Spain
Bitci.com signs three-year back-of-shirt deal with Real Betis
Spanish LaLiga club Real Betis and the Turkish blockchain technology company Bitci.com have signed a new sponsorship agreement for the next three years.
Under the deal, Bitci
Regulator ‘rejects’ Telefónica’s latest appeal over sports content sharing
Spanish telco Telefónica has failed with a renewed application to Spanish competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), to lift an obligation it has to share rights t…
Real Madrid ‘lines up €150m deal’ with Saudi tourism project
Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid is reportedly in advanced talks with Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya sports and entertainment project concerning a €150m ($182m) partnership that would include main sponsorship rig…
Ex-Infront executive Holmgren joins Emotion Group
Sports marketing and events company Emotion Group has appointed Patrik Holmgren, the former senior director of summer sports at the Infront agency, as head of sales and marketing in Germany and the Iberian…
Atlético Madrid adds another year to Ria Money Transfer contract
Spanish football club Atlético Madrid has renewed its sponsorship contract with Ria Money Transfer.
Beko extends Barcelona training partner deal by one year, opts out of sleeve renewal
Spanish LaLiga club Barcelona has extended its training partner deal with Turkish white goods brand Beko for the 2021-22 season
IMG negotiates Barcelona Open compensation agreement
The IMG agency has negotiated an agreement to end its management of this year’s Barcelona Open, an ATP 500 clay-court tournament, to allow a new agreement with emerging tennis agency Tennium to take e…
RTVE renews Vuelta a España rights until 2024
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has renewed its rights to cycling race the Vuelta a España for a four-year period covering the 2021-24 cycle.
Asian operator switches brands at Betis, as Spanish clubs strike short-term deals
The operator behind the Asian betting sponsorship of Spanish LaLiga club Real Betis has switched the focus of the agreement from the RB88 betting brand to its flagship JBO brand
Barcelona and Shiseido Men ink two-year deal
Barcelona and Japanese cosmetics brand Shiseido Men have signed a new two-year sponsorship agreement covering four markets: Japan, Greater China, Italy and Spain
Tender launched for 2023 Solheim Cup world feed production
The organisers of women’s golf’s 2023 Solheim Cup in Spain have issued a request for proposals for the world feed broadcast production services for the tournament.
Atlético Madrid hires Sportfive to boost market presence in China, North America
The Sportfive agency has been mandated by LaLiga outfit Atlético de Madrid to increase its market presence internationally, most notably in China and North America.
LaLiga and Mediapro add ‘cutting-edge’ pitchside camera into live broadcast
LaLiga and Mediapro, the Spanish production group and rights agency, have incorporated a new state-of-the-art pitchside camera into the host broadcast of matches from the Spanish top flight
Eurosport, Nent and Ziggo pick up Daytona 24 rights
Broadcast rights to this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the first race of the 2021 WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Championship, have been secured by leading broadcasters in Europe, including Eurosport, the N…
KIN Partners takes on Messi’s brother to expand football representation business
London-based sports talent and commercial management agency KIN Partners has announced an alliance with Rodrigo Messi, the brother of Argentina and Barcelona star footballer Lionel Messi, in an attempt…
Formula E confirms second set of 2021 races, Asian legs postponed
Formula E and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have revealed details of the races to follow next month’s season opener in Saudi Arabia.
Alua replaces Roc Hotels as RCD Mallorca back-of-shirt sponsor
Spanish second-tier football club RCD Mallorca has signed up American company Apple Leisure Group as a sponsor
Sevilla sponsorship head Higham on the move
Michael Higham, head of sponsorship at LaLiga side Sevilla, is to leave his role at the end of this month