Spain’s public broadcaster will share matches for the FIFA World Cup with the rights broker Mediapro after it made the highest bid for the competition.
RTVE will pay €55 million for the rights to screen the 2026 contest that is being held in the United States.
Mediapro will sell on its share of the rights to a third party.
The PSB has invested more than €360 million in sports rights, the audience for La 1 has increased significantly, but there is criticism of the lack of sponsorship and the freezing out of commercial broadcasters.
RTVE already has the rights to Euro 2028 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028, Brisbane (Australia) in 2032, Winter 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy) and 2030 in the French Alps.
