Spain
LFP takes La Liga TV mobile
The Spanish Football League (LFP) has broadened the reach of its online channel, La Liga TV, by making it available to mobile devices.
TVE director sets Teledeporte closure date
José Ramón Diez, the director of Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE, has confirmed that there is a plan in place to close sports channel Teledeporte at the end of this year.
TVE scores rights to domestic futsal league
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has agreed a two-year rights deal with the country’s National Futsal League (LNFS).
Fight Sports to launch in Spain through Ono deal
The Fight Sports pay-television channel will launch in Spain after media company CSI Sports, the owner of the channel, agreed a multi-year carriage deal with pay-television operator Ono.
PrimeTel snaps up Spanish club football tournaments
Telecommunications and pay-television operator PrimeTel has acquired rights in Cyprus for the Liga and Copa del Rey Spanish club football tournaments.
Mediapro establishes subsidiary for sports operations
Spanish agency Mediapro has created a subsidiary to manage its sports operations.
Watching Brief (Vol.84) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at audiences in key European markets for the 2014 Tour de France
Barcelona joins forces with Binbit to boost global mobile content
Mexican mobile entertainment provider Binbit has agreed a three-year deal with Barcelona for the exclusive mobile distribution rights across 40 countries to the Spanish Liga football club’s digital content.
Movistar TV forms new channel for European qualifiers
Movistar TV, the IPTV platform of Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, has launched a new channel to exploit its rights to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup football tournaments.
Barcelona unveils Dailymotion agreement
Spanish Liga football club Barcelona has agreed a content distribution deal with video-sharing website Dailymotion.
Barcelona chief outlines collective rights switch plan
The collective sale of media rights in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football, is likely to be introduced ahead of the 2016-17 season, according to Josep Maria Bartomeu, the president of top club Barcelona.
Mediapro close to rights monopoly as Telefónica plays a waiting game
The Mediapro agency has acquired the domestic and international media rights to 39 of the 42 clubs from the Primera Liga and Segunda Liga, the top two divisions of Spanish club football, in one season-deals for the 2015-16 season.
Watching Brief (Vol.83) Special Focus: Football – Fifa World Cup
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at television audiences in the major European markets and America for the 2014 Fifa World Cup
TVE to show Spain’s Basketball World Cup warm-up games
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has acquired rights for the Spain national basketball team’s warm-up games ahead of the 2014 Fiba Basketball World Cup in the country.
Atresmedia to show Barcelona pre-season games
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has acquired rights for pre-season friendly matches featuring top-tier Liga football club Barcelona.
Telecinco to cover Real’s International Champions Cup defence
Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco has acquired rights to pre-season club football competition the International Champions Cup.
Mediapro closes in on Atletico, Sociedad rights
Spanish agency Mediapro is close to acquiring rights for top-tier Liga football clubs Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad, according to news website El Confidencial.
TVE won’t renew Champions League rights – report
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE will not bid for the next cycle of media rights for football’s Uefa Champions League, according to daily newspaper El Mundo.