Chile
1190 Sports hires LaLiga Tech to combat piracy
LaLiga Tech, the technology services arm of Spain's LaLiga, will provide anti-piracy services to 1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil's top two football leagues
Mediapro to produce 2023 Pan American Games at reduced cost
The Mediapro agency has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, following a public tender process
ViacomCBS nets domestic rights to Chile matches
ViacomCBS has secured domestic broadcast rights to the Chilean national team's matches from 2023 to 2026
Mediapro, 1190 Sports team up to acquire Chilean national team rights
The Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) has reached an agreement for a consortium formed by Mediapro and 1190 Sports to manage the media rights for matches involving the Chilean national team
Chile’s Primera División returns to TVN following WarnerMedia deal
Live games from the Chilean Primera División, the top division of domestic club football, will return to the screens of public-service broadcaster TVN for the first time in over two decades after a sublicensing …
GSRM’s Donnari: 1190 Sports merger a sponsorship, advertising play
The merger of Global Sports Rights Management, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, with the Chile-based 1190 Sports agency was driven by a move to “unlock” spons…
ViacomCBS ‘lining up’ Chilevisión deal takeover
ViacomCBS is close to a deal to acquire free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión from fellow US media group WarnerMedia, according to local reports.
OneFootball and Sportfive expand Bundesliga coverage to nine LatAm countries
OneFootball, the Germany-based digital platform, has expanded its free-to-air Bundesliga streaming coverage to a further nine Latin American countries to complement initial agreement in Brazil
Canal del Fútbol ordered to repay subscribers as Chilean protests rage on
Chilean pay-television sports broadcaster Canal del Fútbol has been ordered to repay customers whose subscriptions have been affected by the ongoing protests in Chile.
TVN and Canal 13 to share Copa América rights in Chile
Chilean state broadcaster TVN and commercial broadcaster Canal 13 have acquired rights to this year’s edition of the Copa América.
Turner’s CDF acquisition ratified
Turner International Latin America’s takeover of Chilean pay-television channel Canal del Fútbol has been approved by the FNE, the country's antitrust regulator.
The deal has been valued at $1.2b
Lega Serie A strikes Italian cup deals in multiple markets
Italy’s Lega Serie A last week announced new deals for its club-competition rights covering a host of markets.
DirecTV continues partnership with Uefa for national team rights
As reported in TV Sports Markets last month, pay-television operator DirecTV has acquired rights to Uefa European Qualifiers and the Uefa Nations League in a four-season deal, from 2018-19 to 2021-22.
Turner defeats Fox for CdF in bitter, protracted battle
Turner’s intense battle against Fox over the acquisition of Chile’s Canal del Fútbol has produced a price almost double Fox’s opening offer in July.
Turner edges out Fox for Chilean football channel
US media group Turner has won the race to acquire Canal del Fútbol, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster on which the ANFP, Chilean football’s governing body, exploits rights to the top two tiers in the country.
Bidders urged to increase offers for Chilean football channel
A committee established by the Chilean Football Association (ANFP) to evaluate offers for pay-television football channel Canal del Fútbol has called for improved bids.
Chilean FA weighing up offers for Canal del Fútbol
The Chilean Football Association (ANFP) has reportedly received four official offers for Canal del Fútbol, the pay-television broadcaster through which the governing body exploits rights to the top two tiers of domestic club football.