Atlético and Getafe media rights holding company goes bust

Madrid Deportes Audiovisuales, the holding company that was established to acquire rights for games featuring Spanish top-tier Liga clubs Atlético de Madrid and Getafe, has gone bankrupt, according to the El Economista news website.

The report said that the company, which was set up in 2007 by the Caja Madrid bank and regional public-service broadcaster Telemadrid, filed for bankruptcy in March with debts of €71.89m ($94.18m).

The website added that Caja Madrid was the largest creditor.

The holding company acquired the rights for Atlético and Getafe before selling them on to the Mediapro agency in 2010, the report said.