Spanish LaLiga
Risk considerations for sport’s return from lockdown
David Griffiths, senior member of the sports and entertainment team at Miller Insurance, on the challenges presented by playing sport behind closed doors.
TV4 Media continues rights drive with long-term LaLiga deal
Swedish telecoms operator Telia has followed up its acquisition of Uefa Champions League rights with a five-season extension to its LaLiga broadcast rights agreement
Betway ‘in talks’ to replace rival as Sevilla shirt sponsor
Top-flight Spanish football club Sevilla is in advanced negotiations over a shirt sponsorship deal with online betting operator Betway, it has been claimed
LaLiga retains Saran in Czech Republic and Slovakia in latest five-year deal
The Saran Media agency has held on to LaLiga broadcast rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from 2021-22 to 2025-26 in the latest five-year agreement signed by the Spanish top flight
Round-Up: Hyundai breaks with FFA, Ma Guoli leaves CBA, PGA Tour to fly golfers, European football restarts, and more
Hyundai is ending its sponsorship of the Australian A-League after this season, according to the Sydney Morning Herald
Round-Up: Endeavor loan, Japan rugby league delayed, Victorian teams resume training, and more
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has secured a $260m loan to help it through the Covid-19 downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The loan supplements an existing $2
Barcelona launch e-commerce platform after assuming merchandising control
Spanish football club FC Barcelona has launched its own official e-commerce channel for the first time
TV2 Norway sews up five-year LaLiga rights deal
Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has secured exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
TV2 Denmark lands Europa League and extends LaLiga deal further
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has added rights to Uefa's Europa League and newly-created third-tier Europa Conference League, while extending its recent LaLiga…
APAC Round-Up: IOC-athletics talks, FA budget slashed, Abu Dhabi T10 go-ahead, and more
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told the Financial Times that the organisation is in talks with the International Olympic Committee about how much of athletics' planned share of this year's Olympic…
Three-year limit on LaLiga’s European broadcast deals is scrapped
LaLiga, the governing body for the top two tiers of Spanish domestic football, has been given authorisation to sell its future broadcast rights in Europe for more than the traditional three-year term in…
TV2 nets extension to LaLiga rights in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has signed a three-season extension to its rights deal with LaLiga, operating body of the top division of Spanish club football
Mediapro’s Roures welcomes financial reset for European football
The chief executive of Spanish media group and sports marketing agency Mediapro has said Covid-19 will put a welcome rein on transfer spending by European football clubs
Barcelona to donate Camp Nou naming rights proceeds to fight Covid-19
Spanish football club FC Barcelona will donate proceeds from the sale of the naming rights to its Camp Nou stadium to support the effort to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
Barcelona takes legal action against former vice-president
FC Barcelona has said it will take criminal action against Emili Rousaud, the former vice-president who last week accused the Spanish LaLiga football club of corruption connected to a partnership with…
Twitch’s interactivity proves popular with traditional sports during shutdown
Platform was already stepping up work in traditional sports, providing alternate coverage for the likes of the NFL
Interactivity providing crucial fan engagement tool during sport’s shutdown
Valencia and Chelsea admit to fresh stadium challenges
Spanish LaLiga football club Valencia has seen the collapse of a deal crucial to the competition of its much-delayed Nuevo Mestalla, while English Premier League team Chelsea has delayed its long-running…
Uefa and LaLiga open up archive content to own platforms
European football's governing body, Uefa, and Spain’s LaLiga have both made available their wealth of archive content on their own broadcast platforms amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.