Spain: Wuaki.tv (Rakuten) launched an offer with beIN Connect ahead of Barça-Real for €12.99/month

Wuaki.tv, the Spanish platform for video streaming on the internet, mobile devices, and connected TVs, has partnered with the pay-TV group beIN Media Group, on 29/11/2016. The agreement allowed Wuaki.tv, a platform of the Japanes Rakuten group, to launch a joint offer with beIN Connect for a monthly subscription of €12.99.

The announcement came just before the first El Clasico match of the season, Barça-Real (1-1), on 03/12/2016, and after Rakuten became the main international partner of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), on 16/11/2016. This partnership will see the Japanese group, specialising in Internet services (e-commerce, finance, digital content), become the main shirt sponsor of Barça from 01/07/2017, for four seasons (2017-2021), with an optional additional season (2021-22).

The FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF Clasico drew 2.214 million viewers on average on the pay-TV channel beIN LaLiga, on Saturday, 03/12/2016 (16:15 CET). beIN LaLiga is accessible via beIN Connect (see below).