Spain
Rights blitz gives Prisa a dilemma
Telefónica piles more pressure on Prisa with exclusive deals for Formula One and MotoGP in Spain
TVE emerges as favourite for Uefa qualifier rights
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE is in pole position to acquire media rights for European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments, according to newspaper El Mundo.
Servus TV picks up Copa del Rey final rights
Servus TV, the German commercial broadcaster owned by energy drinks brand Red Bull, has acquired rights for the final of the Copa del Rey Spanish football club competition.
Mediaset launches new production company in Spain
Spanish broadcaster Mediaset, which owns the Telecinco and Cuatro commercial channels, has linked up with media company Mandarina Productions and journalists Javier Santos and Manu Carreño to establish a new production company.
Mediapro to set 4K first for El Clasico
The Mediapro agency has announced that Sunday’s Spanish Liga game between Real Madrid and Barcelona will become the first football match broadcast globally using 4K technology.
Telefónica deal for Canal Plus could wake dormant sports-rights market
Prisa stake at the centre of battle for control of Spanish pay-TV market as Canal Plus spends on rights
PSG launches Spanish-language version of club channel
French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has launched a Spanish-language version of its in-house channel, PSG TV.
Canal Plus lands ATP World Tour deal in Spain
Pay-television operator Canal Plus has acquired rights in Spain for events on the ATP World Tour, the top men’s tennis tour.
Twitter strikes Liga highlights deal
Twitter has struck a deal with the Mediapro agency and Liga de Fútbol Profesional that will allow action from the top-tier Liga football division in Spain to be shown on the social networking website.
Canal Plus teams up with AS for new Liga goals service
Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus has partnered with sports newspaper Diario AS to launch a new video streaming service offering real-time goals from football’s Spanish Liga.
Liga plans to charge broadcasters for showing goals
The Liga de Fútbol Profesional, the Spanish football league, is in talks with the country’s government to change legislation that allows broadcasters to show goals from the league for free.
Telefónica returns to media rights as Vodafone presses
Telefónica makes return to sport-rights market after a decade away
Watching Brief (Vol.72) Special Focus: International and UK TV Sports Viewing – 2013 Review
Telefónica to launch dedicated F1 channel after agreeing rights deal
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica has agreed a multi-year rights deal with Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder for the motor racing series, under which it will launch a dedicated F1 channel on its IPTV platform Movistar TV.
Spanish football stakeholders team up in anti-piracy drive
The Liga de Fútbol Profesional, the Spanish football league, has teamed up with the Spanish Sports Council (CSD) to launch a wide-ranging campaign targeting piracy of the league’s media rights.
Tebas reveals proposed cap on rights income for Barcelona, Real
Real Madrid and Barcelona will have their media rights income capped at four times as much as the Spanish top-tier Liga’s smallest club, according to Javier Tebas, the president of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, the Spanish football league.
Liga online channel to show second-tier coverage worldwide
The Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), the professional football league in Spain, has launched a new online channel that will provide live coverage of games from the Liga Adelante, the second tier of football in the country.
Telefónica’s Movistar TV secures MotoGP rights
Telecommunications company Telefónica has acquired MotoGP rights in Spain for the 2014 season, according to the Dorna Sports agency, the motorcycling world championship’s commercial rights-holder.