Bolivia
Bolivia seeks to emulate Chile with own football league channel
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) is looking to establish an in-house channel to carry domestic league matches after deciding against launching a traditional media rights tender
FBF wins court battle to retain domestic rights to Bolivia matches
Bolivia's football federation has been granted domestic rights to its national team's home Fifa World Cup qualifiers after a court against a claim from agencies Mediapro and Sports TV Rights, which bid for the rights in a tender earlier this year.
Mountrigi to show profit from 2022 World Cup deals across LatAm
Mountrigi has profited from its Fifa media rights investment across the 2019-22 cycle, but is expected to earn far more from its rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup held across the US, Mexico and Canada.
Bolivian Football Federation announces Sports TV Rights pact over Covid-hit season
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Sports TV Rights agency over payment following the cancellation of 169 domestic league matches during the…
Sports TV Rights lands Bolivian basketball league deal
The Sports TV Rights agency has acquired broadcast rights in Bolivia to the Libobasquet, the top division of basketball in the South American country
Tigo set to land Bolivian football deal as Sports TV Rights steps aside
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) is set to sign a new rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Tigo Sports after the Sports TV Rights agency did not take up an option to extend its agreement
Telecel offers over $12m per season for Bolivian domestic football rights
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has announced that telco Telecel submitted the highest bid in the most recent tender for media rights to Bolivian club football, bidding over $12m (€9.9m) per season.
Bolivian domestic football rights deal annulled as saga rumbles on
Sports TV Rights' four-year deal for exclusive rights to domestic Bolivian football, from 2021 to 2024, was annulled at the Bolivian Football Federation's (FBF) extraordinary congress on December 29, leaving…
Bolivian clubs receive first payments since league postponement in March
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has forwarded media rights fees to clubs in the Bolivian Professional Football League for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, indicating…
Sports TV Rights reiterates claim for $3.8m over unplayed Bolivian league matches
The Sports TV Rights agency has underlined its stance that it will issue penalty payments requests of $3.78m (€3.1
FBF could extend current Sports TV Rights deal to avoid rebate
A media rights deal between the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) and the Sports TV Rights agency – which is set to expire at the end of this year – should be extended into 2021, according to FBF exe…
OneFootball and Sportfive expand Bundesliga coverage to nine LatAm countries
OneFootball, the Germany-based digital platform, has expanded its free-to-air Bundesliga streaming coverage to a further nine Latin American countries to complement initial agreement in Brazil
Bolivian clubs express ‘total disagreement’ with Sports TV rights deal
Eight clubs playing in the top flight of domestic Bolivian football have written to the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), expressing concern over the scope of the Sports TV Rights agency’s successful b…
Court ruling impacts Bolivian Football Federation’s rights award
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) is set to be forced to launch another broadcast rights tender after vice-president Robert Blanco secured a court ruling declaring the appointment of Marcos Rodríguez …
Incumbent Sports TV Rights chosen as FBF rights winner
The Sports TV Rights agency is poised to renew its media rights for the top tier of Bolivian domestic football with the nation’s football association (FBF) for a four-year cycle between 2021 and 2024.
Bolívar hits out at FBF media-rights tender, alleging ‘irregularities’
Bolivian football club Bolívar has raised concerns over the invitation to tender issued by the country’s football association (FBF), saying that the conditions laid out in the process are not “equal” to all…
GolTV, Sports TV Rights and Telecel vie for Bolivian football rights
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has received bids for rights to its domestic club competitions from incumbent the Sports TV Rights agency, telco Telefónica Celular de Bolivia (TELECEL) and GolTV, …
August deadline set in new Bolivian football TV rights tender
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) will today (Thursday) launch a fresh invitation to tender process for the broadcast rights to club competitions in the country