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The National Court ratifies the legality of the contracts signed by Mediapro with several football clubs

The ruling annuls the file and the sanction imposed by the CNMC on Mediapro of more than 6.5 million euros for signing contracts with FC Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Sevilla FC and Racing.

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The National Court has annulled a sanction imposed by the National Competition Commission on Mediapro for signing audiovisual rights contracts with football clubs for a duration of 4 years. After a previous ruling by the Supreme Court, declaring valid the contracts signed before April 2010, the National Court has annulled the sanctioning file and the sanction of 6.5 million euros imposed on Mediapro.

At the same time, the National Court has also annulled the sanctions imposed on the four clubs. In this way, FC Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Sevilla FC and Racing de Santander have not suffered any damage from the signing of these contracts.

In November 2013, the CNMC sanctioned Mediapro with more than 6.5 million fines for considering that the contracts for the acquisition of audiovisual rights of FC Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Sevilla FC and Racing de Santander, with a duration of 4 seasons, were contrary to anti-competition legislation. The CNMC intended to apply to these contracts legislation approved after their signing and ignore European legislation in this area. The audiovisual group appealed to the National Court to annul the entire file and the sanction. In its ruling, the National Court upholds all the allegations presented by Mediapro and establishes the irregularity of the sanction of 6.5 million imposed on the Group.

In the ruling, the National Court recognizes the legality of the contracts signed by the group and confirms that they were not contrary to competition law and that the fine of 6,573,000 euros was unduly imposed on Mediapro.

The fine had its origin in a sanctioning file initiated by the CNMC against Mediapro for signing contracts with the football clubs for the acquisition of audiovisual rights for the League and Copa de S.M. the King.

By, Aug 25, 2016, Section:Business, Television

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