Spain
Telefónica makes moves for Mediaset Premium and Canal Plus
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has agreed to acquire an 11.1 per cent stake in the Mediaset Premium pay-television service of Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset, while it has completed a deal to buy Mediaset Espana’s 22 per cent holding in Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus.
TVE to take Teledeporte off DTT
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has announced that it will take its sports channel Teledeporte off digital-terrestrial television as part of cost-cutting plans.
Watching Brief (Vol.81) Special Focus: Tennis – French Open
There were mixed results for broadcasters of this year's French Open, Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Real edges out PSG in Champions League revenue payments
Champions League victor Real Madrid secured the largest revenue payment from European football’s governing body Uefa for competing in the tournament’s 2013-14 edition, with Paris Saint-Germain securing second spot due to the size of its payment from the television market pool.
Real will ‘listen to offers’ for media rights
Spanish Liga football club Real Madrid will “listen to offers” for its media rights covering the 2014-15 season and has given bidders one week to register an interest.
Mediaset granted extra time to consider Canal Plus position
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica and media company Prisa have agreed to extend the deadline for media company Mediaset to exercise their right of first refusal on the agreement for Telefónica to acquire a 56-per-cent stake in Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus.
Telefónica tables deal for Mediaset’s Canal Plus stake
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has submitted a bid to acquire media company Mediaset’s 22-per-cent stake in Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus, according to the Economia Digital news website.
Atresmedia lodges rights complaint against RFEF
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has accused the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) of negotiating a deal for rights to the national team without conducting a tender process.
Watching Brief (Vol.80) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Champions League
There were mixed results for broadcasters of the 2013-14 Uefa Champions League in Europe's big five markets, as Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Telefónica keen to complete Canal Plus buy-out, report says
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica is in talks with Mediaset to acquire the media company’s 22-per-cent stake in Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus.
Telefónica agrees price on Canal Plus stake
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has agreed a deal to acquire a majority stake in pay-television operator Canal Plus, a major sports broadcaster in Spain.
Discovery Max to broadcast French Open finale in Spain
Discovery Communications-owned Spanish television channel Discovery Max has agreed a deal with pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport to offer the men’s and women’s finals from the French Open tennis tournament on digital terrestrial television.
Watching Brief (Vol.79) Special Focus: Football – Uefa Europa League
Cumulative free-to-air television audiences across the big five markets increase for this season's Uefa Europa League, as Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Sky Deutschland to show Liga title decider
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired rights for the title-deciding game in Spanish football’s top-tier Liga this Saturday.
Mediapro continues 4K drive with Spanish Liga title-decider
The Mediapro agency will continue its trial of 4K technology by broadcasting the title-deciding game of football’s Spanish Liga, Saturday’s clash between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, in the format.
Telefónica to take Eurosport’s multi-feed service
Eurosport has agreed a new distribution deal with Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica to include the pan-regional sports broadcaster’s live sport multi-feed service, Eurosport 360HD.
TVE secures Spanish national team qualifier rights
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has struck a rights deal for all Spain national team qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup football tournaments.
Euroleague Basketball adds AS to media partner portfolio
Euroleague Basketball has partnered with Spanish media company AS in an agreement that makes AS.com the official online destination in Spanish for the Euroleague continental club competition.