Mediapro
Mediapro set to retain domestic free-to-air LaLiga rights
Mediapro, the Spanish media rights agency and production group, is poised to retain its domestic free-to-air live and highlights rights to Spanish football’s top-tier LaLiga Santander.
Mediapro ‘definitively resolves’ financial uncertainties after debt refinancing
Mediapro claims to have “definitively resolved” financial uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic after reaching a debt refinancing agreement.
LaLiga receives no bids for public venue media rights, considers own channel
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football tiers, received no bids for its so-called 'Horeca' broadcast rights for distribution in public establishments, and says it will now m…
Kooyong Classic to return in 2023 with new title sponsor
Melbourne tennis tournament the Kooyong Classic will return next January after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
LaLiga preparing UK D2C solution as talks with Fite stall
A direct-to-consumer offering such as LaLiga Pass – which has already been rolled out in Indonesia and Thailand – is thought to be LaLiga’s current preferred fallback option should its deal with Fite collapse.
Mediapro wins third ruling against RFEF this year
The Mediapro agency has won its third ruling against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) this year.
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Competition regulator backs Mediapro’s deal for Fox Sports channels in Argentina
The Argentinian competition regulator has given the green light to the Mediapro agency’s acquisition of Fox Sports channels in the country.
EXCLUSIVE: Streaming platform Fite surprise frontrunner for LaLiga rights in UK
SportBusiness understands Fite is currently in exclusive negotiations with LaLiga over a proposed three-season deal from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Gol to show LaLiga match live on TikTok
Spanish free-to-air channel Gol has announced plans to broadcast next week’s LaLiga football match between Real Sociedad and Real Betis on social media platform TikTok.
Spanish broadcast watchdog wants changes to LaLiga rights sales in four European markets
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has recommended changes to the sale of broadcast rights to LaLiga in Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Ma…
RTVE outbids commercial broadcasters to net free-to-air World Cup rights in Spain
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE will spread its coverage across its flagship free-to-air channel La 1 and its free-to-air sports channel Teledeporte.
RTVE nets free-to-air Fifa World Cup rights
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has secured free-to-air rights from the Mediapro agency to show matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Disney sells Fox Sports channels to Mediapro in Argentina
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to sell its Fox Sports channels in Argentina to the Mediapro agency in compliance with requirements outlined by the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), …
Mediapro to produce 2023 Pan American Games at reduced cost
The Mediapro agency has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, following a public tender process
World Padel Tour turns to Mediapro in globalisation push
World Padel Tour has agreed an international media rights deal with the Mediapro agency as it continues to try and fight off the threat of player breakaways and a rival tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments
ViacomCBS nets domestic rights to Chile matches
ViacomCBS has secured domestic broadcast rights to the Chilean national team's matches from 2023 to 2026
Mediapro, 1190 Sports team up to acquire Chilean national team rights
The Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) has reached an agreement for a consortium formed by Mediapro and 1190 Sports to manage the media rights for matches involving the Chilean national team
Rojadirecta operators to stand trial as LaLiga, Mediapro push for six-year sentence
The creators of the Rojadirecta platform will stand trial with regard to piracy allegations from LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, and the Mediapro agency