Mediapro
Mediapro named 2023 European Games host broadcaster
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2023 European Games in Kraków and the Małopolska region. The Spain-based group will work with Polish company Festival Group to produce live coverage of the two-week event.
Mediapro’s Fox Sports Argentina channels go live
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has unveiled a new look for the three Fox Sports Argentina channels it acquired last year
Mediapro invests in four virtual production centres in Spain, USA
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has detailed plans to open new virtual production studios in Barcelona, Madrid, New York and Miami
Mediapro claims latest RFEF legal win over Copa de la Reina final
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has claimed another legal win over the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) following the latter’s refusal to allow coverage of the 2019 Copa d…
LaLigaSportsTV, LaLiga TV Bar to carry Mediapro’s World Cup service
LaLiga's OTT platform LaLigaSportsTV and its channel for public establishments, LaLigaTV Bar, will both show all matches from the 2022 Fifa World Cup through the Gol Mundial service
Singapore Women’s Open to tee off in December off after two-year wait
The inaugural edition of the Singapore Women’s Open golf tournament will finally take place next month after being postponed for more than two years as a result of the pandemic.
Mediapro awarded four-year VAR contract for Conmebol club competitions
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has been appointed by Conmebol, South American football’s governing body, as its provider of video assistant referee (VAR) services for the C…
Mediapro launches Spanish OTT platform for World Cup coverage
The Mediapro agency has announced the launch of a subscription OTT streaming platform in Spain to exploit its rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Coupang Play acquires LaLiga rights in South Korea
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has taken a significant stride in its sports broadcasting ambitions by securing rights to the Spanish LaLiga in a five-year deal covering 2023-24 to 2027-28
Mediapro ‘set to launch’ World Cup channel in Spain
The Mediapro agency is set to launch a new sports-themed pay-television channel in Spain, with its initial focus being coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Fox Deportes and Mediapro Mexico sign long-term studio programming deal
The Mediapro agency and production group has signed a five-year agreement for pay-TV broadcaster Fox Deportes to produce four new daily programmes at Mediapro Mexico’s new studio facilities in Mexico City.
DAZN, Mediapro secure rights to Spanish women’s Primera División
Spain’s Professional Women’s Football League (LPFF), organising body of the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, has awarded domestic broadcast rights for the top tier of women’s club footbal…
Migu completes Big Five football leagues set with LaLiga rights
China Mobile's streaming platform Migu has agreed a media rights and sponsorship deal with Spain's LaLiga covering three-seasons, 2022-23 to 2024-25
ITV lands sublicensed rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season
ITV, the UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster, has secured rights to 10 LaLiga matches per season in a deal with rights-holder Premier Sports
Barcelona strikes late €100m ‘fourth lever’ deal with Roures’ Orpheus Media
Barcelona has announced the sale of a 24.5-per-cent stake in its Barça Studios production division to Orpheus Media, a production entity run by Mediapro co-founder Jaume Roures, for €100m ($102.8m
Mediapro launches OTT service for Spain’s hospitality sector
The Mediapro agency has launched Bar TV, a new OTT service for public venues in Spain that will offer coverage of LaLiga and other sports content
Canal Plus extends LaLiga rights in sub-Saharan Africa with exclusive deal
The African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured exclusive French-language pay-television rights to Spain's LaLiga across sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius
LaLigaTV Bar channel to roll out in public establishments
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football tiers, has set up LaLigaTV Bar for the broadcasting of matches in bars, restaurants and other public establishments.