Liga BBVA: Mediapro multiplies sales of international audiovisual rights since 19/06/2015

The enaction of the Spanish Royal Decree-Law 5/2015 on 04/30/2015 has cleared the way for collective marketing, in Spain, of the audiovisual rights for Spanish professional competitions from the 2016-17 season. LaLiga decided, on 19/06/2015, to advance this collective marketing of rights to the 2015-16 season, and allocated the domestic rights of the upcoming season to the broadcasting group Telefónica on 10/07/2015 for €600m.

LaLiga has also granted, to the agency Mediapro Sports on 19/06/2015, the international marketing of the audiovisual rights to Spanish professional football competitions for the 2015-2020 period. Since that date, the sales of the international audiovisual rights of the Liga BBVA have accelerated and many contract signings have followed. LaLiga hopes to €600m in international audiovisual revenues for 2015-16, which would triple the amount from 2014-15.

Please find below the main agreements for audiovisual rights to the Liga BBVA carried out by Mediapro since 19/06/2015.

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