Spain
Hyundai extends sleeve deal with LaLiga champions Atlético Madrid
Korean car brand Hyundai has renewed its shirt sleeve sponsorship agreement with Spanish LaLiga champions Atlético Madrid.
The one-season renewal continues a sponsorship that first started in 2018-19.
Mayo named LaLiga executive director
Spain’s LaLiga has announced the appointment of Óscar Mayo Pardo as its executive director.
Uefa to ‘robustly’ defend itself against Super League legal challenge
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has vowed to “robustly” defend its position after the European Court of Justice confirmed it had received a referral from a Madrid court over a claim that Uefa …
EXCLUSIVE: beIN, Nent and Sport TV among new Ascot broadcasters in Europe
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…
Uefa opens proceedings against Super League rebels
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against Spanish LaLiga clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid and Italian Serie A outfit Juventus over their role in the breakaway E…
Atlético Madrid seeks to shore up position with €182m capital increase
Spanish LaLiga football club Atlético de Madrid has called an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders in a bid to shore up its financial position with a capital increase of €181.8m ($222.8m).
Barcelona ‘secures €500m’ Goldman Sachs loan on ‘favourable’ terms
Spanish LaLiga giant FC Barcelona is reported to have secured a €500m ($611.7
LaLigaSportsTV expands reach with Movistar Plus carriage
LaLigaSportsTV, the OTT streaming platform of LaLiga, has signed a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus
ESPN secures $1.4bn US rights deal with LaLiga through 2028-29
ESPN and LaLiga have finalized a wide-ranging long-term media rights deal that will make streaming service ESPN+ the principal English- and Spanish-language home for Spain's top-flight soccer league in…
Spanish government approves return of fans to football, basketball
The Spanish government has announced that fans will be allowed to return to football and basketball games in a limited capacity, but only in regions of the country with low Covid-19 incidence rates
RFEF claims first with Bitci.com fan token deal
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has claimed a first for a national football team by introducing fan tokens through an agreement with Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Bitci.com
Tebas: New OTT platforms have reduced rights fees, complicated negotiations
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said that the emergence of some OTT platforms is driving rights fees down and making negotiations with more traditional broadcasters more difficult
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
Seven nations to compete for EHF Euros hosting rights
The European Handball Federation has announced that seven nations remain in contention for hosting rights to its men’s and women’s European Championships in 2026 and 2028, respectively, with Russia hav…
Madrid to host 2023 European Athletics teams event after ‘normal’ bid process
European Athletics has announced that Madrid has been awarded the 2023 edition of the European Athletics Team Championships Super League
Liga ACB hires Octagon to assist US media rights offering
Spanish basketball organization Liga ACB has hired international sports marketing agency Octagon to serve as an exclusive advisor for its upcoming United States media rights offering that will include …
Court rules in LaLiga’s favour over Real Madrid TV rights challenge
Spain’s LaLiga has emerged victorious in a legal battle with Real Madrid after the reigning Spanish champions challenged the league body’s authority to commercialise broadcast rights.
Dorna Sports restructures as Serracanta exits
Dorna Sports, commercial rights-holder of the MotoGP and Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling championships, has announced a restructure following the news that long-serving director and…