LaLiga: €1.14bn/year for the 2019-2022 domestic TV rights (4 lots out of 8), 9 out of 10 matches

LaLiga has provisionally awarded (none of the individual reserve prices have been reached) four of the eight lots of tender launched on 28/05/2018, for the audiovisual rights to LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3, in Spain and Andorra, for the 2019-2022 cycle, for a total amount of €1.14bn per season, on 25/06/2018. This represents a 15% increase over the equivalent lots for the 2016-2019 cycle, according to LaLiga.

Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications group, becomes the main LaLiga Santander broadcaster with the acquisition of Lots 4 and 5 (see below), with nine games (out of 10) per matchday, including first choice. The Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro acquired Lots 2 and 7 (match summaries for free-to-air and the live broadcast of games in public establishments, see below).

In addition, LaLiga extended the contract for the distribution of its international TV rights to Mediapro for the 2019-2024 cycle, on 21/06/2018. Mediapro will pay €897m per season, a 30% increase over the current contract, announced LaLiga on 25/06/2018.

• During the current cycle (2016-2019)…