Brazil
Esporte Interativo seeks to oust Globo as Brasileiro rights-holder – reports
Brazilian sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo has made a substantial offer to secure the pay-television rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, the top division of Brazilian football, according to multiple reports.
Sky Racing World to distribute Australian racing in Brazil
Sky Racing World, a US-based distributor of international horse racing to the Americas, has entered into a partnership with Spanish multinational gaming group Codere to provide live video streams of Australian racing in Brazil.
Globo awarded long-term Olympic rights in Brazil
Brazilian media company Globo has been awarded rights for the Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee through to 2032.
RedeTV deal boosts exposure for Brazilian basketball league
The Brazilian Basketball League (LNB) has enhanced the reach of its top-tier club competition, the NBB, through a new two-season rights deal with commercial broadcaster RedeTV.
NBA boosts Globosat partnership with digital deal
North American basketball league the NBA has expanded its partnership with Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Globosat through a new digital deal.
Nordic territories deliver Scudamore and co staggering increases in latest set of deals
Strong competition in the Nordics between established media groups and an as-yet unidentified player helped the Premier League double its income in the region – continuing the remarkable start to its new international sales cycle.
TV Brasil enhances FTA coverage for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B
Brazilian public-service broadcaster TV Brasil has acquired rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second division of domestic club football.
ESPN renews Premier League rights in Brazil
International pay-television broadcaster ESPN has extended an exclusive rights deal in Brazil for football’s English Premier League.
Globo secures 2016 Paralympics coverage
Brazilian media company Globo has acquired rights for the 2016 Paralympic Games.
ESPN Brasil scores Liga rights extension
The ESPN International division of sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a five-season extension to its Brazilian rights deal for the top two divisions of Spanish football.
Mediapro seals Globo deal for Brazilian football rights
The Mediapro agency has agreed a sublicensing deal with Brazilian media company Globo to market international rights to the country’s domestic football tournaments.
ESPN Brasil rides off with World Superbikes extension
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) motorcycling series.
ESPN Brasil set for Wimbledon debut
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has acquired rights to Wimbledon, the UK’s grand slam tennis tournament, under a sublicensing deal with the event’s rights-holder in Brazil, pay-television broadcaster Globosat.
ESPN and Fox Sports to share Bundesliga rights in Latin America
ESPN has renewed a sublicensing deal with rival international pay-television sports broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America to acquire rights for the Bundesliga top division of German football across Latin America and certain territories in the Caribbean.
Brazilian sports channel set to cease operations
Brazilian pay-television channel Sports Plus is set to close by the end of the year, according to multiple reports.
IPC expects record audience for Rio 2016 Games
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) expects the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to break all broadcast viewing records and exceed a cumulative global audience of four billion people for the first time.
MLS adds Globosat to ESPN coverage and looks for more
Major League Soccer will enjoy a substantial increase in exposure in Brazil in the 2015 season, which got under way at the end of March.
Rugby World Cup rights awarded in Latin America
International pay-television broadcaster ESPN Latin America and sister broadcaster ESPN Brasil have acquired exclusive media rights in Latin America for the Rugby World Cup, rugby union’s top national team tournament.