Brazil
Band lands Brazilian Stock Car rights for five years from 2021
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band has acquired exclusive domestic rights to Stock Car Brasil for five years, from 2021 to 2025
Brazilian Olympic Committee launches streaming channel with TV NSports
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) is to launch an online streaming channel offering coverage of domestic sports events, with the potential of also showcasing international competitions
Band to put Uruguay-Brazil and four other qualifiers on pay-per-view
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster BandSports has acquired linear rights to all South American 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches played on Matchday 4 of the continent’s qualification competition, i…
TV Cultura to broadcast women’s São Paulo state league
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has acquired rights to the closing stages of the 2020 edition of the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, the women’s state championship in São Paulo.
Turner acquires rights to Uruguay-Brazil, Band ‘eyes free-to-air rights’
Pay-television broadcaster Turner has acquired the pay-television rights to tomorrow’s (November 17) Fifa World Cup qualifier between Uruguay and Brazil, while commercial broadcaster Band is still in t…
Globo resumes F1 rights talks as Rio Motorsports deal ended
Media rights to Formula One are back on the market in Brazil after a long-term deal with the Rio Motorsports business was ended just two months after being announced
IMG salvages Serie A exposure in Brazil but income drastically reduced
IMG has found new homes for the 2020-21 Serie A rights in Brazil after DAZN cancelled its deal. But the replacement deals will bring in significantly lower revenue, SportBusiness Media understands.
ESPN Brasil acquires rights to women’s Brasileirão season finale
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has acquired rights to the top-tier Brasileirão Feminino A-1 in a deal covering the semi-finals and finals of the 2020 season.
Band ‘holds talks with Dentsu’ over Copa América rights
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has held negotiations with the Dentsu agency about acquiring rights to the 2021 edition of the Copa América tournament, it has been reported.
Globo ready to take action against Athletico Paranaense over media rights decree
Brazilian media group Globo has threatened to take action against Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Athletico Paranaense after the club sold pay-per-view rights to Sunday’s match using the controversial P…
Band settles final tranche of R$135m Globo debt for historic Brasileiro Série A payments
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has settled a four-year debt with media group Globo for rights to the top tier of Brazilian domestic football.
A final R$10m (€1.5m/$1.8
Brazilian top-tier side Goiás renews Globo rights deal
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Goiás has renewed its domestic media-rights agreement with media group Globo until 2024.
Goiás’ current agreement was due to expire at the end of the 2021 season.
TV Brasil picks up Peru-Brazil rights in eleventh-hour agreement
Public-service broadcaster TV Brasil stepped in to show coverage of yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier between Peru and Brazil after media group Globo failed to negotiate an agreement.
Globo fails in late bid to secure Peru-Brazil live rights
Brazilian media group Globo has failed to negotiate a late agreement to broadcast tonight’s (October 13) 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying match between Peru and Brazil.
Globo picks up rights to Argentina’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Brazilian media group Globo has added to its coverage of national team football by acquiring rights to Argentina’s home qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Brazilian Série D gets TV Brasil coverage for 2020 season
Brazilian public-service broadcaster TV Brasil has been awarded rights to the fourth-tier of Brazilian football in a new deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
Brazilian regulator opens competition probe against Globo
Brazil’s national competition regulator, Cade, has opened an investigation into potential monopolistic practices conducted by media group Globo in the domestic football rights market.
Rio Motorsports acquires F1 rights in Brazil for five-year cycle
Brazil-based motor sports investment business Rio Motorsports has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Formula 1 motor racing for a five-season cycle