Brazil

Football

Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has struck a three-season extension to its rights deal with the Premier League, the top division of English club football.

Football

Telecommunications company Telefónica is to add mobile football content to its service offering in Brazil and Chile.
Rugby

The Brazilian Confederation of Rugby (CBRu) has agreed a rights deal with sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo.
Football

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is set to adopt a new means of broadcasting friendly matches played by its national team after electing not to award the rights to media group Globo.
Table Tennis

The International Table Tennis Federation’s 2017 World Championships have commenced in the German city of Düsseldorf, with the global governing body detailing new rights partners in the Americas.
Volleyball

Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has agreed a rights deal with the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) to cover the friendly games of the men’s and women’s national teams.
Football

Spanish police have today (Tuesday) arrested Sandro Rosell, former president of LaLiga football club Barcelona, in connection to an investigation regarding his business activities in Brazil.
Basketball

North American basketball league the NBA has entered into a content partnership with Brazilian telecommunications company Vivo.
Football

The two-year deal agreed by football club Chapecoense and media group Globo last month reflects the former’s newly-established position in Brazil’s Série A.
Football

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Chapecoense has agreed a long-term broadcast rights extension with Brazilian media group Globo.
Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee has hailed record audience figures for its 2016 summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro stating the organisation has benefited from a change in strategy for its rights deals.
Multi-sport

The Brazilian Confederation of University Sports (CBDU) has agreed a rights deal with Esporte Interativo under which the pay-television broadcaster will cover the 2017 summer Universiade multi-sport event.
Football

Brazil’s Paranaense Football Federation (FPF) has been criticised after it made the late decision to postpone a Campeonato Paranaense state championship game between Atletico Paranaense and Coritiba that was due to be live streamed via social media platforms Facebook and YouTube.
Multi-sport

The Fox Networks Group Latin America division of media company 21st Century Fox has secured fresh carriage deals in the region with pan-regional pay-television operator DirecTV and Brazilian pay-television operator Sky Brasil.
Ice Hockey

The Infront Sports & Media agency has secured a series of rights deals for upcoming seasons of the Champions Hockey League pan-European ice hockey club competition.
Football

Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second division of domestic club football.
Football

Brazilian pay-television broadcasters Fox Sports Brasil and SporTV have agreed a rights-sharing partnership for club football competitions the Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores.
Football

An unsolicited Esporte Interativo offer drove media group Globo to more than treble its fee for domestic Copa do Brasil rights in a deal with the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol.