Latin America

Football

The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) has issued a warning to clubs in the top-tier Liga 1 over the sale of broadcast rights to their matches
Football

Social media company Facebook has enhanced its position in the football market by agreeing content deals with 11 of the leading football clubs in Brazil
Football

A fourth company has submitted a proposal for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A from 2020 to 2024, SportBusiness understands.
Multi-sport

Eduardo Zebini, senior vice-president and chief content officer at pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil, has left his position and is set to take up another role in the sports media sector
Football

With Copa del Rey rights now available in one package, ESPN Brasil was comfortable agreeing a three-season deal for a competition that has historically been a tough sell in the territory.
Football

A proposal from the IMG agency for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A covers five seasons, from 2020 to 2024, but would provide no minimum guarantee payment to th…
Football

The IMG agency is one of three companies understood to have been shortlisted ahead of the award of international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Football

International media rights agencies Mediapro and Pitch International will join forces to sell the exclusive broadcast rights in the United States to South American nation’s qualifying matches for the F…
Football

Live Portuguese-language streaming of matches from the Copa do Brasil is being offered internationally on a new OTT platform launched for the Brazilian club knockout tournament
Football

The Liga de Ascenso, Mexico’s second tier of domestic football, is weighing up whether to expand to add eight teams to the league and centralise the sale of its media rights.
Football

ESPN has widened its portfolio of Spanish football in Brazil by adding three cup competitions to its coverage
Multi-sport

US digital media group VOS has agreed a deal with sports data and technology company Stats Perform to aid the launch of applications providing a “customisable sporting experience” to consumers in Latin Ame…
Baseball

Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Major League Baseball’s James Johnson to the role of vice-president, Americas business development within its Live division.
Multi-sport

Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by US media group ViacomCBS, will launch in Latin America next month
Basketball

Israel-based WSC Sports, a provider of artificial intelligence-supported sports video highlights, has made its first move into the South American market by agreeing a deal with Liga Nacional de Basquete,…
Esports

DAZN, the OTT subscription streaming service, has added esports to its offering in Brazil by agreeing a rights deal for the 2020 season of the Blast Premier global tournament series
Football

A new pay-television channel exclusively dedicated to football is scheduled to launch in Costa Rica next month
Football

The Argentinian Superliga, the top tier of club football in Argentina, has further extended and revised the tender process for its international broadcast rights