Spain
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 …
Afizzionados adds Barcelona to European club portfolio
Mexican pay-television sports channel Afizzionados has added Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona to its portfolio of sponsorship deals with major European teams
LaLiga joins Netflix docuseries wave in Spanish first
LaLiga has become the latest leading sports rights-holder to turn to Netflix to create a documentary series
Spanish Paralympic Committee urges RTVE to acquire Paris 2024 rights
Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE) president Miguel Carballeda has called on public-service broadcaster RTVE to acquire rights to next year’s Paralympic Games in Paris.
ACB details record Copa del Rey distribution
Spain’s Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) has announced that this year’s Copa del Rey will have the greatest level of international distribution in the history of the competition, with broadcast agreements spa…
LaLiga joins forces with production company Banijay to launch LaLiga Studios
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two tiers of Spanish football, has teamed up with the Iberian arm of French production and distribution company Banijay to launch LaLiga Studios, a new sports-focused…
Eurosport moves for Ligue 1 rights in Spain
France’s Ligue 1 has a permanent home in the Spanish broadcast market once again after Eurosport acquired exclusive rights to all matches during the remainder of the 2022-23 season and the whole of the 2…
Spanish handball league widens exposure with RTVE deal
Liga Asobal, the top tier of domestic handball in Spain, has agreed a rights deal with public-service broadcaster RTVE
Mediapro invests in four virtual production centres in Spain, USA
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has detailed plans to open new virtual production studios in Barcelona, Madrid, New York and Miami
DAZN renews MotoGP at flat rate in Spain amid lack of competition
An absence of strong competition ensured multi-platform broadcaster DAZN renewed its rights in Spain to MotoGP at a flat fee, mirroring recent trends for major media rights deals in the country.