Spain: beIN Media Group and Mediapro launch "beIN LaLiga" pay-TV channel, 100% Spanish football

beIN Media Group and Mediapro have launched "beIN LaLiga", a second pay-TV channel for the Qatari group in Spain, on 14/07/2016. The two groups announced the channel, which is 100% dedicated to Spanish football, will be in HD.

The channel, which will operate 24/7, will broadcast LaLiga matches, starting on 19/08/2016, as well as the Copa del Rey, whose rights were acquired by Mediapro from the 2016-17 season (see below). The semi-finals and the final of the Copa del Rey, also acquired by Mediapro, will be reserved for Gol, their free sports channel on Spanish DTT, relaunched on 02/06/2016.

beIN LaLiga will be distributed by Spanish operators including Telefonica (Movistar+ offers), Vodafone, Telecable, Orange and Deion Telecomunicaciones, and will be available on the beIN Media Group OTT offer, beIN Connect.

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