Latin America
Band to put Uruguay-Brazil and four other qualifiers on pay-per-view
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster BandSports has acquired linear rights to all South American 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches played on Matchday 4 of the continent’s qualification competition, i…
TV Cultura to broadcast women’s São Paulo state league
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has acquired rights to the closing stages of the 2020 edition of the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, the women’s state championship in São Paulo.
Turner acquires rights to Uruguay-Brazil, Band ‘eyes free-to-air rights’
Pay-television broadcaster Turner has acquired the pay-television rights to tomorrow’s (November 17) Fifa World Cup qualifier between Uruguay and Brazil, while commercial broadcaster Band is still in t…
Globo resumes F1 rights talks as Rio Motorsports deal ended
Media rights to Formula One are back on the market in Brazil after a long-term deal with the Rio Motorsports business was ended just two months after being announced
IMG salvages Serie A exposure in Brazil but income drastically reduced
IMG has found new homes for the 2020-21 Serie A rights in Brazil after DAZN cancelled its deal. But the replacement deals will bring in significantly lower revenue, SportBusiness Media understands.
Sports TV Rights reiterates claim for $3.8m over unplayed Bolivian league matches
The Sports TV Rights agency has underlined its stance that it will issue penalty payments requests of $3.78m (€3.1
ESPN Brasil acquires rights to women’s Brasileirão season finale
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has acquired rights to the top-tier Brasileirão Feminino A-1 in a deal covering the semi-finals and finals of the 2020 season.
Fox Sports broadcasts opening Primera División matches after injunction
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports broadcast the opening weekend of the top-tier Primera División league in Argentina after an injunction was issued.
Peruvian Football Federation clears way for collective league rights sales
The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) has put new legislation in place to sell the broadcast rights to the country’s top-tier Liga 1 collectively.
Band ‘holds talks with Dentsu’ over Copa América rights
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has held negotiations with the Dentsu agency about acquiring rights to the 2021 edition of the Copa América tournament, it has been reported.
Fox threatens legal response to Argentinian Primera División contract termination
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has warned that it will use “all measures” at its disposal, including “legal and judicial action” following the termination of its rights agreement for Argentina’s Primera D…
Globo ready to take action against Athletico Paranaense over media rights decree
Brazilian media group Globo has threatened to take action against Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Athletico Paranaense after the club sold pay-per-view rights to Sunday’s match using the controversial P…
FBF could extend current Sports TV Rights deal to avoid rebate
A media rights deal between the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) and the Sports TV Rights agency – which is set to expire at the end of this year – should be extended into 2021, according to FBF exe…
Band settles final tranche of R$135m Globo debt for historic Brasileiro Série A payments
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has settled a four-year debt with media group Globo for rights to the top tier of Brazilian domestic football.
A final R$10m (€1.5m/$1.8
Argentine Sports Minister seeking FTA coverage of Primera División
Matías Lammens, Argentina’s minister for Sports and Tourism, has revealed that the national government is hopeful of a deal being reached to showcase club football matches on public-service television.
Brazilian top-tier side Goiás renews Globo rights deal
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Goiás has renewed its domestic media-rights agreement with media group Globo until 2024.
Goiás’ current agreement was due to expire at the end of the 2021 season.
Fox Sports’ Argentinian Primera División contract ended
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) and the newly-created Professional Football League (LPF) have cancelled pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports’ rights agreement for the Primera División, the to…
ESPN agrees one-year SPFL deal in US, secures Latin American rights
The Disney-owned direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ has acquired US broadcast rights to the Scottish Premiership in one of a string of broadcast deals finalised by the Infront agency