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La Liga crackdown on pirate watchers

La Liga is now directly approaching viewers who watch pirate football in Spain, and asking them for €450.16 in compensation to avoid trial. La Liga, Spain’s top flight league, is sending certificated letters to viewers who they have determined have had access to pirate TV football platforms through their ISP. La Liga informs the recipients […]

June 28, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

UAE, La Liga anti-piracy lab

The UAE Ministry of Economy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Spanish National Professional Football League ‘La Liga’ to establish a lab aimed at combating piracy and protecting intellectual property rights in the UAE. The initiative will focus on detecting and addressing illegal use of audio and visual content across digital platforms. […]

June 27, 2024By Colin Mann

MTP, LALIGA Studios develop slate of football-centric projects

Since its founding in 2023, LALIGA Studios, a joint venture between Banijay Iberia, part of media and entertainment powerhouse Banijay, and LALIGA, is dedicated to pioneering new standards in sports entertainment through the creation of global original content, brand content, digital media, live events, and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of creativity and bringing […]

May 13, 2024

Spain: Movistar Plus launches low cost football promo

Spain’s Movistar Plus has launched a low cost offer whereby all subscribers to Fusión or MiMovistar will be able to watch all LaLiga, LaLiga Hypermotion (second division), Champions League and Europa League content between now until August 31st for a one-off payment of €30. Under this promotion, subscribers will save €150 as the package usually […]

April 17, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Vodafone Spain: La Liga returns, bull fighting debuts

Vodafone Spain is finalising an agreement with streaming service DAZN to again offer La Liga football, six years after dropping this content in favour of cinema and TV series due to the high cost for TV rights, according to El Independiente. With the move, Vodafone would broadcast five matches from La Liga every week to […]

February 1, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Telefónica secures La Liga until 2027

Telefónica, the Spanish telco, has acquired five live football pay-TV matches per week, from 2025 to 2027, for a fee of €1.29 billion. Telefónica will pay €250 million for half of the 2024-2025 season and €520 million per season in 2026 and 2027 to broadcast the matches in Spain, and will have the first pick […]

January 19, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Movistar, DAZN renew deal

Movistar and DAZN have renewed their partnership for another three years with the sports streaming service offering all its content on Telefónica’s platform in SpainMovistar’s subscribers will be able to watch content including Formula 1, Moto GP, WTA circuit, Premier League football, Coppa Italia football, Liga F football and UEFA Women’s Champions League through MiMovistar.La […]

January 2, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: O2 adds discounted Movistar Plus OTT

Telefónica’s second brand, O2, has revamped its services and added pay-TV to its offering with the launch of the Movistar Plus OTT platform. O2 subscribers in Spain will now be able to watch Movistar Plus at a cheaper price of €12 a month compared to €14 through other operators. ustomers have to go to its […]

October 26, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Hontai Capital to pull out of Mediapro?

Southwind Group, parent company of the Chinese Hontai Capital, is reportedly weighing up selling its 80 per cent stake in Spanish TV group Mediapro, just one year after its acquisition. The Chinese group paid around €1 billion for the majority of the shares in the company, the other owners are UK`s WPP and the founders […]

October 11, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

La Liga calls for enhanced AV content

Representatives of clubs in Spain’s premier football league La Liga have approved the requirement for an additional parameter to be included in the ‘audience recognition’ criteria – that is to say knowledge and awareness of a club among audiences – allowing for a more equitable and fairer distribution of resources generated by the commercialisation of […]

August 7, 2023By Colin Mann