Brazil
BRnews set to seal Campeonato Brasileiro international rights
A proposal by a new company, BRnews, to acquire the international rights for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, the top division of football in Brazil, has been approved by the competition’s clubs, according to reports.
Globo teams up with Olympic Channel
Brazilian media company Globo has struck a content partnership with the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel.
Klefer seeks new owner for Copa do Brasil international rights
Klefer Marketing Esportivo has begun discussions with interested parties over the sale of international media and betting rights to the Copa do Brasil
Globo edges closer to free-to-air monopoly but bloc stands firm
Globo’s latest deals with Santos and São Paulo mean only three Brazilian Série A clubs are yet to sell their domestic free-to-air and pay-per-view rights from 2019 onward.
Fernando Manuel Pinto, head of sports rights, Globo
Interview with Fernando Manuel Pinto, head of sports rights at Globo, about the media company's recent deals with Brazilian football clubs.
São Paulo, Internacional sign up with Globo
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football clubs São Paulo and Internacional have agreed domestic rights deals with Brazilian media company Globo.
MP & Silva becomes Conmebol’s new Copa América partner
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has appointed MP & Silva as its new agency partner for the marketing of rights to the 2019 edition of national team tournament the Copa América.
Sao Paulo agrees Globo rights deal
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Sao Paulo is poised to agree a rights deal with media company Globo.
World Surf League, PBR sign Brazilian rights deals
Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has extended its rights to the World Surf League, while Brazilian telco Bandeirantes has agreed a deal with the Professional Bull Riders organisation.
IMG/Perform to overhaul Copa Libertadores rights sales process
FC Diez Media, the joint venture between the IMG agency and digital media company Perform, is making radical changes to the way Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana media rights are sold, to drive competition in the marketplace and recoup their aggressive minimum guarantee.
Band opts for tennis as it says it won’t sublicense Fifa World Cup
Brazil’s Grupo Bandeirantes bolstered its tennis coverage with a pair of deals covering several properties with the IMG agency.
Band decision means Brazil set for free-to-air World Cup
Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has declined to strike a sublicensing deal for rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup, stating the national team football tournament does not fit in with its strategic plans.
ESPN snaps up Brazilian judo coverage
Sports broadcaster ESPN has sealed a rights deal with the Brazilian Judo Confederation.
TV Gazeta to show Brazilian women’s basketball league
Brazilian broadcaster TV Gazeta has acquired rights for the 2018 season of the country’s top women’s basketball league, the LBF.
Bandsports extends French Open deal, adds ATP rights
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has extended its deal for tennis grand slam the French Open and has also acquired a package of rights for the men’s ATP World Tour.
Datisa not done yet as Conmebol seeks settlement for Copa rights
Conmebol is in the process of settling with Datisa for a nine-figure dollar sum to reclaim rights to the 2019 and 2024 Copa América tournaments.
LNB experiments with exposure as key Globo renewal draws near
The Brazilian basketball league’s renewed deals with Bandeirantes and Facebook, and a new deal with Twitter, will earn the property no rights fees but satisfies the league’s immediate needs: production services and worldwide exposure.
Televisa, Globo paid bribes for World Cup rights, court hears
Mexican pay-television operator Televisa and Brazilian media group Globo were part of a $15m (€12.9m) bribery scheme for media rights to the 2026 and 2030 editions of national team football tournament the Fifa World Cup, according to a prosecution witness in the ongoing US trial into corruption in world football.