The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has renewed its deal with Mediapro, awarding the group the production and international distribution rights for the broadcast signal of its competitions until the end of 2026. CONMEBOL has entrusted Mediapro with flagship tournaments including the CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana, and CONMEBOL Recopa. Mediapro will deliver and tailor the […]

Around 800 workers from Mediapro – the Spanish production group responsible for broadcasting La Liga and La Liga 2 – have been called to strike during the final match days of the season, putting TV transmissions at risk. Trade Unions have warned of the fact that the Swiss company HBS, the new producer of La […]

Earlier this April, La Liga, Spain’s top flight football league, announced that it had awarded its production contracts to HBS (Host Broadcast Services) and TSA (Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales) – ending a decades-long production partnership with Mediapro. In response, Mediapro blasted La Liga’s “unprecedented” decision, claiming that it had tabled a superior bid that “exceeded the […]

On April 14th, Spain’s top flight football league La Liga announced that it had awarded its production contracts to HBS (Host Broadcast Services) and TSA (Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales) – ending a decades-long production partnership with Mediapro. Mediapro, the Spanish multimedia group, has now issued a heated respond to La Liga’s “unprecedented” decision, claiming that it […]

After more than 25 years as CEO at Mediapro Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay José D’Amato will conclude his tenure as of January 1st 2026, making way for Santiago Vila as the new regional CEO of Mediapro Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. D’Amato will continue his association with the company providing strategy consultancy and throughout 2025. D’Amato’s […]

Mediapro has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to create an innovation laboratory specialised in the application of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) for the Media and Entertainment industry. Mediapro is already developing different generative video and image creation solutions, as well as personalised assistants for this industry. Mediapro began their collaboration with Google Cloud […]

The Mediapro Studio US & Canada has announced the appointment of Francesca Ricagni as the new Head of US Hispanic Content. Ricagni, who previously has been Creative Executive at Apple TV+, will report in her new role to JC Acosta, Head of TMS US & Canada, and will be responsible for the strategy of creating […]

Roja Directa, an illegal sports content website, has been sentenced to pay damages amounting to €31.6 million to Grup Mediapro for piracy of football content owned by the group. Commercial Court No. 2 in A Coruña has set the compensation Puerto 80 and its administrator, Igor Seoane, are required to pay Grup Mediapro for the […]

Mediapro has been responsible for the live production of the Karate World Cup – National Teams Championship organised by the Spanish Karate Federation and the World Karate Federation and held November 22nd-24th in Pamplona. Throughout the three days of the championship, Mediapro BMS (Broadcast Media Services), the group division specialising in audiovisual production for events, […]

Mediasur, a Mediapro company specialising in the accessibility of audiovisual content, has announced the launch of its new Offline Subtitling Platform. The automatic captioning and subtitling product – which combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human supervision – has achieved productivity gains of up to 60 per cent in a testing phase. This initiative arose in […]