Copa Libertadores
Ex-Fox executives denied in bid to be tried separately from Full Play
Hernan Lopez and Carlos Martinez, two former executives at US-based media group 21st Century Fox, have failed in their attempts to have a separate trial from sports marketing agency Full Play as part of…
Sport1 bolsters sports portfolio with DAZN renewal, Infront rights deals
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has boosted its sports rights portfolio by extending a content-sharing agreement with DAZN, giving it access to select rights from the streaming service’s portfolio, w…
Conmebol counts cost of Globo exit after Copa Libertadores deal agreed with SBT
The value of Copa Libertadores free-to-air rights in Brazil has halved in commercial broadcaster SBT’s deal following media group Globo’s vacation of the rights in the country.
BandSports-produced Conmebol TV to launch in Brazil
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has announced the formation of a new platform that will exploit the pay-television rights of its club competitions in Brazil for the next three seasons
BandSports set to finalise Conmebol rights deal, offer PPV matches
Bandeirantes, the Brazilian media group with free-to-air and pay-TV channels, has acquired the pay-television rights to the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, according to local media reports, and…
SBT completes three-year Copa Libertadores rights acquisition
Brazilian commercial free-to-air broadcaster SBT has acquired the free-to-air rights to South American clubs tournament the Copa Libertadores that were recently given up by media group Globo
Brazil’s SBT ‘poised’ to sign off Copa Libertadores rights deal
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) is said to be close to agreeing a new rights deal in Brazil for the Copa Libertadores club competition with free-to-air commercial broadcaster SBT
Globo bids to end Libertadores contract, makes legal move before Brasileirão kick-off
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has requested the termination of its rights contract for South American football’s top-tier Copa Libertadores competition.
Ex-Fox and Full Play executives plead not guilty to corruption charges
Two former executives at US-based media giant 21st Century Fox and South American sports marketing agency Full Play have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in New York as part of the long-running corruption…
Facebook and Fox renew Copa Libertadores sharing deal in South America
Social media platform Facebook has renewed a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports for coverage of the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol) Copa Libertadores c…
DAZN to show Conmebol tournaments in its European markets
OTT sports platform DAZN will show exclusive coverage in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Spain of two of Latin America’s most prominent club football tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and Copa S…
Facebook sees non-exclusive rights as gateway to digital audience growth
Social media giant Facebook’s challenges around its Copa Libertadores coverage in Latin America have convinced it that non-exclusive rights models form “one of the best ways” of breaking into markets where entrenched viewing habits restrict the potential for exclusive rights to grow engagement with the platform.
Facebook and Fox Sports to share Copa Libertadores rights in South America
Social media platform Facebook has agreed a sub-licencing deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports for the Copa Libertadores in South America
Facebook, Conmebol reaffirm commitment to Copa Libertadores deal
Social media platform Facebook has said it will retain exclusivity over its Copa Libertadores rights in South America and Brazil, amid claims it would be compensated by Conmebol and Fox Sports to share…
Fox Sports nets Dutch rights to MLS, Copa Libertadores
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has agreed rights deals in the Netherlands for North America’s Major League Soccer and South American club tournaments the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
BeIN announces international Conmebol club rights deal
BeIN Media Group has confirmed a four-year deal for rights to the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol’s) club tournaments across a host of markets in which it operates.
Telemundo Deportes to show Copa Libertadores final
Spanish-language sports broadcaster Telemundo Deportes has acquired rights in the US to the second leg of football’s Copa Libertadores final between Argentine Primera División rivals River Plate and Bo…
SBS picks up Conmebol rights in Australia
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS last week secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions