Spain: Mediapro acquires Lots 2 and 5 of TV rights for the 2016-2019 cycle (€20m per year)

Mediapro has acquired Lots 2 and 5 of the domestic TV rights tender to LaLiga, LaLiga2, and the Copa del Rey for the 2016-2019 cycle, announced LaLiga on 30/06/2016. The Spanish audiovisual group made the best offer for Lot 2 (€17m per year) and was the only party to bid for Lot 5, for up to €3m per year.

• Lot 2 includes one Copa del Rey game from each round (excluding the final) for free-TV.
• Lot 5 includes games on-delay of LaLiga, LaLiga2 and Copa Del Rey for pay-TV.

Mediapro had previously acquired Lots 1, 3, and 4 of the Spanish domestic TV rights for the 2016-2019 period, announced LaLiga on 20/06/2016. Mediapro will therefore pay a total of €75.8m per year for the five lots of Spanish TV rights.

The initial tender for the domestic audiovisual rights to LaLiga, LaLiga2, and the Copa del Rey for the 2016-2019 cycle was launched by LaLiga on 13/11/2015, and contained 10 lots. The Spanish Professional Football League analysed the bids made on these 10 lots on 12/02/2015. Three lots were awarded at that time: 5, 6 and 8 to DTS, and one each to Mediapro and Vodafone / Orange…