Brazil

Aquatics

The Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports (CBDA) is set to take legal action against Globo after the commercial broadcaster suspended its rights deal with the body
Football

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has secured the votes from Campeonato Brasileiro Sèrie A clubs required to reduce its fees for April, May and June as Covid-19’s effect has delayed the start of th…
Football

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has informed Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs that it intends to make significant reductions in its monthly rights fees due to the uncertainty over the status …
Football

US pay-television broadcaster Turner Sports’s likely cancelation of its pay-television rights with eight top-flight Brasilieiro Série A clubs could see a collapse in competition in the Brazilian domestic football rights market experts told SportBusiness Media.
Football

Clubs from Brazilian football’s top two leagues are to meet on Friday with a view to finally awarding the international broadcast, betting streaming and data rights.
Football

US-based media group Turner is seeking talks with the eight Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football clubs with which it holds broadcast rights deals, with a view to exiting the contracts ahead of the 2020 …
Football

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has sought to alleviate panic in the domestic football industry amid its decision to suspend payments for certain rights deals, stating its move will not affect clubs…
Football

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has suspended payments to Federação Paulista de Futebol, governing body of football in the state of São Paulo, due to the suspension of the Campeonato Paulista cl…
Football

Brazilian Entertainment-led OTT platform Guigo TV is ready to challenge dominant media group Globo for the rights to Brazil’s away qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, it has been claimed.
Multi-sport

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is facing up to the prospect of having to renegotiate advertising deals worth a reported R$580m (€103.6m/$113.7
Multi-sport

Brazilian pay-television broadcaster ESPN has ceased all live programming amid the Covid-19 pandemic, stating the wellbeing of its employees is behind the decision
Multi-sport

BandSports, the pay-television channel operated by Brazilian media group Bandeirantes, is now being provided via the internet amid a broader opening up of broadcast services in the country due to Covid-19
Basketball

Brazil’s top women’s basketball league, the LBF, has secured a return to free-to-air television through a rights deal with TV Cultura.
Football

Social media company Facebook has enhanced its position in the football market by agreeing content deals with 11 of the leading football clubs in Brazil
Football

A fourth company has submitted a proposal for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A from 2020 to 2024, SportBusiness understands.
Multi-sport

Eduardo Zebini, senior vice-president and chief content officer at pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil, has left his position and is set to take up another role in the sports media sector
Football

With Copa del Rey rights now available in one package, ESPN Brasil was comfortable agreeing a three-season deal for a competition that has historically been a tough sell in the territory.
Football

A proposal from the IMG agency for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A covers five seasons, from 2020 to 2024, but would provide no minimum guarantee payment to th…