Spain
Forta chief blasts members for contributing to rights ‘bubble’
Jesús López Cabeza, the president of the Forta group of regional public-service broadcasters in Spain, has warned the organisation’s members against acquiring football rights at “prices [that] do not c…
EBU targets top rights and warns about the lure of ‘strategic money’
EBU warns federations that opting for agency cash might not work out in the long term; EBU renewals and losses in 2012
Marca TV feeds off ‘leftovers’ to build audience share
Marca TV feasting on tasty 'leftovers' as recession bites
Marca acquires Futsal World Cup rights
Marca TV, the Spanish digital-terrestrial channel managed by the Mediapro agency, has acquired rights for all matches involving the Spain national team at the 2012 Fifa Futsal World Cup, which got underway…
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Competition drives 2015 World Cup fees in France
TF1 pays big increase to hang on to Rugby World Cup
G-30 clubs sue Mallorca for €21m
The G-30, a group of Spanish football clubs which sell their media rights jointly, are claiming €21 million ($27 million) from Real Mallorca, one of their members, in the Spanish Court of Arbitration f…
Crisis forcing rights re-think
Recession weighing heavily on state broadcasters across southern Europe
TVE loses out, ERT holds on, as talks go to tip-off
TVE loses Euroleague rights to Marca TV but ERT hangs on to Greek league in late deals
Free-to-air rights fee falls by 75% in line with audiences
Marca TV switch costs Liga dear
Marca TV pounces for Euroleague rights
Marca TV, the Spanish digital-terrestrial channel managed by the Mediapro agency, has acquired rights to show games involving Spanish team Unicaja Malaga in the Euroleague, basketball’s top European c…
Rights deal missing for Spain World Cup qualifier
The Spain national football team’s Fifa World Cup qualifying match at Belarus on Friday might not be available on Spanish television due to broadcasters refusing to pay the €1.5 million ($1.94
Spanish sports minister demands changes to Liga rights sales
Spain’s secretary for sport, Miguel Cardinal, has called for changes to the way the country’s football league, La Liga, sells its media rights and handles its commercial interests.
Body blow for Sportfive, flesh wound for IMG
Sportfive, left reeling by Uefa snub, says 'not at any price'
La Liga free-to-air match switches to Marca from La Sexta
Marca TV, the digital-terrestrial channel managed by the Mediapro agency, acquired the exclusive rights to one live Spanish Liga football free-to-air match per week in 2012-13 to 2014-15
China deal pushes Uefa over €235m for current cycle
China deals push up Europa League values as Team ends sales cycle on a high
Mediapro loses Sociedad court battle but pursues Mallorca
The Mediapro agency has been ordered to pay Spanish Liga football club Real Sociedad €11.6 million ($15.2 million) within 60 days by the country’s Court of First Instance.