Overview
- The Supreme Court upheld MC&F's ownership of El Rosco in May, ruling that Antena 3 must stop airing the alphabet final because it is protected intellectual property owned by the Dutch producer.
- Antena 3 broadcast the show's last Rosco on Thursday and then removed recent episodes from its Atresplayer catalogue and altered the programme's logo to comply with the court order.
- Antena 3 debuted a replacement final called AlaZ on Friday, adapting the Swiss DallAZetA format and changing mechanics by showing letter counts, allowing paid hints that cost seconds, and using a linear letter layout.
- Mediaset's production unit Fuencarral reported it acquired Rosco rights from MC&F more than a year ago and has announced plans to build a new Telecinco show that will feature El Rosco as its final element.
- The split turns a legal ruling into a programming battle with possible audience and advertising consequences for evening news lead-ins, and it has personal fallout for talent such as Christian Gálvez, who described his 2019 exit as traumatic.