The group will launch a dedicated channel showcasing the very best of international football, broadcasting all the games / The channel will offer fans all 104 matches — 71 of them exclusively
GRUP MEDIAPRO will air, exclusively on pay-TV, the entire 2026 FIFA World Cup™, following an agreement with RTVE for the acquisition of media rights to the tournament. To ensure fans don’t miss a single moment of the tournament, GRUP MEDIAPRO will launch a 24/7 channel dedicated to the tournament, offering the most complete coverage across the GolStadium platform, which will be made available to pay-TV operators.
The new channel will air all 104 World Cup matches, 71 of them exclusively — a model similar to that successfully implemented during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ with GOL MUNDIAL. With this move, GRUP MEDIAPRO is reshaping how fans experience football, delivering top-quality programming and making the World Cup more accessible than ever. The World Cup draw will take place later this year, determining the composition of the 12 groups of 4 teams each.
The FIFA World Cup 26™ introduces groundbreaking changes that heighten its global appeal. It will be the longest tournament in history, with 48 national teams from five continents — compared to 32 in previous editions — competing across three host nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. From 11 June to 19 July 2026, matches will be played in 11 U.S. cities, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada, totaling 104 matches — 40 more than Qatar 2022™.
Spain has been drawn into Group E in UEFA’s qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup, alongside Turkey, Georgia, and Bulgaria. In the qualifying phase, the top team in each group will earn a direct place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Spanish National Team ended 2024 ranked third in the FIFA World Rankings, behind Argentina and France, and is one of only eight nations ever to have lifted the World Cup trophy — alongside Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, France, Uruguay, and England since the inaugural edition in 1930.
‘Celeste’, ‘El Intermedio’, ‘Futuro Imperfecto’, ‘La Revuelta’ and ‘Atrápame si puedes’, highlighted for their excellence, impact and connection with the audience
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO was in party mode at the recent FesTVal Vitoria 2025, where five of its productions came home with awards at the Premios FesTVal gala. The recognition strengthens THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO’s status as an indisputable benchmark for the creation and production of content both fiction and non-fiction covering a whole range of different genres.
Among the five prize-winning productions were programs as diverse as ‘Celeste’, the Movistar Plus+ original series, coproduced by 100 Balas and created by Diego San José, and the programs ‘El Intermedio’, the long-running Globomedia show presented by El Gran Wyoming which has just kicked off its 20th season on laSexta; ‘Futuro Imperfecto’, the program created by El Terrat for La1 on RTVE, where Andreu Buenafuente does his own particular take on the day’s news stories; ‘La Revuelta’, the show produced by El Terrat and Encofrados Encofrasa, which has revolutionised the prime-time slot on La1 and which started a new season on Monday 8th and all the regional network versions of ‘Atrápame si puedes’, a show which has been on air for 11 years across a 11 different channels around Spain.
The Premios FesTVal highlight the best performances, programmes and series of the television season. The awards ceremony featured presenters, actors, and executive producers representing each one of the award winners in an event which has become an eagerly awaited benchmark in the Spanish audiovisual industry.
‘Celeste’
Highlighted for its sensitive and personal feel and an exquisitely written script, ‘Celeste’ was one of the surprise packages of the season. A Movistar Plus+ original production coproduced by 100 Balas (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), it has rapidly picked up a host of national and international awards. Awards include the Feroz Awards for Best Comedy Series, the awards for Best Series and Best Actress (for Carmen Machi) in the International Panorama Series Mania Festival held in Lille, and the same awards in the first edition of the Italian Global Series Festival, held in Riccione and Rimini. Created by Diego San José and directed by Elena Trapé, the series was acclaimed by both audiences and critics alike consolidating its international success and confirming a second season.
‘El Intermedio’
An award winner for it ability to combine humor and current affairs with its own unique style, ‘El Intermedio’ has recently kicked off its 20th season, with a new image, and bolder and more critical than ever. Produced by Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) it airs on laSexta from Monday to Thursday and continues to be a benchmark for satirical analysis of the day’s events with the legendary duo of Wyoming and Sandra Sabatés at the helm.
