Spain
TVE cuts Olympics coverage budget by 20 per cent
Spanish public-service broadcaster’s TVE has had its production budget for the 2012 Olympic Games in London cut by 20-per-cent compared to that for the last summer Olympics, in Beijing in 2008, to €4 mil…
Al Jazeera v ESPN-Gol TV for La Liga rights in the US
Liga rights battle pitches ESPN and Gol TV against Al Jazeera
Mediaset considering bid for Spanish basketball rights
Italian media group Mediaset, which owns Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco, said it would be interested in acquiring domestic rights for the Spanish basketball league, the ACB, from the start of…
La Sexta and Antena 3 to replace TVE in basketball deal
Spanish commercial broadcasters La Sexta and Antena 3 are the favourites to acquire the rights for the Spanish basketball league, the ACB, after the incumbent rights-holder, public-service broadcaster…
Antena 3 chief expects losses on Formula One deal
Antena 3 chief executive Silvio González said that the Spanish commercial broadcaster could lose between €5 million ($6.6
NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
Canal Plus loses more crown jewels but stays calm
Canal Plus loses more football to rival Al Jazeera but analysts say it's not time to panic yet
EBU splits again for World Cup bids
EBU splits again over World Cup bids
Local broadcaster drops Valencia F1 grand prix coverage
Spanish regional public-service broadcaster Canal 9 decided to drop live coverage of Valencia’s Formula One motor-racing grand prix, according to news website El Economista.
Eurosport pays big to save grand slams but plays it cool with WTA
Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price
Serie A doubles its money with Fox in Latin America
Serie A makes the most of heated Latin American market
TVE struggling to offload Olympic Costs
Struggling TVE looks to share Olympic burden
Spanish big two could still dominate Money League with different rights model, says Deloitte
Spanish Liga football clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona are likely to continue recording higher turnovers than all other football clubs in Europe even if there is a change in Spain’s broadcast revenue d…
Telecinco exits race for Spanish F1 rights
Commercial broadcaster Telecinco said it was not interested in bidding for the free-to-air and internet rights in Spain for the Formula One motor-racing championship in 2012 and 2013, leaving rival Antena…
Canal 9 considers dropping coverage of local Valencia F1 grand prix
Spanish regional public-service broadcaster Canal 9 could drop live coverage of Valencia’s Formula One European grand prix to save money, said José Ciscar, the vice-president of the Generalitat de Valencia re…
Antena 3 set to snap up F1 rights
Commercial broadcaster Antena 3 is the favourite ahead of rival Telecinco to secure the free-to-air and internet rights in Spain for the Formula One motor-racing championship in 2012 and 2013, currently…
Mediapro cancels La Sexta’s F1 rights deal
The Mediapro agency has cancelled Spanish commercial broadcaster La Sexta’s contract to show Formula One motor-racing and is looking for a new broadcaster to acquire the rights for the 2012 season.
Sport TV’s grip on market unbroken by new entrant
Sport TV sees off new entrant once again as it picks up Europa League rights