Spain
RFEF announces Stage Front deal amid raft of new sponsorships
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has unveiled a host of new sponsorship agreements, including with US ticketing and hospitality company Stage Front
EXCLUSIVE: Puma extends LaLiga ball supply deal for five years
Puma has agreed a five-year extension to its ball supplier agreement with Spain’s LaLiga and LaLiga 2, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
De la Vega earns LaLiga promotion after commercial successes
Spain's LaLiga has promoted its commercial and marketing director Jorge de la Vega to the position of deputy executive general director
DAZN becomes F1’s primary rights-holder in Spain
OTT subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has become Formula 1’s new exclusive rights-holder in Spain through a three-season deal that ends telco Telefónica’s status as the motor-racing championship’s primary partner in the country.
Roures exits Mediapro after three decades
Mediapro, the Spain-based sports rights and broadcast production group, has announced today (Friday) that founding member Jaume Roures will leave the company after almost 30 years.
Real Madrid seeks extra €360m to complete stadium rebuild
Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid has called an extraordinary meeting of its members for next month to approve new loans to complete the redevelopment its Santiago Bernabeu stadium
Real Madrid signs Saudi bank as regional sponsor, Barça lands Rappi deal
Saudi Arabian brands are continuing their push into Spanish football, after the Kingdom’s Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) agreed a regional sponsorship deal with Real Madrid.
Barcelona seeks to diversify revenue streams with plans for club-based theme park
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has announced its intention to work with amusement park operator PortAventura World to develop plans for a club-based theme park at its Espai Barça development.
1190 Sports seals new Brasileiro Série A rights deals in France, Spain
South American sports marketing agency 1190 Sports has further widened the international presence of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top division of Brazilian club football, by agreeing distribution deals in France and Spain with DAZN and LaLiga, respectively.
Southwind Media ‘explores sale’ of Mediapro majority stake
Southwind Media, the majority shareholder in Mediapro, is reported to be exploring a sale of its stake in the Spain-based sports rights and broadcast production group
Rights ‘block’ leaves Skweek to enter Spain with ticketing and hospitality focus
Skweek, the basketball streaming platform owned by Monaco-based Fedcom Media, has launched in Spain but with a focus on ticketing and hospitality, in the absence of holding premium sports rights
Kubo factor helps Real Sociedad land Japanese shirt sponsor
Real Sociedad has ended its search for a main shirt sponsor, agreeing a multi-faceted deal with Japaese conglomerate Yasuda Group.
More tourism sponsorship in football as Real Madrid signs with Visit Dubai
Real Madrid has become the latest European football club to agree a tourism sponsorship after announcing a new multi-year deal with Visit Dubai
Barcelona hails record €304m profits after one-off revenue raises
LaLiga club FC Barcelona has announced a record profit of €304m ($325.6
Rubiales ally fired as RFEF hails ‘new stage’ in relations with women’s team
Andreu Camps, a close ally of disgraced former president Luis Rubiales, has been dismissed as general secretary of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), as the governing body announced a "new stage"…
US listing of Barça Media at risk after further delayed payments
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona could be forced to postpone the planned US listing of its Barça Media business after German fund Libero Football failed to meet an August deadline for a proposed €40m ($…
More women’s football rights for RTVE following bumper national team ratings
RTVE has moved quickly to tie up more women’s football rights after registering record audiences during Spain’s triumphant World Cup campaign.
Rubiales bows to pressure and quits as RFEF president
Luis Rubiales has finally bowed to pressure and quit as president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) three weeks after his behaviour at the Women's World Cup final led to worldwide condemnation