Disney+ takes over La Liga – how it affects you as a viewer

Spanish top-flight football is changing homes. Disney+ has secured the Swedish rights to La Liga and will broadcast the league from the coming season. The matches have been on TV4 in recent years, but now move to the streaming service as part of Disney's growing push into sport. The good news for you as a viewer: there's no new, expensive sports package – La Liga is included in the standard Disney+ subscription.

Quick summary

• What: Disney+ takes over the Swedish TV rights to La Liga, the top division in Spanish football.
• When: From the coming season, in a deal running for four years, up to and including the 2029/30 season.
• Where: The broadcasts move from TV4 to Disney+, and the deal also covers Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
• Cost: La Liga is included in the standard Disney+ subscription – with no extra add-on fee.

What's happening

La Liga is one of Europe's most-watched football leagues, with clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. After the league has been shown on TV4 in recent years, Disney+ is now taking over and becomes the place where Swedish viewers follow Spanish top-flight football going forward. The deal is a four-year partnership and covers several Nordic countries.

According to Disney, the broadcasts will be complemented with international expert analysis, and for selected big matches Swedish commentary and local studio programmes are promised – a sign that the streaming giant wants to build a more complete viewing experience around the football, not just show the matches.

Included at no extra cost

The question many people ask when sports rights change hands is what it will cost. Here the message is unusually clear: La Liga is included in the standard Disney+ subscription, without you having to add a separate and more expensive sports package. That differs from how sports rights are often packaged in Sweden, where premium content usually requires an add-on on top of the base subscription.

For you who already have Disney+, it means in practice that you get La Liga included. For you who currently pay for a separate sports package solely to watch Spanish football, it can instead be an opportunity to review and lower your cost.

Part of Disney's bigger push into sport

The La Liga deal doesn't stand alone. Disney+ is methodically building a sports profile in the Nordics: from the 2027/28 season the service has also secured the Swedish rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, and it already has North American leagues such as the NHL and NBA in its line-up. We've written more about that step in our article on the Champions League moving to Disney+ in 2027.

Taken together, it means Disney+ has in a short time gone from a pure film-and-series service to one of the more interesting destinations for sport in Sweden – which may change how many people think about which streaming services are worth the money.

What it means for you

If you're a La Liga viewer, you'll need access to Disney+ to follow the league going forward. If you're already a subscriber, you don't need to do anything – the football is included. And if you're wondering how best to structure your streaming budget as more and more rights move between services, it may be time to compare what you're actually paying for today.

The streaming market changes quickly, and rights move between services from year to year. The easiest way to keep track of what you get for your money is to compare streaming services and TV packages at Wipick, where you can see content and price side by side.

Frequently asked questions

When does Disney+ start broadcasting La Liga?

Disney+ broadcasts La Liga from the coming season, in a deal running for four years up to and including the 2029/30 season. The league was previously shown on TV4.

Does La Liga cost extra on Disney+?

No. La Liga is included in the standard Disney+ subscription with no extra add-on fee – so there's no separate sports package.

What other sports rights does Disney+ have?

In addition to La Liga, Disney+ has secured the Swedish rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League from the 2027/28 season, and already has the NHL and NBA in its line-up.

Where was La Liga shown before?

La Liga was previously shown on TV4, but the rights now move to Disney+.

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