Spain: 2015-2018 European Cups rights acquired by pay-TV companies Mediapro and beIN Media Group

The Qatari pay-TV organisation beIN Media Group and the Spanish television group Mediapro, which owns the pay-TV channel Gol T, have acquired the 2015-2018 audiovisual rights to the Europa League in Spain, indicated documentation from UEFA, which organises the competition, and which was updated on 27/02/2015. The distribution and/or sharing of the media rights between the two groups is not currently known.

beIN Media Group is also, as of 27/02/2015, one of the of owners of the 2015-2018 audiovisual rights to the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup (a game between the title holders of the Champions League and the Europa League) in Spain. These rights were allocated by UEFA to Atresmedia (free-to-air, one match during each Matchday of the competition on Tuesday night, the Champions League final and the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions of the UEFA Super Cup), TV3 (free-to-air, same matches as Atresmedia) and Mediapro (all other matches) on 24/09/2014.

beIN Media Group does not currently have TV channels in Spain

• The beIN Media Group has not yet launched its branded pay-TV…