Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)
Spanish Liga set for collective model as Royal Decree approved
The Spanish government has approved a Royal Decree, the legislation required to enable Spanish football league media-rights to be sold on a collective rather than club-by-club basis.
Spanish Sports Minister hits out over La Liga rights process
Miguel Cardenal, Spanish Secretary of State for Sport and president of the government’s sports council (CSD), has criticised the current impasse over the introduction of collective media-rights selling in domestic club football.
LFP attacks RFEF chief over collective rights stance
The Spanish Football League (LFP) has criticised Angel Maria Villar, the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), for not representing the interests of the clubs as the battle to introduce collective media-rights selling in the domestic league escalated.
Spanish clubs hold off on strike threat
Football clubs from the top two divisions in Spain have postponed talk of a strike and given the country’s government a few more days to make progress on a law over collective media-rights sales.
LFP and RFEF team up in bid to push through collective selling
The Spanish Football League (LFP) and Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have joined forces to call on the country’s government to “urgently” approve the legislation that would allow the introduction of collective rights selling in the Liga and Segunda Division, the top two divisions of the domestic game.
Spanish federation proposes commission for collective selling
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has tabled a proposal to the Spanish Football League (LFP) form a joint commission in order to negotiate the collective sale of rights to the Liga, the sport’s top division in the country.
LFP asks government to accelerate introduction of new rights legislation
The Spanish Football League (LFP) has written to the country’s government to ask for the implementation of legislation that will enable the introduction of a collective media-rights sales model “as soon as possible.”
Mediaset forced to pay more in open tender
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset was forced to increase its fee to keep the rights for Spanish national team football friendlies in a deal agreed last week following a formal tender ordered by the country’s competition regulator.
Mediaset scores RFEF rights deal
Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset has agreed a three-year deal with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for national team and club competition rights.
Gol T to show domestic women’s football
Spanish pay-television broadcaster Gol T will show coverage of Primera División Femenina, the top division of women’s football in the country.
Atresmedia lodges rights complaint against RFEF
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia has accused the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) of negotiating a deal for rights to the national team without conducting a tender process.