Rights to Italy’s Serie A in Spain have been acquired by the joint venture of the Mediapro agency and pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports. Spanish news website Palco said the length of the deal is unknown but that one match per match-week will be shown via digital-terrestrial broadcaster Gol, with other matches shown on OTT service beIN Connect. For the first two match-weeks so far this season Gol has shown one match per match-week with two matches per match-week shown on beIN Connect. Mediapro/beIN struck the Serie A deal with the IMG agency, which is distributing Serie A international rights over three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21. Two weeks ago, Palco also reported that beIN Connect will show top matches from France’s Ligue 1 in Spain.
Mediapro and beIN Sports have joined forces to buy the broadcasting rights to Serie A football in Spain. One match a week will be shown on digital-terrestrial channel Gol, with other matches available on beIN Connect, the company's OTT service. The deal is part of an effort by BeIn to expand its reach into new markets beyond Europe.