Spain

Spanish media group poised to take 100-per-cent control

Spain’s competition authority, the Comisión Nacional de la Competencia, this week opened a file against eight broadcasters and organisations

International broadcasters may follow Netherlands' Talpa's example, and cancel its contract

The media-rights sales for three of Europe’s top five leagues have come under fresh regulatory scrutiny

The climax of the football season in Europe attracted big audiences for free-to-air broadcasters across the continent.

Broadcasters worldwide likely to seek more protection in future contracts with agencies

Spanish media agency Mediapro will launch its planned premium digital football channel in time for next season

The French football league’s €29 million a-year- deal with Orange for its mobile rights places it second among Europe’s top six leagues.

Football: A consortium of Telecoms company Telenor and Scandinavia’s commercial broadcasters, TV2 in Denmark, TV2 in Norway and TV4 in Sweden, acquired the rights for the Euro 2008 tournament in a deal w…

Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the worldwide rights for International Cricket Council events from September 2007 through to 2015.

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE exercised a matching-rights option to secure motorcycling’s MotoGP rights for a further five years.

Sportfive, Kentaro, IMG get plenty of ties against the big five teams; Infront do not fare so well

The new domestic free-to-air deal for the Spanish Primera Liga has been a success for commercial broadcaster La Sexta.

Spanish agency Mediapro’s acquisition of the television rights for Primera Liga club Real Madrid is almost certain to give it overall control of Audiovisual Sport.

An exciting championship this year boosted MotoGP television audiences in the sport’s two major European markets, Italy and Spain.

Spanish commercial free-to-air channel Cuatro has made an aggressive bid for the Spanish television rights to motorcycling’s MotoGP.