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The Mediapro-Sogecable Spanish football broadcasting battle took a turn when a Madrid court took cautionary measures against Mediapro at the request of Audiovisual Sport (AVS), of which Sogecable has an 80-percent stake. The court ruling prohibits Mediapro from exploiting football broadcasting rights owned by AVS for the ...

Africans have been allotted European Union status by the Primera Liga after the Spanish Football Federation made lengthy consultations with FIFA and UEFA. The deal acknowledges the 2000 Cotonu accord, signed by the EU and 77 nations from Africa, the Pacific and Caribbean. The pact allows EU ...

The board of Audiovisual Sport, a company that hold the Primera Liga rights and is a division of Sogecable, will meet Thursday to deliberate on its feud over broadcasting rights with Mediapro. Catalan broadcaster TV3 owns 20 percent of AVS, and reportedly pushed for the meeting, according ...

Catalan Primera Liga club's technical board chose British architect Norman Foster from a list of ten others, to remodel Bracelona's Nou Camp stadium. Foster has a reputation for exceptional designs, which goes with Barcelona's desire for its stadium to be outstanding. The project, which will start in ...

The legal dispute over Spanish football broadcasting rights between AVS, Sogecable SA's Audiovisual Sport unit, and Mediapro, will be discussed at a board meeting on September 27, according to El Economista, which was given the information by an AVS shareholder. Pressure was put on the company by ...

Mediapro issued a statement that said it accepted a suggestion by Sogecable SA unit, Audiovisual Sport (AVS), and will split this season's Spanish football broadcasting rights with the same conditions as last year. The company also said it told the Spanish Football League (LPF) that "this (decision) ...

Spain's leading TV company, Sogecable SA, said its Audiovisual Sport (AVS) will air football matches to television station, La Sexta, and other channels in order to "guarantee" continued coverage. AVS also issued a statement that said the Spanish football league (LPF) has no power over football broadcasting rights after ...

The dispute between Mediapro and Sogecable over Spanish Primera Liga broadcast rights will be the topic for the Professional Football League (LFP) during a General Assembly meeting on 14 September. The LFP said it wants a resolution to the matter because coverage is severely interrupted and no ...

Sogecable has dug in its heels and will not even accept an invitation from the Spanish Football Association to facilitate discussions with broadcasting rival Mediapro. The two broadcasters are in a fierce fight regarding football rights. The two spun off AudioVisual Sport as a company to ...

A Spanish court has rejected Sogecable's request that it block rival Mediapro from entering and broadcasting football matches. Until a final ruling in the case is made, Mediapro will be able to access matches and air them. Sogecable and AudioVisual Sports (AVS) said they will appeal the ...