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Copa del Rey on Premier Sports in UK

Premier Sports has announced the Copa del Rey will be broadcast live and exclusively on a year two deal beginning this December including the 2020 Copa del Rey final on April 4th 2021 between Real Sociedad and Athletic Club. The announcement adds to the growing football content on Premier Sports, with customers already having access […]

December 15, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Eleven Sports Belgium extends La Liga rights

Eleven Sports Belgium will continue to offer La Liga football live and exclusively to fans for the next five seasons. Belgian football fans will be able to watch the best action from Spain’s top tier across Eleven’s linear and digital platforms, until 2025-2026. A minimum of five games will be broadcast live each matchday, with […]

December 9, 2020

Mediaset wins La Liga highlights lawsuit

The Spanish Court Audiencia Nacional has sided with Mediaset in its four-year legal conflict with La Liga and ruled that the TV group has the right to air TV highlights and summaries of La Liga football matches. Following the ruling, Mediaset’s Tele 5 will be able to enter stadiums with its TV crew and equipment […]

December 4, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mitele Plus suffering with no football

Mediaset’s OTT service Mitele Plus is suffering from a significant decline in subscribers, 25,000 down in the third quarter to 138,000 versus 163,000 in June. The subscriber loss is largely attributed to the lack of pay–TV football and the gamble on TV reality content by the platform. By contrast, its rival Atresmedia’s OTT service AtresPLAYER, […]

November 2, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

La Liga joins Twitch

La Liga has become the first European football league to launch its own Twitch stream. The Spanish league will release a new suite of compilations, videos and special programs with players, league ambassadors and symbols every week. La Liga will also publish original broadcasts produced by La Liga North America, the league’s operations in the […]

October 22, 2020By Nik Roseveare

La Liga TV ad revenues on the rise

La Liga TV advertising revenues for this season are up 20 per cent on the previous season, as fans unable to attend live matches watch on TV, boosting audiences worldwide. La Liga has secured revenues from short ads and sponsorships worth €110 million for the 2020-2021 season, said Oscar Mayo, La Liga’s International Development Director, […]

September 4, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Germany: DAZN launches on Vodafone’s GigaTV

DAZN, the sports streaming service, is now available on Vodafone’s GigaTV platform in Germany. The companies say it is the “first of multiple partnerships integrations” anticipated between them as they respond to “customer demand for frictionless, richer viewing experiences”. The DAZN app has launched on the GigaTV 4K Box for cable TV customers, and the […]

September 1, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Orange Spain offers free football for a year

Orange Spain will offer all football for free during 2020-2021 season to new subscribers who sign up before September 30th. La Liga, La Liga SmartBank (second division), the Champions League and Europa League will be available for free for all new customers in an attempt to boost subscriptions and stem the loss – in the […]

August 18, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Aser Ventures launches LIVENow streaming platform

Global investment platform Aser Ventures has launched its new streaming platform LIVENow. LIVENow offers flexible pay-per-view access to a host of live events including sport, music, fitness and industry conferences. Content will be available through LIVENow’s D2C platform as well as through a global network of digital platforms, social channels and mobile companies. Andrea Radrizzani, […]

August 17, 2020

Eleven Sports Portugal extends La Liga rights

Eleven Sports Portugal has extended its partnership with La Liga Santander for the next three seasons. Eleven has also secured exclusive rights to LaLiga SmartBank and will broadcast over 100 games a season from the Spanish second league. Fans will be able to enjoy comprehensive coverage of Spanish football across Eleven’s OTT and linear channels. […]

August 13, 2020