Klefer seeks new owner for Copa do Brasil international rights
Klefer Marketing Esportivo has begun discussions with interested parties over the sale of international media and betting rights to the Copa do Brasil
Eleven Sports pays modest uplift for both LaLiga and Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports has renewed deals in Poland for Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A, paying modest increases for both.
Saran pays slightly less to renew F1, as Demirören buys D-Smart
Saran Media has renewed its Formula One rights in Turkey for the next three years, from 2018 to 2020, in a deal thought to have remained roughly flat on the previous cycle
MP & Silva beats Infront/Synergy to Copa América 2019 contract
MP & Silva’s victory in the tender for 2019 Copa América rights hinged on the agency’s knowledge of deals struck by Conmebol’s previous partner, the Datisa agency.
Globo edges closer to free-to-air monopoly but bloc stands firm
Globo’s latest deals with Santos and São Paulo mean only three Brazilian Série A clubs are yet to sell their domestic free-to-air and pay-per-view rights from 2019 onward.
Upcoming funding rounds key for Kwesé after missed payments
Pan-African pay-television operator Kwesé TV says it is “committed to honouring its financial obligations to all rights-holders, production companies and suppliers” after TV Sports Markets learned of missed payments to several rights-holders.
Clubs hit the reset button as GolTV wins Ecuadorian rights
GolTV has emerged victorious in the third tender for Ecuadorian club football rights this year, overcoming the annulment of its previous deal and an initial vote awarding the rights to DirecTV.
Fernando Manuel Pinto, head of sports rights, Globo
Interview with Fernando Manuel Pinto, head of sports rights at Globo, about the media company's recent deals with Brazilian football clubs.
Ecuadorian clubs take control following federation tender farce
The Ecuadorian football federation (FEF) has been forced to relinquish its status as the commercial rights-holder of the top two tiers of Ecuadorian club football after a series of events that included an annulled media-rights deal, court orders, two botched tenders and charges against the federation’s president.
Tennis Channel wards off digital competitors to secure future
Extending and expanding its deal for ATP World Tour 1000 and 500 rights should secure Tennis Channel’s position against the growing sports-rights ambitions of Amazon