kings and Queens Leagues, the fledgling seven-a-side football competitions organised by the Kosmos agency.
Spanish watchdog opens case against Telefónica over DAZN F1 deal
Telecoms operator Telefónica is facing fresh action from Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), over its sublicensing deal with OTT subscription bro…
Infantino threatens ‘big five’ blackout if Women’s World Cup bids not raised
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has once again called on broadcasters in the ‘big five’ European markets to increase their offers for media rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, describing their curre…
Barcelona to close down Barça TV
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has announced that it will close its in-house television channel, Barça TV.
Eurovision Sport commits to new-look La Vuelta Femenina to 2025
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of mainly public-service broadcasters, has expanded its deal with Unipublic, operator of the Vuelta a España, by reaching …
Movistar Plus hires Kosmos Tennis chief Rojas as director of sport
Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-television broadcaster operated by telco Telefónica, has appointed Enric Rojas as its new director of sport.
RTVE keeps MotoGP sublicense fee flat
RTVE has sublicensed free-to-air rights for MotoGP at a flat rate, in the absence of competitive tension from commercial broadcasters.
Mediaset renews Telefónica sublicensing deal for Spanish GP
Media group Mediaset España has agreed a deal with telco Telefónica to show live coverage of this year’s edition of Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix.
RTVE extends MotoGP coverage in DAZN sublicensing deal
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has extended and expanded its rights deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship
Pique’s Kings League draws over two million viewers for Camp Nou finale
The 'final four' of Gerard Pique's seven-a-side football competition, Kings League, peaked at over two million viewers across Twitch, YouTube and Tiktok on Sunday, as over 92,000 fans filled the stands…
RFEF seeks four-season VAR service provider contract
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has launched an invitation to tender process for its video assistant referee (VAR) services
MFE, Mediaset España shareholders back merger agreement
Media group Mediaset España is set to be merged into MediaForEurope (MFE), the Dutch-based holding company that owns Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset and the company’s stake in the Spanish br…
Mediaset lands sublicensed Europa League rights in Spain
Media group Mediaset España will show matches from the Uefa Europa League for the remainder of the 2022-23 season, as well as during the 2023-24 campaign, after agreeing a deal with pay-TV broadcaster …