Spain
France and Spain in, Australia and NZ out of Sevens Series
Venues in France and Spain will host HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series events for the first time in 2022, but events in Australia and New Zealand have dropped out due to pandemic-related logistics difficulties
New Joj Sports channel lands ACB rights in Slovakia
Newly launched Slovakian pay-television broadcaster TV Joj has secured rights to the Spanish top-flight basketball league for the next two seasons
Three-year rights cycles decrease competition, says Tebas ahead of LaLiga ITT
Domestic broadcast deals of just three years in length restrict LaLiga from increasing competition for the rights, according to league president Javier Tebas, who is looking to match the value of the current…
Madrid-based VP Hoteles renews as official hotel of Davis Cup finals
The International Tennis Federation and Kosmos Tennis, the investment group that backs the Davis Cup, have renewed VP Hoteles as regional partner and official hotel of the Davis Cup finals
FC Barcelona ‘mulls sale’ of 49 per cent of Barça Studios production unit
Cash-strapped LaLiga side FC Barcelona is considering selling a 49 per-cent stake in its in-house production operation Barça Studios to accelerate the development of the unit and help improve its financial …
RTVE agrees women’s Primera División rights deal
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has reached an agreement with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to show matches from the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, the top division of women’s foo…
Barcelona plots financial road to recovery
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has confirmed a loss of €481m ($558.6
Stadium capacity restrictions lifted in Spain
The Interterritorial Council of Spain’s National Health System (CISNS) has announced that LaLiga football stadiums will be able to operate without capacity restrictions from next month.
LaLiga Tech signs up World Padel Tour and Millicom as clients
LaLiga Tech, the new technology services arm created by the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has signed up World Padel Tour and Millicom, the Latin American telecoms operator,…
Tebas eyes LaLiga domestic TV deals of up to five years
LaLiga is set to offer seven packages in its next tender for domestic media rights and contracts of up to five years in length
RFEF ‘close’ to broadcast deal for women’s Primera División
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is said to be close to finalising an agreement for the free-to-air broadcast of matches from the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, the top division o…
Madrid Mayor denies 2036 Olympics bid is underway
José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the Mayor of Madrid, has moved to deny that the city has formally begun putting together a bid to host the 2036 Olympics, contradicting Deputy Mayor, Begoña Villacís, who yes…
LaLiga strengthens NFT presence with Dapper Labs partnership
Spanish football's LaLiga is significantly enhancing its presence in the non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem by securing a partnership with NBA Top Shot creators Dapper Labs
LaLigaSportsTV launches subscription element
LaLigaSportsTV, the OTT streaming platform of LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, will from October offer a premium version - LaLigaSportsTV Plus - to paying subscribers
Gómez set for LaLiga return to assist CVC project
Javier Gómez is set to return to LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, to help deliver its ‘LaLiga Impulso’ venture in association with private equity firm CVC …
Madrid Open contract extended, new court to be developed
A new deal has been struck for the Madrid Open tennis tournament to remain in the Spanish capital until 2030, with a new court to be constructed at La Caja Mágica as part of the agreement.
LaLiga trio to challenge CVC deal
Spanish LaLiga clubs FC Barcelona, Athletic Club and Real Madrid have announced they will challenge the agreement reached between the organising body of the top two tiers of Spanish club football and private…
Valencia adds Samtrade FX as back-of-shirt sponsor
Spanish LaLiga club Valencia has unveiled online trading brokerage Samtrade FX as its new back-of-shirt sponsor