The
dispute between broadcasters which had threatened to delay the start of
the La Liga season was resolved on Friday when Canal+ and Mediapro
agreed a three-year deal to share the television rights.
Spain's
secretary of state for sport Miguel Cardenal oversaw the negotiations,
which settled the numbers of games each company could show on their
individual platforms each week.
Mediapro
will continue to show one match on their free-to-air channel each week
and will control the international rights for La Liga.
"The
agreement...establishes a viable model for the Spanish league and
presents a stable scenario for football fans for the seasons 2012-13,
2013-14 and 2014-15," Mediapro said in a statement.
"The professional soccer league (LFP), for their part, guarantee the new agreement signed by both operators."
A
group of 13 first division sides had forced a meeting with the LFP on
Tuesday to call for a settlement of the dispute saying that it created
"a situation of serious legal insecurity", and had threatened to
postpone the season's start.
The
new La Liga campaign kicks off this weekend with champions Real Madrid
at home to Valencia and Barcelona hosting Real Sociedad, both on Sunday.
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