Despite French football fiasco, Chinese-controlled Mediapro keeps La Liga happy Madrid (AFP) – A pariah in France after the spectacular collapse of its contract with Ligue 1, troubled Chinese-Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has salvaged its ties with Spanish football league despite its battered reputation.
A TV and film producer majority-owned by a Chinese investment fund, Mediapro has pursued an aggressive expansion strategy in European sports and in 2018 won the broadcast rights to French football with a record bid.
Although the disintegration of that contract last autumn attracted attention in France’s presidential palace, it has made little noise in Spain, where Mediapro holds some rights to most La Liga matches and to the main international championships.
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