Brazil
Brazil regulator rules Disney must sell Fox Sports along with media rights
Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade has approved Walt Disney Company’s $71.3bn (€62.9bn)
Brazilian Football Confederation to stream SheBelieves Cup
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced that it will provide live coverage of its women’s national team from the SheBelieves Cup tournament in the US.
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
Disney agrees to Fox Sports divestiture in Brazil, Mexico – report
Walt Disney Company has agreed to sell its Fox Sports channels in Brazil and Mexico as part of the process to complete the $71.3bn (€62.9
Error leads to global streaming of PSG match
French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has been left red-faced after its Uefa Champions League match against Manchester United was accidentally streamed live to a global audience on social media…
RedeTV signs DAZN pact for Copa Sudamericana, Serie A
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has secured rights to the Copa Sudamericana and Italian Serie A club football competitions through a sublicensing deal with streaming platform DAZN
LaLiga claims anti-piracy victory in Brazil
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its ongoing battle against audiovisual piracy by securing the closure of three IPTV platforms in…
DAZN launches MultiView function
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced details of its new MultiView feature, whereby viewers will be able to watch up to four live or on-demand events at the same time on one screen
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
DAZN confirms Brazilian launch for March 2019
DAZN confirmed its launch in Brazil this morning (Thursday), along with its acquisitions of rights in the country to the Copa Sudamericana, Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1.
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.
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN to launch in Brazil and Latin America; will show Serie A and Ligue 1
Streaming platform DAZN is preparing to launch its OTT service in Brazil and Latin America in the coming weeks and is close to securing rights to Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 in both regions, mul…
Brazilian Série B payment reduced by Globo as Coritiba paradox causes mayhem
The paradoxical nature of Brazilian club football rights is once again causing problems, this time in the second-tier Série B.
Brazilian Série A international rights to be exploited via OTT in US and beyond
BR Foot Sports Media’s joint venture deal with social video technology company FanHero will lead to the creation of a global OTT service dedicated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil’s top-tier footb…
Conmebol confirms Facebook deals for Copa Libertadores in South America
Conmebol has officially announced Facebook’s acquisition of media rights to the Copa Libertadores across Latin America and Brazil.
Globo pounces on Fiba rights in Brazil after Turner deal cancelled
Reports in Brazil suggest the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) will receive no media rights income from the country until at least 2020, after its deal with Esporte Interativo collapsed
Facebook Watch goes global
Facebook Watch, the social media company’s streaming service, will roll out globally a year after it launched in the US.