Latin America
EXCLUSIVE: Stats Perform and AFA enter mediation amid ongoing legal battle
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform is to enter mediation with the Argentinian Football Federation amid a long-running legal dispute over betting video and data rights to Argentinian football,…
Globo ‘nets’ Women’s World Cup rights in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have secured exclusive rights to the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup
Fox Sports Australia, Claro among new eSkootr Championship rights partners
The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has signed a rights deal in Australia with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports, while it will also receive coverage in Latin America after an agreement was struck with…
Ten acquires rights to pre-season matches
Ten has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to a raft of pre-season football matches from across the globe
Competition regulator backs Mediapro’s deal for Fox Sports channels in Argentina
The Argentinian competition regulator has given the green light to the Mediapro agency’s acquisition of Fox Sports channels in the country.
Mexico’s Hi! Sports TV picks up Canadian Premier League rights
Mediapro Canada has sealed a broadcast agreement with Hi! Sports TV, in which the new Mexican sports broadcaster will gain the rights to the Canadian Premier League, Canadian Championship, and home friendlies f…
Eleven Sports signs off on three-year deal for Brazilian women’s football
Eleven Sports has furthered its commitment to the Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino with a new three-year rights deal which grants the international sports broadcaster extensive coverage of the top three…
Liga ACB finds solid ground in Latin America with ESPN deal
The pay-television broadcaster will mainly show games on its Latin American OTT service Star+, which was launched in August 2021.
Venezuela’s Televen heralds free-to-air World Cup rights swoop
Televen, the commercial network in Venezuela, has announced a rights agreement for this year’s Fifa World Cup to be held in Qatar.
Fox Sports México outlines expectations after Dish blackout
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports México has claimed it is only seeking a fair increase in the value of its carriage agreement with Dish, after its channels were removed from the pay-television operator.
Disney and Facebook extend Copa Libertadores rights-sharing agreement
Media group Disney and social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta, have agreed to extend their agreement to share their respective rights to the Copa Libertadores in South America
Cricket Australia continues steady growth in the Americas
Cricket Australia has agreed four-season renewals in the US and the Caribbean with Willow and Sportsmax, as well as its first ever deal in Latin America with ESPN.
NSports extends Série C deal with DAZN
TV NSports, the Brazilian live-streaming company, has extended its sublicensing deal with fellow streaming platform DAZN for rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of domestic club football.
Genius Sports agrees tracking and video augmentation deal with Liga MX club Necaxa
Sports data and betting services company Genius Sports has agreed a data tracking and video augmentation deal with Mexican club Necaxa
Conmebol hunts for blockbuster bid in Libertadores media rights tender
The tender, issued by South American football’s governing body Conmebol and its commercial rights sales agent FC Diez Media, gives interested parties the option of a single bid for exclusive rights to both competitions.
ESPN secures ACB rights in pan-regional LatAm deal
The Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition, has struck an agreement with ESPN covering multiple territories in Latin America.
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
Conmebol and FC Diez Media issue 2023-26 club competitions domestic rights RFP
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the IMG-owned FC Diez Media have issued the domestic broadcast rights request for proposal (RFP) for the region’s leading club competitions from 2…