Mediapro
LaLiga reaches €650m international target
Spain’s LaLiga has reached its revenue target for international rights from 2015-16 with rights in some smaller territories left to sell, TV Sports Markets understands.
NC Plus attempts to rectify LaLiga rights loss
Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has said it is working on securing rights to LaLiga after it emerged that pay-television broadcaster BeIN Media Group has signed a deal for the top division of Spanish football, despite not holding a presence in the Polish market.
BeIN Media Group secures LaLiga rights in Australia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in Australia for coverage of LaLiga, the top division of Spanish football.
Orange TV follows Vodafone TV with beIN Sports carriage deal
The reach of beIN Media Group’s pay-television channel beIN Sports has been further enhanced in Spain through a carriage agreement with telecommunications company Orange.
BeIN Sports extends reach in Spain through Vodafone TV deal
The reach of beIN Media Group’s pay-television channel beIN Sports has been enhanced in Spain through a new carriage agreement with telecommunications company Vodafone.
Collective switch vindicated as LaLiga overtakes Serie A following income jump
Spain’s LaLiga has leapfrogged Italy’s Serie A in media rights income to become Europe’s second most valuable league following deals agreed in recent weeks.
Mediapro seals Globo deal for Brazilian football rights
The Mediapro agency has agreed a sublicensing deal with Brazilian media company Globo to market international rights to the country’s domestic football tournaments.
Spain on the brink of collective Liga sales
Spanish football’s ongoing rights shake-up continued during a fortnight in which collective selling was brought forward by the league and Mediapro was appointed its international marketing partner.
Four clubs out of LaLiga international rights package, as Microsoft denies Real reports
The collective international rights deal for LaLiga, the new brand name of the Spanish Football League, will not include champion Barcelona, Espanyol, Celta Vigo or Real Sociedad, while US technology company Microsoft has denied reports that it has struck a deal with Real Madrid for its international rights.
LaLiga outlines plans for new rights process
LaLiga, the new brand name of the Spanish Football League (LFP), has said that international deals for the Spanish top tier will be struck regardless of whether it has complete control of clubs’ media rights for the 2015-16 season.
Mediapro strikes Mallorca rights deal to end dispute
Spanish agency Mediapro has acquired rights for Spanish Segunda División football club Real Mallorca.
New channel to replace Gol T on Spanish DTT
The Mediapro agency is to withdraw its Gol T football pay-television channel from Spanish digital-terrestrial television on July 1.
Mediapro picks up Mayweather-Pacquiao rights in Spain
Rights for the heavily anticipated boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have been acquired by the Mediapro agency in Spain.
Mediapro to support beIN Sports channel launch in Spain
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group will launch its beIN Sports channel in Spain on August 1.
Sport1 secures rights to European hockey showpieces
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the 2015 and 2017 EuroHockey Championships, along with agreeing a three-year deal for club competition the Euro Hockey League.
El Clasico sets broadcast first for Spanish Liga
Sunday’s game between Barcelona and Real Madrid became the first Spanish Liga football match broadcast live in aircraft under a deal between the Mediapro agency and Turkish Airlines.
DirecTV secures F1 channel carriage deal
Pay-television operator DirecTV has struck a carriage deal in several Latin American countries for the Mediapro agency’s Canal F1 Latin America Formula One-dedicated pay-television channel.
Uefa was prepared to play waiting game in Spain
Weak competition for Europa League rights in Spain forced Uefa into lengthy negotiations with the beIN Media Group and the Mediapro agency, who were bidding jointly. A deal was eventually agreed last week.