After the UEFA rejection of the first offers made by Antena 3, TVE and Telecinco on the broadcasting rights of the Champions League finals in the coming years for being too loweverything indicates that, finally, it will accept the new proposal from one of those chains. Mediaset is close to obtaining this permit during the years 2025, 2026 and 2027.
If this is carried out and made official, It would mean a change of coursesince, from 2022, The communication group in charge of broadcasting these matches openly has been Televisión Española. However, it seems that the latter is waiting for a possible rebound: according to El Confidencial Digital, sources in the sector explain that TVE has also carried out negotiations with UEFA in the event that this agreement is not confirmed.
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At the moment, neither the media groups nor UEFA have commented on a definitive agreement, so nothing is closed. In any case, after the recent experiences exhibited in La 1, which have included two finals won by a Spanish team such as Real Madridwhat is evident is that the general chains are very interested in providing one of the biggest sporting events of the year. For its part, Movistar Plus+ will continue to offer, as it does with the rest of the championship, these finals in the paid area.
Great performance
The three finals broadcast on La 1 have shined in audiences, regardless of the involvement or not of a Spanish club. While it is true that the titles won by Real Madrid against Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund in 2022 and 2024, respectively, stood out with 52.8% (7.716 million viewers) and 48.8% (6.176 million viewers)the final won by Manchester City against Inter also shined with a 31.6% share (3.629 million viewers). In the current edition of the continental championship, which is halfway through its initial league, There are four Spanish teams that could reach the last stage: FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Girona.
