Latin America
Globo ‘resolves dispute’ with Fifa over rights fee payments
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have reached an agreement with Fifa following its legal dispute with football’s world governing body over broadcast rights payments.
DFL Supercup streamed on TikTok as 9:16 vertical production rolled out
Football-based media platform OneFootball will stream live coverage in Brazil of tonight's DFL Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in a 'vertical format' designed for smartphones…
TV Cultura sublicenses Europa League rights from SBT
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has acquired rights to the Uefa Europa League through a sublicensing deal with commercial broadcaster SBT that runs from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Sports TV Rights lands Bolivian basketball league deal
The Sports TV Rights agency has acquired broadcast rights in Bolivia to the Libobasquet, the top division of basketball in the South American country
OneFootball retains coverage of selected DFB-Pokal ties in UK, Ireland
Germany-based digital platform OneFootball has continued its live coverage in the UK and Ireland of German club football competition the DFB-Pokal
Mexican OTT platform seeUplay to stream Liga MX youth leagues
Mexican OTT streaming company seeUplay has launched a new platform for non-televised Mexican football, which will broadcast live coverage of Liga MX youth leagues to domestic audiences for the first time
Venezuela’s VTV to show Tokyo 2020 after all following ‘financial persecution’ claims
The Tokyo Olympic Games, which begin today (Friday), will be broadcast in Venezuela after all after a payment blocking issue had threatened to prevent coverage.
VTV Olympic broadcasts threatened by financial curbs, Venezuelan president claims
Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, has said that 'financial persecution' risks the free-to-air broadcasting of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the country.
Liga MX side Santos Laguna terminates Fox Sports deal
Mexican Liga MX football club Santos Laguna has terminated its rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports amid allegations of contractual violation following the Walt Disney Company’s a…
OneFootball to stream Liga MX after Mediapro deal
Football-based media platform OneFootball has secured an agreement with rights agency and production group Mediapro, the international sales partner of Mexican top-tier Liga MX, for exclusive rights to…
Seven picks up Extreme E highlights in Australia
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has struck a highlights rights deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven
Disney nets Ligue 1 rights in Brazil for three years
The Disney media group has secured rights to broadcast the French Ligue 1 in Brazil from 2021-22 until 2023-24
Genius adds betting streaming rights to Argentinian FA deal
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has expanded its deal with the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) to incorporate betting streaming rights
Genius adds betting streaming rights to Argentinian FA deal
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has expanded its deal with the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) to incorporate betting streaming rights
TNT Sports to stream NBA games in Brazil
Subscription television channel TNT Sports has agreed a rights deal in Brazil with North American basketball league the NBA and beer brand Budweiser
TikTok to show Brazilian Série C matches and content
Video-sharing platform TikTok has agreed a deal to show matches and exclusive content from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of club football in Brazil.
TNT Sports goes live in Mexico, WarnerMedia eyes Brazilian state league
Subscription television channel TNT Sports has officially launched in Mexico ahead of WarnerMedia’s debut season as the rights-holder to the Uefa Champions League.
Globo links up with Amazon to widen reach of Premiere service
Brazilian media group Globo has agreed a deal for its Premiere pay-per-view service to be made available to Amazon Prime Video subscribers