Spain
FC Barcelona becomes first sports team in world to gain over 10m YouTube subscribers
LaLiga giants FC Barcelona has set a new digital landmark by becoming the first sports team in the world to gain over 10 million subscribers to its official channel on online video platform YouTube
Orange adds LaLigaSportsTV to linear and digital platforms
Telco Orange has widened its sports offering for the 2020-21 season by signing a deal to offer LaLigaSportsTV, the linear channel and OTT service owned and operated by LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish …
Rubiales set to continue as RFEF president
Luis Rubiales is set to secure a second term as president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after being announced as the only candidate in elections scheduled for later this month
Prud’homme among senior exits in Discovery’s European ‘streamlining’
Laurent Prud’homme, head of Eurosport France and previously senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, is leaving his position amid a raft of departures across Europe u…
El Ganso strikes licensing and sponsorship deal with Spanish football federation
Clothing brand El Ganso will supply the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) with 'streetwear' for the Spanish national men’s team and officials in a four-year deal.
EasyMarkets sponsors Real Madrid after Real Betis exit
Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with financial services provider easyMarkets from this season
LaLiga central commercial revenue surpassed €100m in 2019-20
Spain's top-tier football league LaLiga increased its central commercial revenues to over €100m ($119.8m) during the 2019-20 season.
Legends hires Hawksley to lead international retail operations
Veteran sports merchandise executive arrives to new role from Tottenham Hotspur
Contracts threatened as Spanish government wants October ban on betting operator shirt branding
Spanish government legislation that would ban betting operators from kit branding on sports teams could be passed as early as October, the Minister in charge of the new law has announced
CaixaBank renews as banking sponsor of SD Eibar until 2022
Spanish financial services group CaixaBank has extended its banking sponsor agreement with Spanish LaLiga club Sociedad Deportiva Eibar for two more years until 2022
Sky Italia posts record ratings as Inter fall at last Europa League hurdle
Friday’s Uefa Europa League final between Sevilla and Inter Milan attracted record viewing figures in Italy as pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia netted strong figures on its subscription and free-to-air c…
Real Sociedad signs mobile app revenue-share with PTI Digital
Spanish LaLiga club Real Sociedad has signed an initial one-year deal with digital engagement company PTI Digital in a revenue-share agreement
Scientiffic Nutrition extends with Real Betis as sports supplement provider
Spanish LaLiga football club Real Betis has extended its official sports supplement deal with sports nutrition brand Scientiffic Nutrition
Spanish Football Federation signs Finetwork to top tier of sponsorship portfolio
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has signed a wide-ranging sponsorship contract with telco Finetwork
Mediapro to showcase latter stages of Women’s Champions League on Gol
Mediapro, the production and rights agency, has announced that it will broadcast the latter stages of the 2019-20 Uefa Women’s Champions League tournament on its free-to-air GolTV platform in Spain.
Winamax secures additional inventory in Granada shirt renewal
Winamax, the online poker platform, will remain the shirt sponsor of Spanish LaLiga side Granada until at least the end of the 2021-22 season after agreeing terms on a two-year extension
Mediapro’s Gol to show free-to-air boxing in DAZN tie-up
Subscription sports platform DAZN has reached an agreement with Mediapro that allows the agency’s Gol TV to showcase free-to-air coverage in Spain of certain boxing bouts promoted by Matchroom Boxing a…
Celta Vigo and Cádiz sign up gambling sponsors despite legislation uncertainty
Newly-promoted LaLiga club Cádiz CF has signed up gambling firm Dafabet as its main sponsor.