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LaLiga publishes the tender conditions for football broadcasting rights. The newness is the elimination of the clauses “anti-operators”

28/5/2018

On Monday, May 28th, LaLiga published the tender conditions for the commercialization of audiovisual rights for the seasons 2019/2020 to 2021/2022; eliminating the "anti-operators" clauses. Read the news (in Spanish).  

Sport&MusicLaw

Entertainment law

Sport law

Mediapro snatches Canal + the French League transmission rights for Euro 1,150 million

28/5/2018

On Monday, May 28th, most part of the Ligue-1 TV rights were assigned to Mediapro for the period 2020-2024. The overall price exceeded Euro 1,150 million. Read the news (in Spanish).  

Sport&MusicLaw

Entertainment law

Sport law

Worldlwide overview of the videogame creators considered eSports: Tencent Games (Fortnite and League of Legends); Activision Blizzard; and Nintendo

27/5/2018

The videogame tournament boom threatens to affect the profitability of videogames traditional producers. Read the news (in Spanish).  

Sport&MusicLaw

TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms)

Sport law

FIBA- Europe rejects in Assembly the Euroleague proposal for the “window” conflict

27/5/2018

On Sunday, May 27th, a total of 46 federations signed in the Annual General Assembly of Europe FIBA a statement, whereby they highlight the importance of national selections and national competitions. Read the news (in Spanish).  

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

The price and the conditions for operators to bid for 5G technology licences regarded as reasonable

25/5/2018

Access the press release of the Ministry for Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda.  

TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms)

The President of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, analyzes the context in which LaLiga broadcasting rights of will be awarded for the 2019-2021 triennium and how to enhance the competition

25/5/2018

On Friday, May 25th, the President of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, said that there will be surprises in the auction for the broadcast of LaLiga matches in Spain for the 2019-2022 triennium. Read the news (in Spanish). Read the news (in Spanish).  

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

The Parliamentary Days (‘Jornadas Parlamentarias’) ‘Proposals for a New Legal Framework for Sports’ celebrates a new session about ‘The Role and Organisations and Sports Institutions’

25/5/2018

On Friday, May 25th, in the framework of the Parliamentary Days (‘Jornadas Parlamentarias’) ‘Proposals for a new legal framework for sports’ a new session about ‘The Role and Organisations and Sports Institutions’ was held. Read the statement (in Spanish).

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

UEFA’s Executive Committee approves new Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations

24/5/2018

On Thursday May 24th 2018, UEFA's Executive Committee approved the new Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations in Kiev. Read the statement.  

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law

Announcement of the appeal filed by the Spanish Competition Authority against new requirements on private hire drivers companies

24/5/2018

The filing of the appeal has come only a few days after the President of the Spanish Competition Authority expressed his refusal to “ban” companies like Uber or Airbnb. Publicación of the announcement in the Spanish Official Journal (in Spanish). More on the legal arguments made in support of the appeal here (in Spanish).

EU Law and competition

FIBA- Euroligue: The European Ministers of Sport are wary about closed leagues and bet for the Selections

24/5/2018

On Thursday, May 24th, the European Ministers of Sport showed their support for a sportive model that recognized the importance of the National Selections, and the need for protection of the domestic leagues. Read the news.  

Sport&MusicLaw

Sport law