Spain
Laporta gets his deal as Nike extends with Barça
Barcelona president Joan Laporta can claim financial vindication for a drawn out, attritional negotiation process with the club’s kit supplier Nike in an extension of the deal until 2038.
Mapfre names Copa del Rey as title model prevails
Insurance company Mapfre has signed as the first-ever title sponsor of Spanish football’s Copa del Rey as well as the women’s equivalent knock-out competition, the Copa de la Reina.
BJK Cup finals switch to pay TV in Spain
Domestic coverage of next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals from Málaga will be shown by Movistar Plus, the pay-television arm of Spanish telco Telefónica.
Meritking agrees Betis tie-up after Galatasaray exit
Betis' global sponsorship deal with Meritking comes just days after Galatasaray was forced to terminate an agreement with the sports and entertainment news platform.
EBU seals four-year Fiba deal across 16 countries
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has secured free-to-air rights to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) premium men’s and women’s national team events from November 2025 to 2029.
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LaLiga signs ‘multi-million’ crypto deal with Bitget
LaLiga has announced a new multi-year regional agreement with cryptocurrency exchange Bitget.
LaLiga+ continues aggregation push with Fiba 3×3 deal
LaLiga's wholly-owned OTT service already holds domestic streaming rights to Spain's second-tier basketball league and cup: the Primera LEB and the Copa Princesa de Asturias.
Valencia brings in Goldman to secure fresh investment
Valencia is looking to raise around €120m, funds it intends to use to refinance debt and finally deliver on its long-delayed Nou Mestalla project.
Mediapro back in the black for 2023
Mediapro registered a profit of €12m ($13.3m) in 2023 as revenues rose narrowly to €1.2bn but remained well short of levels enjoyed before the Covid-19 pandemic.
UniCredit in as Ferrari sponsor as Santander exits
Italian banking firm UniCredit has been announced as a new partner of Formula 1 team Scuderia Ferrari in a multi-year deal after Spanish bank Banco Santander chose not to renew its sponsorship at the end of the 2024 season.
UCL final free-to-air deal targeted in Spain
The Uefa Champions League final is likely to remain on free-to-air television in Spain for another three seasons after Team Marketing initiated a sales process, SportBusiness understands
DAZN ties down Bundesliga rights in Spain
DAZN has become the Bundesliga's new home in Spain for the next five seasons as the two parties continue to do business internationally despite a legal feud over the domestic rights.
Men’s 100m final: still appointment-to-view TV?
Linear audiences in most major European markets dropped significantly for the men’s Olympic 100-metre final compared to the last summer Games in Europe as its ‘appointment-to-view’ status has been diluted due to various factors.
Acciona Energía added to ‘vindicated’ America’s Cup
Renewable energy suppler Acciona Energía has become the ‘Official Energy Partner’ of the 37th America’s Cup in what is likely to be the last sponsorship deal signed by the organisers before the action…
Orange makes connection with Real Madrid
Orange replaces rival Telefónica as the Spanish club's official telecommunications partner under a three-season deal
Málaga to debut new event concept for BJK Cup, Davis Cup Finals
The Spanish city's staging may represent the future hosting strategy for the women’s and men’s tennis tournaments
Court rules FC Barcelona must abide by Nike contract
Nike is one of the club’s three top-tier sponsors, but president Joan Laporta in March ramped up the pressure on its kit supplier to either quit or pay more.
Euro 2024 semi-final reels in year’s top audience in France
France's narrow defeat in the semi-finals of Uefa Euro 2024 drew the strongest television audience of the year to date in the country