Latin America
Tebas and prospective investors present Brazilian clubs with collective rights plan
Javier Tebas, the president of Spain’s LaLiga, has met with executives from clubs in the Brasileiro Campeonato Série A and Série B to discuss a new collective rights model and investment strategies for…
Apple dips a toe with MLB but has plans for NFL cannonball
Apple’s first foray into sport may appear similar to Amazon’s low-cost experimentation, but the tech giant plans to accelerate into a wide-ranging premium sports strategy.
TV Cultura extends Brazilian women’s basketball league coverage
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has renewed its rights agreement with the domestic Women’s Basketball League (LBF).
QSI-backed padel tour agrees ESPN media deal in Latin America
The new global padel tour backed by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the International Padel Federation (FIP) and the Professional Players Association (PPA) have agreed a broadcast deal with US media giant…
Premier League continues international charge with huge LatAm deals
The English Premier League has benefitted from intense competition between US media giants in Latin America to secure massive increases in deals with Disney and ViacomCBS, despite only offering rights for a three-season period.
Band suspends coverage of Russian Premier League
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes has suspended its coverage of the Russian Premier League
Nascar seals Fox Sports Mexico, Bandeirantes rights deals
US stock car racing series Nascar has sealed rights agreements with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Mexico and Brazilian media group Bandeirantes until 2024
Sanzaar still confident of securing UK broadcast deal
Sanzaar remains confident of agreeing a broadcast rights deal in the United Kingdom for international fixtures despite being unable to secure an agreement for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season
Disney sells Fox Sports channels to Mediapro in Argentina
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to sell its Fox Sports channels in Argentina to the Mediapro agency in compliance with requirements outlined by the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), …
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
DirecTV lands PFL rights in Latin America
The Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts promotion has signed a multi-year agreement with Argentinian rights agency Torneos, through which satellite television company DirecTV will become the…
Formula E seals renewals with Fox Sports Mexico, Bell Media in Canada
Formula E has secured multi-year renewals with Fox Sports Mexico and Bell Media in Canada for linear and digital rights to its World Championship
LiveMode and 1190 Sports unite to chase equity in Brazilian leagues
Brazil’s LiveMode agency and 1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, have combined to propose taking over commercial management of the leagues with a m…
Super Bowl makes free-to-air return in Brazil with RedeTV
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV will broadcast this year's Super Bowl on February 13
Univision, Televisa to debut global streaming service after completing $4.8bn merger deal
Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc, two of the biggest Spanish-language content producers and sports rightsholders in the Americas, have completed their blockbuster $4.8bn (€4.27bn) merger deal to create a new company known as TelevisaUnivision.
Globo strikes women’s football deal with CBF
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a new rights deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) focused on the women’s game.
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