Spain
Over 4m domestic TV viewers for Munich 2022 athletics
Live coverage of the athletics events at Munich’s multi-sports European Championships netted an average audience of 4.15 million viewers last night on ARD, the German public broadcaster.
DAZN renews EFL rights in key European markets and Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has renewed its exclusive rights to the English Football League's Championship, League One and League Two as well as the EFL Cup in German-speaking countries, Italy, Spain…
Migu completes Big Five football leagues set with LaLiga rights
China Mobile's streaming platform Migu has agreed a media rights and sponsorship deal with Spain's LaLiga covering three-seasons, 2022-23 to 2024-25
Barcelona strikes late €100m ‘fourth lever’ deal with Roures’ Orpheus Media
Barcelona has announced the sale of a 24.5-per-cent stake in its Barça Studios production division to Orpheus Media, a production entity run by Mediapro co-founder Jaume Roures, for €100m ($102.8m
Mediapro launches OTT service for Spain’s hospitality sector
The Mediapro agency has launched Bar TV, a new OTT service for public venues in Spain that will offer coverage of LaLiga and other sports content
LaLiga taps AI specialist WSC Sports for real-time highlights
AI video technology company WSC Sports has signed an agreement with LaLiga to provide the Spanish football league with real-time video highlights of matches from the top two divisions of the club game
RTL nears 4m audience for Uefa Super Cup after landing sublicensed rights
Eintracht Frankfurt’s 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid last night in the Uefa Super Cup attracted an average audience of close to 4 million viewers on RTL, the German free-to-air network.
DAZN tops up LaLiga carriage with MásMóvil deal
Spanish telecoms firm MásMóvil has secured a carriage deal for the LaLiga matches broadcast domestically by subscription platform DAZN.
Barcelona sells further Barça Studios stake for €100m amid struggle to meet budget rules
Barcelona has activated a fourth ‘lever’ to meet LaLiga budget rules, selling 24.5 p
LaLiga, Movistar Plus secure fresh court orders against content piracy
LaLiga and Telefónica’s pay-TV broadcaster Movistar Plus have claimed fresh court rulings against the piracy of their content.
ESPN extends Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup rights deals in US
ESPN has secured a multiyear extension with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in the United States
Vodafone joins distributors of LaLiga SmartBank TV
Telco Vodafone España has returned to football coverage in Spain by agreeing a carriage deal with LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic club game, for its new LaLiga SmartBank …
LaLigaTV Bar channel to roll out in public establishments
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football tiers, has set up LaLigaTV Bar for the broadcasting of matches in bars, restaurants and other public establishments.
LaLiga goes OTT in China in Streamline tie-up after rights deal terminated
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two domestic football leagues in Spain, is to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service in China after finalising a six-year agreement with Streamline Media Technology
FC Barcelona sells 24.5-per-cent stake of Barça Studios to Socios.com for €100m
LaLiga giants FC Barcelona have sold a 24.5 per cent stake of the club's in-house production operation Barça Studios to the Chiliz-owned fan token and engagement platform Socios.c
LaLiga SmartBank TV distributed domestically on 10 platforms, including Amazon
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has announced that the 2022-23 Segunda División season will be broadcast domestically via the largest number of platforms …
Mediapro: Debt facilities repaid after closing of €500m refinancing
Mediapro, the international broadcast production group and rights agency, has announced that it has successfully completed its full refinancing through a new “long-term” €500m ($511m) facility.
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Primera División domestic rights carry €15m annual reserve price, international ITT issued
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has set a reserve price of €15m ($15.2m) per season in its new invitation to tender for domestic media rights to Spain’s third-tier Primera División RFEF.