Brazil

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.

The International Olympic Committee’s newly-launched Olympic Channel will cover this year’s Paralympic Games, which got underway in Rio de Janeiro yesterday (Wednesday).

The International Paralympic Committee is anticipating a cumulative global audience of four billion people for the Rio 2016 summer Paralympic Games, which get underway in the Brazilian city tomorrow (Wednesday).

Brazilian sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo has secured a carriage deal with pay-television operator Sky.

The International Olympic Committee has struck a partnership with Facebook that will allow users of the social media website’s Facebook Messenger service to interact with a ‘bot’ about live updates and highlights from the Olympic Games in Rio, according to the Mashable digital news service.

Brazilian media company Globo has partnered with social media platform Snapchat to enhance its coverage of the forthcoming summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has confirmed it will not sublicense English Premier League rights in the 2016-17 campaign, instead providing full coverage of the club football competition for the first time in the country.

Organisers of Brazilian club football tournament the Primeira Liga are set to explore a tender process for the broadcast rights to the second edition of the competition, which will expand in 2017.

Brazilian pay-television operators Claro TV and Net have teamed up to deliver the opening ceremony of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in 4K ultra-high definition.

The MP & Silva agency has sealed a deal with media company Globo to distribute rights across Latin America for Brazil’s top domestic football properties.

Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired rights to Categoría Primera A, the top division of Colombian club football.

The Brazilian Basketball League (LNB) has entered into a partnership with Facebook through which it will become the first domestic sports organisation to stream games via the social media platform’s Facebook Live service.

All but one of Brazil’s 20 Série A clubs has taken a side in the battle over domestic football rights between Esporte Interativo and media company Globo.

Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has said it will end its coverage of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, the top division of domestic football.