Spain

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a rights deal for coverage of this summer’s Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Mediapro agency has launched a tender process for Spanish pay-television operators interested in carrying beIN Sports LaLiga, the new channel set to be launched by the pay-television broadcaster to exploit its rights to the top division of Spanish football.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas this week described the Spanish league’s new domestic media rights deals as “historic” in terms of income and the completion of the move to collective selling.

Interview with LaLiga president Javier Tebas on the first centralised tender for Spanish domestic football rights.

John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences across the big five markets for the recently concluded Formula One World Championship

Nova Broadcasting Group, part of multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, has agreed a three-season deal for rights in Bulgaria to Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.

LaLiga, the organising body of the top division of Spanish football, along with the Segunda Division and Copa del Rey knockout competition, has set a deadline of December 22 for offers concerning four domestic rights packages, after opening a new bidding process.

The Movistar Plus broadcast platform of Spanish telco Telefónica has acquired exclusive rights in Spain for football’s English Premier League.

A joint venture between telecommunications companies Orange and Vodafone has acquired a package of rights to domestic club football in Spain under a deal worth a minimum €300m ($318m).

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.