‘Futuro Imperfecto’
The return of Andreu Buenafuente to free-to-air television was celebrated both by critics and audiences alike, with impressive viewing figures and a show which offers comedy, current affairs, and entertainment live from the LaFACT theatre in Terrassa. The El Terrat show (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) was highlighted by the FesTVal jury for the way it tackles the day’s events with comedy and turning every show into a unique event.
‘La Revuelta’
Also on La 1, ‘La Revuelta’ is another El Terrat (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) show along with Encofrados Encofrasa which has been able to connect with younger audiences and has revolutionised the prime-time slot thanks to its irreverent tone led by David Broncano, together with Ricardo Castella, Jorge Ponce, Grison, Lalachus and Sergio Bezos. An award winner for its relationship with younger audiences and its innovative approach, with its arrival on TVE it has won the Ondas 2024 award and four Iris awards, among others.
‘Atrápame si puedes’
The winner of the FORTA award, this versatile quiz show has been able to adapt to the idiosyncrasies of each region. Premiered on ETB2 in 2014, it has 11 regional versions including TV3, Aragón TV, Canal Sur, IB3 (Balearic Islands), À Punt (Valencia), TVC (Televisión Canaria), Canal Extremadura, Telemadrid (celebrity version) and CMM (Castilla La Mancha). The success of the show lies in the know-how of the presenters and the mix of fun, general knowledge which connects with audiences with content specifically designed for each region.
GRUP MEDIAPRO is the host broadcaster of the Pro Padel League
Mediapro North America recently produced the new Pro Padel League All-Star 2025 event, held in the Hamptons (New York) from August 30th to September 1st. The GRUP MEDIAPRO New York staff were responsible for the entire production of the event from organization to court set-up which included the transformation of a vineyard into a sporting arena to the production of the tournament itself.
The group provided all the personnel and technical means necessary to produce and distribute the live audiovisual signal of the matches to a host of operators including beIN Sports, NLSE and Right Now TV in the USA; Juego in Canada and Tubi in Mexico and Central America. In addition to the live broadcast, GRUP MEDIAPRO staff were also responsible for designing and implementing the Pro Padel brand strategy and adapting it to the different visual pieces for its channels. Over three days, fans were able to watch, professional matches, amateur tournaments, as well as having access to social, cultural and culinary activities at the Wölffer Vineyards.
GRUP MEDIAPRO is the official host broadcaster of the league series, in addition to the event in the Hamptons, which has seen events take place in Miami (USA), San Sebastian (Spain) and Guadalajara (Mexico). The grand final is set to be played on October 16th in the City’s Cup in New York.
The director of the El Terrat production and the show on La 1 provides insight into the David Broncano access prime time program
Mediapro Chile was the host broadcaster of ‘New Rage’, an event organised by Wrestling Knock Out
Wrestling Knock Out (WKC) chose Mediapro Chile to produce ‘New Rage’, A wrestling event held in the Centro Base in Santiago on August 31st. The organizers teamed up with trusted live sporting event partner GRUP MEDIAPRO which produces more than 25,000 live sporting events every year to be host broadcaster for the wrestling event. The group used 8 cameras to broadcast the audiovisual signal in Full HD, via the Zapping platform, to allow wrestling fans to follow the event across Latin America.
Mediapro Chile adds wrestling to its resumé which includes the production of sporting events such as football competitions, motorcycling and Ironman events; international games such as the Pan-American games and the Para-Pan-American games as well as musical festivals such as the Viña del Mar Music Festival and the Lollapalooza Festival.
The ‘New Rage’ saw the return to the ring of La Catalina, one of Chile’s most famous wrestlers and other big names such as Perfecto Bundy, Guanchulo and Diego Plaza, among others.
Produced by 3Cat with the collaboration of El Terrat (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO)
The film, directed by Fèlix Colomer and produced by 3Cat with the collaboration of El Terrat (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), went on general release in cinemas around Catalonia on September 10th and in the rest of Spain on September 12th distributed by A contracorriente Films.
‘Temps mort’, whose original idea, research and documentation was the brainchild of basketball journalist Carlos Jiménez, tells the story of the successful basketball player in the 1960’s, Charles Thomas, the ex-Sant Josep de Badalona, Barça and Manresa player, the top points scorer in the Spanish league in the 1968-1969 and 1969-1970 seasons, who disappeared overnight without a trace at the peak of his powers.
