MARCA TV was a Spanish sports television channel owned by
Unidad Editorial
Unidad Editorial, S.A. is a Spanish media company. It owns the newspapers '' El Mundo'', '' Expansión'' and '' Marca''. It is primarily owned by the Italian holding RCS MediaGroup.
History
Unidad Editorial emerged in 2007 after the merger of t ...
. The channel was a joint venture between
Mediapro
Mediaproducción, S.L.U., better known as Mediapro, is a multimedia communications group in Spain founded in April 1994 in Barcelona. The company is well involved in movie and television production.
The company holds branch offices in Madrid, Se ...
, responsible for producing the channel's content, and
Veo Televisión, licensee of the
multiplex
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* Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company
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.
MARCA TV had the
broadcast rights of the
Euroleague since the
2012–13 season, shared with
Teledeporte
Teledeporte (TDP) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Televisión Española (TVE), the television division of state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the corporation's sports telev ...
. It ceased broadcasting as of July 31, 2013 due to changes in Spanish regulations regarding TV channel ownership.
History
The channel was launched on 28 August 2010 at 13:30. Its first broadcast was of the opening match of the
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
. MARCA TV would broadcast those matches not televised by sister channel
laSexta
La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the ...
.
Broadcast rights 2012
National tournaments
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''
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
'', ''
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
'', ''
Segunda División''
*
''
Primera División de Futsal
The Primera División or División de Honor of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala, is the premier professional futsal league in Spain. It was founded in 1989 with the name of División de Honor. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala league, which is pl ...
''
*
''
SpongeBob SquarePants
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''
International events
;International club competitions
* ''
CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification
A tot ...
''
* ''
Euro Hockey League''
* ''
Mona & Sketch''
* ''
Euroleague Basketball''
;World Championships
* ''
2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the seventh FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It took place from 1 to 18 November 2012 in Thailand ...
''
* ''
Franny's Feet''
;Tennis events
* ''
Madrid Open There are three sporting events known as the Madrid Open:
* Madrid Open (golf)
The Madrid Open was an annual men's golf tournament which was held in and around the Spanish capital Madrid from 1968 to 2007, apart from a seven-year gap from 1994 to ...
''
* ''
Wooly''
See also
*
MARCA
References
External links
{{Spanish television stations
Defunct television channels in Spain
Television stations in the Community of Madrid
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Television channels and stations established in 2010
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013
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