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Brasileiro international rights set for direct deal after tender collapse
After two failed attempts at tendering international rights to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, SportBusiness Media understands Brazilian football’s governing body now intends to complete a deal in private negotiations.
FREE | Latin America Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Latin America.
Latin America Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in Latin America.
Lucy Rutishauser, Sinclair Broadcast Group chief financial officer
Bob Williams speaks to Lucy Rutishauser, Sinclair Broadcast Group's chief financial officer, about the network's purchase of the Fox regional sports networks
CBC deal provides visibility and credibility for inaugural Canadian Premier League season
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s deal this week to cover 20 games from the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League will provide the seven-team start-up league with much-needed visibility a…
Chris Benyarko, NBA senior vice-president of direct to consumer
Bob Williams speaks to Chris Benyarko, the NBA's senior vice-president of direct to consumer, about the league's manifold micro-payments initiatives.
Football incubator project gives Mediapro calling card to lucrative Canadian market
Mediapro’s February deal with Canadian Soccer Business involves a moderate degree of financial risk for the Spanish company but the potential gains are substantial.
Sport Promotion on verge of Brasileiro international rights deal, despite lower bid
Brazilian clubs set to vote through bid from Sport Promotion worth up to $460m
Bid from US fund Prudent worth $80m per year likely to be rejected
US sports media market will be worth $22.42bn in 2019 according to latest SportBusiness Global Media Report
In honour of Super Bowl LIII, SportBusiness Consulting has updated its USA market focus – part of the 2018 SportBusiness Consulting Global Media Report – and made it freely available.
DC United leverages twin impact of Audi Field and ‘Rooney effect’ into new deals
MLS team's commercial prospects given ‘dramatic overhaul’ by move to $400m stadium
Mixed-use development with sportsbook planned to capitalise on sports betting legislation
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ESPN pays more to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 in Latin America
ESPN has paid a premium to secure Serie A and Ligue 1 rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, boosting its European football portfolio after missing out on the English Premier League
Hutton: Facebook spending on rights will remain highly targeted
Facebook has finally emerged as a major player in the global sports rights-market
Acquisition strategy is highly targeted, with India and Latin America among priorities
Mediapro on course to buy Bolivia World Cup qualifier rights
Mediapro is close to a deal for global rights to Bolivia’s home 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but must wait 30 days before its victory can be confirmed.
The agency’s bid of $12m (€10.5m),
DAZN embarks on spending spree in Brazil, but Latin America launch halted
DAZN will pay $30m per year for the Copa Sudamericana in Brazil
Streaming service to pay about $10m per season for Serie A; $5m per season for Ligue 1
Gol TV hangs on to Peru qualifier rights after last-gasp payment
The Peruvian football federation (FPF) has decided not to follow through with its public threat to strip Gol TV of the international rights to Peru’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, after the broadcaster finally made an overd…
US boxing landscape transformed by new deals, but broadcasters more cautious than advertised
A whirlwind six months for US boxing have seen five major media-rights deals agreed from May to October this year, setting up a four-way battle for supremacy between platforms from 2019 onward
DAZN bids for Sudamericana rights in Latin America after modifying Diez Media deal
A decision on who will broadcast the Copa Sudamericana in Brazil and Latin America is understood to be close, but FC Diez Media won’t be making it.
Torneos and Pitch prepare to break from World Cup qualifier pack in South America
The complex nature of the World Cup qualifier rights market in South America is unlikely to become more straightforward over the coming months, but one thing is now all but certain: the international r…
Second-time lucky for FEF as it doubles national team rights revenue
The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) has at least doubled its income from domestic and international rights to Ecuador’s home World Cup qualifiers and friendlies, selling them to Ecuadorian tech c…
ESPN doubles down on football to bolster ESPN+ offering
ESPN's deal with IMG for rights to Serie A and the FA Cup has shown how US sports broadcasters are desperate not to be left without premium European football on their platforms.