Brazil

Reigning Brazilian champion Palmeiras has brought the battle over Série A club’s pay-television rights to an end by agreeing a deal with Esporte Interativo from 2019.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Palmeiras has confirmed that it has awarded its pay-television rights to Esporte Interativo under a six-year deal that will run from 2019 to 2024.

Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcast organisation for all Olympic Games, is contesting a Brazilian police investigation that has accused it of negligence in the episode during Rio 2016 which saw an overhead camera crash to the ground, injuring eight people.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Palmeiras has agreed to assign its pay-television rights to Esporte Interativo, according to multiple Brazilian media reports.

Founder members Coritiba and Atlético-PR have confirmed their withdrawal from Brazilian domestic football competition the Primeira Liga, citing dissatisfaction with the division of broadcast rights revenue.

Uncertainties over the Brazilian football calendar and a dispute over revenue sharing is delaying a new rights agreement for the Primeira Liga – Brazil’s newest football competition.

Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has agreed a partnership with media company Cinelive to provide coverage of English Premier League football games in cinemas throughout Brazil.

Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has agreed a rights deal with the Brazilian Basketball League (LNB) to cover its top-tier club competition, the NBB.

Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcast organisation for all Olympic Games, has said equipment seized from it by Brazilian authorities has been returned.

Brazilian media company Globo is set to agree a rights deal covering the next three editions of domestic football competition the Primeira Liga.

The Lagardère Sports agency has struck worldwide media distribution rights deals for ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments in Munich and Sao Paulo.

Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has expanded a rights deal for the country’s Superliga top-tier volleyball competition.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Internacional has elected to return its broadcast rights to Globo after signing a four-season deal with the media company.

Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has extended its rights deal with the International Premier Tennis League.

Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcaster organisation for all Olympic Games, has been hit by a Brazilian court ruling accusing it of breaching labour laws during the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian pay-television channel SporTV and media company Globo have extended their rights deals with domestic motor racing championship Stock Car.