The 2026/2027 football television landscape in Spain establishes a split-rights broadcasting model across Movistar Plus+, DAZN, and RTVE, dividing La Liga, European club competitions, and international leagues across multiple platforms and price points.
La Liga EA Sports Broadcasting Rights
For the 2026/2027 season, the 10 matches of each La Liga EA Sports matchday are split evenly between Movistar Plus+ and DAZN, with each platform broadcasting five fixtures per week, according to reports by tvfutbol.es. Movistar Plus+ retains three full matchdays in exclusive windows and bundles DAZN’s channels and application into its highest-tier packages to offer all 10 fixtures to subscribers. Okdiario notes that DAZN’s half of the matches guarantees the broadcast of at least one fixture featuring Real Madrid or FC Barcelona every matchday. Meanwhile, Orange TV offers complete coverage through its football package or a single match per week on its Libre plan.
Free-to-Air Coverage and Open Matches
Fans seeking free football options can access one live La Liga match per matchday on Teledeporte without a subscription, resulting from an agreement between RTVE and DAZN, as detailed by tvfutbol.es. DAZN also opens one of its assigned matches for free viewing on its proprietary platform. RTVE broadcasts several Copa del Rey ties across elimination rounds, alongside the semifinals and final on La 1. Additionally, the Champions League final appears on La 1 as a designated general interest event under Spanish broadcasting law, preventing it from airing exclusively behind a paywall.
European Competitions and Domestic Cups
Movistar Plus+ controls the exclusive broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League through the 2030/2031 cycle, sharing access with Orange TV’s comprehensive football packages. Spanish clubs participating in these continental tournaments include FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atlético de Madrid, and Real Betis in the Champions League, with Celta de Vigo and Real Sociedad in the Europa League, and Getafe positioned to contest the Conference League qualifiers, according to Okdiario. For the Copa del Rey, RTVE carries multiple games per round on free television.
International Leagues and Segunda División
DAZN maintains full coverage of the Premier League across all 38 matchdays, alongside comprehensive broadcasts of Italy’s Serie A, Germany’s Bundesliga, and France’s Ligue 1. The Premier League broadcast features notable managerial storylines, including Xabi Alonso taking charge at Chelsea, Álvaro Arbeloa at Fulham, Andoni Iraola moving to Liverpool, Mikel Arteta defending the title with Arsenal, and Unai Emery continuing at Aston Villa, as reported by Okdiario. In the domestic second tier, LaLiga Hypermotion is sold without exclusivity. Its dedicated channel, LALIGA TV Hypermotion, is accessible across Movistar, Orange, Digi, Vodafone, Yoigo, Telecable, Euskaltel, and R.
Subscription Costs and Packages
Pricing structures vary significantly among telecommunication operators. Movistar offers its Fútbol Total bundle encompassing league and European fixtures for 50 euros monthly, though it requires an underlying internet and phone tariff that pushes total costs above 100 euros per month, offset by promotional entry rates, according to Okdiario. Orange provides a bundled offering containing gigabit fiber, a mobile line, television services, a streaming platform, and total football access priced at 109 euros monthly.
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