CNN Brasil ‘in talks’ to take on Turner’s Brasileirão rights
The Brazilian arm of CNN is reported to be in talks to acquire the rights to the top tier of Brazilian domestic football that are currently held by Turner Sports in the country
LaLiga rights fee plateaus in Portugal after Eleven Sports renewal
The Portuguese arm of pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports has only slightly raised its per-season outlay on Spanish LaLiga rights, for the 2021-24 cycle, with the property looking to have hit a ceiling in the territory.
IMG Arena keeps fee steady in extended Brazilian basketball betting deal
IMG Arena has maintained its outlay on betting streaming rights to the top tier of Brazilian domestic basketball in a six-year renewal of the property.
Serie A finds new home in Brazil with Band, LaLiga still without deal
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has acquired the rights to the Italian Serie A in a one-season deal to cover the forthcoming 2020-21 season
SABC agrees two-season Bundesliga rights deal
Public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired a package of free-to-air Bundesliga rights in South Africa for the next two seasons
Orange adds LaLigaSportsTV to linear and digital platforms
Telco Orange has widened its sports offering for the 2020-21 season by signing a deal to offer LaLigaSportsTV, the linear channel and OTT service owned and operated by LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish …
LaLiga broadcast rights on the market in heavyweight European countries
Mediapro, the international sales agency of the Spanish LaLiga, is to issue an invitation to tender in the coming week covering broadcast rights in seven European countries from 2021-22 to 2025-26, SportBusiness…
MotoGP continues on Fox Sports Brasil despite concern over ‘missed payments’
The Brazilian arm of Fox Sports will continue to broadcast races from this season’s MotoGP despite concern in Brazil over missed payments by its partner in the deal.
Band bids to acquire Italian Serie A rights in Brazil
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band is in advanced negotiations with the IMG agency to acquire the rights to the Italian Serie A football league
Canal Plus Afrique acquires French-language Bundesliga rights
The African arm of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired the French-language rights to the German Bundesliga in sub-Saharan Africa in a three-season deal