Spain
Rahm presence helps LIV land two-year Spanish rights deal
Jon Rahm’s controversial move to LIV Golf has helped the breakaway tour secure a two-year broadcast deal in Spain with Movistar Plus+, the OTT service of the Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster.
Football dominates Spain’s 2023 free-to-air audience rankings
Spain’s list of the 30 top audiences of last year included 21 live football broadcasts, headlined by the Spanish national team’s win over Croatia in the Uefa Nations League final.
Barcelona sues Libero over missed payments, nets €160m from TV payout
FC Barcelona is to sue German investor Libero Football Finance over missed payments for its stake in the LaLiga club's Barça Vision digital media business.
Cádiz CF looking out west for next stage of commercial growth
Minority investor Ben Harburg outlines how Spanish LaLiga side Cádiz CF is looking to North America for its next phase of commercial growth.
Tebas resigns as LaLiga president in bid to win fourth term
Javier Tebas has announced his resignation as president of LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, in order to seek re-election for a fourth term in office
RFEF announces Stage Front deal amid raft of new sponsorships
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has unveiled a host of new sponsorship agreements, including with US ticketing and hospitality company Stage Front
EXCLUSIVE: Puma extends LaLiga ball supply deal for five years
Puma has agreed a five-year extension to its ball supplier agreement with Spain’s LaLiga and LaLiga 2, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
De la Vega earns LaLiga promotion after commercial successes
Spain's LaLiga has promoted its commercial and marketing director Jorge de la Vega to the position of deputy executive general director
DAZN becomes F1’s primary rights-holder in Spain
OTT subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has become Formula 1’s new exclusive rights-holder in Spain through a three-season deal that ends telco Telefónica’s status as the motor-racing championship’s primary partner in the country.
Roures exits Mediapro after three decades
Mediapro, the Spain-based sports rights and broadcast production group, has announced today (Friday) that founding member Jaume Roures will leave the company after almost 30 years.
Real Madrid seeks extra €360m to complete stadium rebuild
Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid has called an extraordinary meeting of its members for next month to approve new loans to complete the redevelopment its Santiago Bernabeu stadium
Real Madrid signs Saudi bank as regional sponsor, Barça lands Rappi deal
Saudi Arabian brands are continuing their push into Spanish football, after the Kingdom’s Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) agreed a regional sponsorship deal with Real Madrid.
Barcelona seeks to diversify revenue streams with plans for club-based theme park
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has announced its intention to work with amusement park operator PortAventura World to develop plans for a club-based theme park at its Espai Barça development.
1190 Sports seals new Brasileiro Série A rights deals in France, Spain
South American sports marketing agency 1190 Sports has further widened the international presence of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top division of Brazilian club football, by agreeing distribution deals in France and Spain with DAZN and LaLiga, respectively.
Southwind Media ‘explores sale’ of Mediapro majority stake
Southwind Media, the majority shareholder in Mediapro, is reported to be exploring a sale of its stake in the Spain-based sports rights and broadcast production group
Rights ‘block’ leaves Skweek to enter Spain with ticketing and hospitality focus
Skweek, the basketball streaming platform owned by Monaco-based Fedcom Media, has launched in Spain but with a focus on ticketing and hospitality, in the absence of holding premium sports rights
Kubo factor helps Real Sociedad land Japanese shirt sponsor
Real Sociedad has ended its search for a main shirt sponsor, agreeing a multi-faceted deal with Japaese conglomerate Yasuda Group.
More tourism sponsorship in football as Real Madrid signs with Visit Dubai
Real Madrid has become the latest European football club to agree a tourism sponsorship after announcing a new multi-year deal with Visit Dubai