Brazil
IOC moves into influencer broadcast space with CazéTV deal
The International Olympic Committee has taken a significant step in embracing digital influencers’ coverage of major events by agreeing a deal with the LiveMode agency to ensure live Paris 2024 coverage i…
Liga Forte União sells off 20 per cent of media rights to 2075, targets Libra pact
Liga Forte União (LFU), a group of 25 Brazilian football clubs, has announced the sale of 20 per cent of its broadcast rights for the next 50 years for R$2.6bn (€494m/$525m), in what represents one of the most significant developments in the sport's history in the country.
Pluto TV adds to Copa Libertadores Femenina’s South American exposure
Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by media group Paramount Global, will show the Conmebol Libertadores Femenina for the second successive year, after securing rights across Brazil…
Globo buys rights to Peru v Brazil as piecemeal qualifier sales begin
International rights to South American World Cup qualifiers are once again being sold around the world on a piecemeal basis, as Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a one-off deal with Mediapro to show Brazil's away World Cup qualifier against Peru on September 13.
Bundesliga opts for exposure over exclusivity in Brazil
Germany’s Bundesliga will be shown in Brazil this season by seven different broadcasters and digital platforms, including linear coverage on SporTV, the Globo-owned pay-television network.A
CazéTV deals with Sportfive to show Messi in US Open Cup
Brazilian YouTube channel CazéTV has added US Open Cup coverage featuring Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami to its growing live football portfolio.
OneFootball retains two key streaming contracts
OneFootball will continue to show the Bundesliga in Brazil and leading domestic football content from German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland after renewing two of its flagship streaming agreements
CazéTV to stream one Bundesliga match per week
CazéTV, the YouTube channel of Brazilian influencer Casimiro, has acquired a package of rights to German football's Bundesliga for the 2023-24 season.
Globo attempts to cut through Brazilian club football chaos with collective model offer
Two years of wrangling with investors, intermediaries and each other over the creation of a unified league have brought Brazil’s football clubs back to where they started: fragmented conversations with media group Globo.
Atlético-MG becomes Brazil’s ‘biggest SAF’, signs with Libra
Atlético-MG has become the latest club in Brazilian football to transition into a limited company (SAF), after the sale of 75 per cent to the newly-formed Galo Holding was approved.
Two Brazilian clubs deny commitment to Liga Forte Futebol project
Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two collectives seeking to plot a new path for Brazilian football, has miscalculated the level of support it enjoys among clubs, according to reports in the country
CBF keeps Brazil national team fees afloat in new Globo deal
Globo’s new deal for Brazil’s home Fifa World Cup qualifiers and friendlies will see the broadcaster pay a reduced per-match fee compared to its rates from 2020 to 2022, but an increase compared to the fees it paid from 2017 to 2019.
Brazilian Olympic Committee agrees UOL content partnership
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and UOL, the country's leading news portal, have signed a multi-platform distribution agreement
EXCLUSIVE: Disney, WBD set to renew UCL rights across LatAm
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are in line to renew their Uefa Champions League rights deals across Latin America and Brazil, respectively, SportBusiness understands
Warner Bros Discovery set to pay uplift for Champions League in Brazil
Warner Bros Discovery is set to acquire exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil for the upcoming three-season cycle, agreeing to pay an uplift should its deal in principle be finalised as expected.
Rival investment funds make financial incentives to Brazilian clubs
The two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and B teams seeking to drive plans for a new Brazilian football league system have this week made new financial offers in a bid to entice rival clubs …
NBA coverage on Globo’s SporTV to end
Brazilian media group Globo is to stop showing National Basketball Association matches on its pay-TV channel SporTV
Globo retains rights to Brazil home matches
Media group Globo has retained domestic rights to the Brazilian national team’s home Fifa World Cup qualifying matches and friendlies until 2026.