Mediapro#Canada

{{Short description|Spanish audiovisual group}}

{{Expand Spanish|Mediapro|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Mediaproducción, S.L.U.

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| type = Subsidiary

| image = Barcelona - Edificio Mediapro 3.jpg

| trading_name = Mediapro Grup

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| foundation = {{start date and age|1994|04}}

| founder = Jaume Roures
Tatxo Benet
Gerard Romy

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| location_city = Barcelona

| location_country = Spain

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| area_served = Spain, Portugal

| key_people = Laura Fernández Espeso (general manager)

| industry = Media rights management

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| revenue = {{increase}} 1.967 billion € (2018)

| operating_income = {{increase}} 91 million € (2013)

| net_income = {{increase}} 122 million € (2013)

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| num_employees = 8,219

| parent = Imagina Media Audiovisual, S.L.

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| homepage = [http://www.mediapro.tv/ www.mediapro.tv]

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Mediaproducción, S.L.U., better known as Mediapro, is a multimedia communications group in Spain founded in April 1994{{Cite web |last1=Mayorga |first1=John Hopewell,Emilio |last2=Hopewell |first2=John |last3=Mayorga |first3=Emilio |date=2019-04-08 |title=Mediapro at 25: Timeline 1994-2019 |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/global/mediapro-at-25-timeline-1994-2019-1203182637/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} in Barcelona. The company is well involved in movie and television production.{{cite news |last1=Marcos |first1=Natalia |title=The Mediapro Studio arranca con 34 series en producción en todo el mundo |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/04/02/television/1554206778_264753.html |website=El País |language=es |date=2 April 2019}}

The company holds branch offices in Madrid, Seville, Girona, Lisbon, Madeira, Rabat, Budapest, Miami, Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Rio de Janeiro, Porto, Qatar, Amsterdam, and Tenerife.

Southwind, that maintains different teams and operation entities across Hong Kong, North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom is the majority shareholder. Minority stakes held by WPP and the founding partner.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08|title=Mediapro acuerda con los fondos acreedores refinanciar 900 millones de deuda|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20220608/8326178/mediapro-acuerda-fondos-acreedores-refinanciar-900-millones-deuda.html |access-date=2022-07-05|website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Mediapro acuerda la refinanciación de su deuda y amplía capital en 620 millones|url=https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2022/06/08/companias/1654705380_907550.html |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=CincoDías |language=es}}

Operations

= Canada =

On 21 February 2019, Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) announced that Mediapro would serve as the exclusive media rightsholder of Canada Soccer, including rights to the Canadian Premier League, the Canadian Championship, and national team matches.{{Cite web|date=February 21, 2019|title=Mediapro strikes 10-year deal for new Canadian Premier League|url=https://media.sportbusiness.com/news/mediapro-strikes-10-year-deal-for-new-canadian-premier-league/|access-date=February 22, 2020|website=SportBusiness Media|language=en-GB}} In April, Mediapro announced OneSoccer, a subscription service that would carry this content.{{Cite web|title=Cleveland Cavaliers' Quicken Loans Arena to be renamed|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/nba-cleveland-cavaliers-quicken-loans-arena-gilbert|access-date=February 22, 2020|website=SportsPro Media|date=9 April 2019 }}{{cite web|date=April 17, 2019|title=Canadian Premier League Available on OneSoccer – 365 Days a Year|url=https://canpl.ca/article/canadian-premier-league-available-on-onesoccer-365-days-a-year|access-date=February 22, 2020|website=CanPL.ca}}

