Latin America

Football

Brazilian media group Globo and pay-television broadcaster Turner have drawn a line under their legal dispute which had been sparked by the introduction of a controversial media rights measure
Basketball

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has agreed a multi-year extension to its free-to-air rights deal with the NBA, as the North American basketball league’s 2020-21 season prepares to tip off.
Multi-sport

Panam Sports, organiser of the Pan American Games, is taking legal action against Record after the Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster cancelled a rights agreement for the 2023 edition of the multi-sport…
Football

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has passed up on the opportunity to acquire rights to the Copa América international football tournament, deeming the Dentsu agency’s asking price as too hi…
Multi-sport

The Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT), Mexico’s telecoms regulator, has set a March 2021 deadline for Disney’s long-anticipated divestment of its Fox Sports business in the country.
Motorsport

Commercial free-to-air broadcaster SBT and the Disney media group are set to put in a combined bid for rights to Formula One from 2021 in Brazil, following the recent breakdown of the Rio Motorsports proposal
Basketball

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes is thought to be close to agreeing a renewal for free-to-air rights to North American basketball’s NBA.
Football

The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has forwarded media rights fees to clubs in the Bolivian Professional Football League for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, indicating…
Football

Potential US buyers baulked at the asking price for media rights to Conmebol’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, exposing several members of the seven-strong selling consortium to significant losses on their investments.
Football

Brazil's Paranaense State Championship has become the latest property to emerge as having its contract cancelled by DAZN due to the digital platform's decision to shutter its Brazilian operation and lay…
Multi-sport

ViacomCBS is close to a deal to acquire free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión from fellow US media group WarnerMedia, according to local reports.
Football

Digital streaming platform OneFootball has picked up French Ligue 1 rights in Brazil at a substantial discount after DAZN’s exit from the market.
Football

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has filed a claim against Brazilian media group Globo to recover fees that it claims it is owed after the latter’s broadcast rights contract cancellation.
Football

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has agreed a long-term deal with Mexico's Liga MX encompassing exclusive live data, streaming and integrity rights
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Mixed martial arts promotion, the Professional Fighters League, has announced broadcast rights renewals for the 2021 season in Spain, Latin America, New Zealand and the Czech Republic
Motorsport

The Formula E electric racing series has announced it will stage its first night race in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, as part of its 2020-21 season
Football

Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have successfully fought off an appeal from world football’s governing body Fifa over payment of a $90m (€76.1m) sum for rights to a host of tournaments.
Motorsport

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band has acquired exclusive domestic rights to Stock Car Brasil for five years, from 2021 to 2025