Latin America
OneFootball adds PPV state championship matches to Brazilian offering
Media platform OneFootball has struck an agreement with Brazilian live-streaming company TV NSports to broadcast the Campeonato Paranaense and Campeonato Catarinense Brazilian state championships
NSports acquires Campeonato Paranaense rights, Carioca to receive podcast treatment
TV NSports, the Brazilian live-streaming company, has acquired rights to the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense, while fellow state football competition the Campeonato Carioca will be live streamed by podcast…
Argentinian regulator spells out Disney-Fox sports broadcast conditions
Argentina’s competition regulatory agency, the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia, has set out a number of conditions the Walt Disney Company must fulfil in order to address competition co…
Disney retains Premier League rights across South America
Media group Disney is in the final stages of agreeing a three-season deal for exclusive English Premier League rights across South America, SportBusiness understands.
Globo picks up rights to Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul state leagues
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has enhanced its coverage of state football competitions by acquiring rights to the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Gaúcho.
TV Cultura follows IndyCar deal with Formula E extension
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal for the Formula E electric car-racing championship.
TV Cultura’s deal covers free-to-air rights.
Paramount+ secures exclusive Premier League rights in Mexico, Central America
ViacomCBS streaming service Paramount+ is expanding its global sports reach by securing exclusive Premier League rights in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Playmaker expands Latin American footprint with Cracks acquisition
Digital sports media company Playmaker has announced the acquisition of Mexico-based video sports platform Cracks
Eleven agrees Campeonato Carioca deal, TikTok renews Copa do Nordeste deal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired streaming rights in Brazil to football’s Campeonato Carioca state championship, while video-sharing platform TikTok has struck a new deal for c…
Disney acquires IndyCar rights in Latin America, TV Cultura extends deal
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN and OTT platform Star+, both owned by Disney, have acquired rights in Latin America, including Brazil, for the US motor racing series IndyCar
Televisa to show free-to-air LaLiga matches in Mexico
Mexican pay-television operator Televisa has reached an agreement to show Spanish LaLiga football matches on its free-to-air network Canal 5
Rio football body launches Campeonato Carioca OTT platform
The Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ) has launched an OTT platform for the Campeonato Carioca, the annual tournament in the state.
Cariocão Play will be available from January 10.
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 …
Globo extends Brazilian volleyball rights agreement
The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) has renewed a rights agreement with media group Globo until 2024
Globo adds Palmeiras to Série A rights portfolio, signs Campeonato Paulista deal
Brazilian media company Globo has added Palmeiras to its portfolio of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A pay-television rights partners, while it has also agreed a deal for state football competition the Campeonato …
Brazil’s Band ‘nets free-to-air rights’ to Africa Cup of Nations
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes is reported to have secured free-to-air rights to the rescheduled 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which is due to run from January 9 to February 6 in Cameroon
Bandeirantes lands Club World Cup rights in Brazil
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes has acquired broadcast rights to the 2021 Fifa Club World Cup
Amazon makes latest move in Copa do Brasil deal with Globo
Amazon has acquired its first exclusive sports rights in Brazil by securing sublicensed broadcast rights to the Copa do Brasil knockout club competition in a deal with rights-holder Globo, the Brazilian…