On 25 January 2024, CSB withdrew media and broadcast rights from Mediapro and initiated legal action against the group, citing missed rights payments and insufficiently reach of sub-licensing agreements with linear television networks to broaden the reach of its content. Mediapro countered with arguments that CSB did not meet its own obligations, including expansion of the Canadian Premier League.{{Cite web|date=January 25, 2024|title=Canadian Soccer Business takes back broadcast rights from Mediapro, launches legal action|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canadian-soccer-business-media-partner-dispute-1.7095184|access-date=January 26, 2024|website=CBC.ca}} CSB and Mediapro later reached a settlement, in which Mediapro would be allowed to back out of its contract with CSB at the end of 2024, and OneSoccer would be divested to a company controlled by one of CSB's chairmen.{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Neil |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Canadian Soccer Business, Mediapro settle lawsuit, agree to part ways at end of year |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canadian-soccer-business-media-partner-dispute-settle-lawsuit-1.7238686 |access-date=June 19, 2024 |website=CBC}}{{cite web |last1=Jacques |first1=John |date=June 18, 2024 |title=In Detail: Canadian Soccer Business Settles Legal Dispute With Mediapro |url=https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-soccer-business-mediapro-dispute-settlement-2024/ |access-date=June 19, 2024 |website=Northern Tribune}}

= France =

On 29 May 2018, Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) announced that Mediapro had acquired four of the five main lots for media rights to Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for 2020–21 through 2023–24 seasons.{{Cite web|date=2018-05-30|title=Canal+ loses Ligue 1 football to Mediapro in major upset|url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/05/30/canal-loses-ligue-1-football-to-mediapro-in-major-upset/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Digital TV Europe|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=Borde|first=Alexandre|date=2018-05-29|title=Droits TV du foot : la Ligue 1 obtient 1,1 milliard, Canal+ sur la touche|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/sport/football/droits-tele-le-milliard-pour-la-ligue-1--29-05-2018-2222443_1858.php|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Le Point|language=fr}}{{Cite web|title=Droits TV : Canal+ perd toute la Ligue 1 à partir de 2020 - Foot - L1|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Droits-tv-canal-perd-toute-la-ligue-1/905772|access-date=2020-07-18|website=L'Équipe|language=fr}} Mediapro partnered with TF1 Group to form a new channel known as Téléfoot to hold these rights.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Mediapro and TF1 team up to launch Téléfoot channel|url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/06/02/mediapro-and-tf1-launch-telefoot-channel/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Digital TV Europe|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Ligue 1: la chaîne de Mediapro s'appellera " Téléfoot "|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1-la-chaine-de-mediapro-s-appellera-telefoot-1925487.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=RMC SPORT|language=fr}} In December 2020, after missing two rights payments early in its first season (citing a desire to renegotiate the contract due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic), Mediapro and the LFP agreed to exit the contract.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-10|title=Ligue 1 rights picture in disarray as LFP and Mediapro agree to cancel deal|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ligue-1-tv-rights-telefoot-lfp-mediapro-2020-canal|access-date=2020-12-11|website=SportsPro Media}}

= Argentina =

On January 20, 2022, CNDC ordered The Walt Disney Company to divest the Fox Sports television network from the acquisition of 21st Century Fox in order to get an approval from the government of Argentina.{{cite web |title=Fusión Disney-Fox: la CNDC dictaminó la desinversión y puso condiciones para garantizar la competencia en el mercado de señales deportivas|url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/fusion-disney-fox-la-cndc-dictamino-la-desinversion-y-puso-condiciones-para-garantizar-la|website=CNDC

|date=January 20, 2022}} On February 15, 2022, Mediapro announced it would acquire Fox Sports Argentina from Disney.{{cite news|date=15 February 2022|title=Anuncio oficial Disney vende los canales Fox Sports en Argentina al gigante chino Mediapro|url=https://www.clarin.com/economia/disney-vende-canales-fox-sports-argentina-gigante-chino-mediapro_0_ltWl6oWt9o.amp.html|language=Spanish}} The sale was approved by the CNDC on April 27, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iprofesional.com/actualidad/361466-gobierno-aprobo-la-salida-de-disney-mediapro-compra-fox-sports|title=Gobierno aprobó la desinversión de Disney y MediaPro se queda con Fox Sports|date=April 27, 2022|access-date=May 2, 2022|website=iProfessional|language=es}}

See also

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