Spain
Prisa to appeal court defeat in rights fee case with Betis
Prisa has vowed to appeal after a commercial court in Seville agreed with Real Betis that the Spanish pay-television operator’s payment of €10 million ($13.3 m
Gol TV acquires Europa League package in Spain
Spanish agency Mediapro’s football channel Gol TV acquired rights to the Uefa Europa League in a three-year deal from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Spanish Court orders regional channel to compensate Mediapro for Liga rights
A Spanish court has ruled that regional channel Televisió de les Illes Balears must pay Spanish agency Mediapro more than €5.3
TVE seeks fresh talks after TV3 makes lowball Supercopa offer
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE is seeking further talks with Catalan public-service broadcaster TV3 to try to increase the regional broadcaster’s bid to sublicense the rights for this year’s Sup…
Mediapro chief wants to make football cheaper on Gol TV
Jaume Roures, the director of Mediapro, said the Spanish agency would like to offer live football matches via its Gol TV pay-television service for less than €1 ($1.3
Mediaset considers Roland Garros offer as TVE delays bid
The Mediaset media group, which owns Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco, said it would consider bidding for the rights in Spain for the French Open tennis tournament for three years, from 2012 to…
Real Sociedad-Prisa deal heats up Mediapro rights dispute
The Spanish Mediapro agency said it would sue Real Sociedad after the Spanish Liga club agreed a rights deal worth €50.1 million ($66.8
Canal Plus chief wants free-to-air Liga broadcasts to end
Alex Martinez Roig, the head of content at Spanish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, called for the country’s government to end a long-running arrangement under which one football match per week f…
MP & Silva to edge out IMG in close battle for FA Asian rights
FA set for small increase in Asia with new MP & Silva deal
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.