After the ‘war’ over soccer rights between Spain’s two major audiovisual producers Sogecable (Cuatro & Digital+) and Mediapro (laSexta) the judges decided Sogecable has the right to exploit the soccer. So the company will have to pay �90 million to secure the broadcast of the next season of the Spanish Soccer League.

This amount is only to secure the transmissions. Broadcasts will be offered on Sogecable�s satellite pay-TV platform Digital+.

The judges decided Sogecable was in the right against Mediapro which had to deposit �97 million plus interest.

Now that Mediapro won’t have these rights any longer, the company�s CEO Jos� Miguel Contreras will try for an agreement with Sogecable in order to share them. If the answer is no then La Sexta and Mediapro’s sporting pay-TV channel Gol TV will no longer be able to transmit Spanish soccer.

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