Spain

John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in selected European markets for motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured the main package of domestic rights for Spain's LaLiga, dislodging telecommunications company Telefónica as the main rights-holder for domestic club football in the country.

The rojadirecta.me website, which has been accused of being a major source of online piracy of sports coverage, has been ordered to halt operations in Spain by this Friday, December 4.

Spanish media company Secuoya has been awarded the host broadcast rights for the International Ski Federation’s (Fis) 2016 Freestyle Aerials and 2017 Freestyle Snowboard World Cup events.

Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has acquired rights for the 2015 Fifa Club World Cup.

The Movistar Plus pay-television platform of Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica will make tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) LaLiga football clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona the first sporting event in Spain to be provided live in ultra high definition.

Spanish Football League (LFP) president Javier Tebas has outlined a target of breaking the €1bn ($1.1bn) per season revenue barrier from its next media rights cycle, adding that the organisation is prepared for any potential lack of interest in certain packages being offered.

Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has agreed a partnership with social media platform Snapchat ahead of this weekend’s home match against fierce rival Barcelona.

LaLiga, the governing body of the top division of Spanish football, has teamed up with beIN Media Group and PPTV to deliver an experience themed around Saturday’s ‘El Clásico’ clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona to three overseas markets.

LaLiga, which operates Spanish club football’s top competitions, has launched a tender process for domestic media rights across the three seasons spanning 2016-17 to 2018-19.

LaLiga, the governing body of the top division of Spanish football, has entered into a strategic partnership with social video production company Grabyo in a bid to enhance video content provided by the organisation and its clubs.

LaLiga is set to wrap up its domestic sales process for the next cycle of centralised rights for Spanish football’s top division and Copa del Rey knockout tournament by early December, according to the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia.

A group of five Spanish consumer organisations have registered a complaint with the country’s industry ministry relating to the performance of the Mediapro agency’s TotalChannel OTT platform, which provides coverage of club football competition the Uefa Champions League.

Spain's LaLiga has agreed a deal with the Mediapro agency to make coverage of the domestic Copa del Rey club tournament available on video-sharing website YouTube in 17 countries.

Spain’s top-tier basketball league, the Liga ACB, this week defended its decision to switch coverage exclusively to pay-television from next season following a three-season deal with telco Telefónica.

Interview with Mario Hernando, director of media (communications and TV) at Spain’s top-tier basketball Liga ACB, about its move to pay-television in this month’s deal with telco Telefónica.