Latin America
Overseas partners sign on for Tour de France
Amaury Sport Organisation has struck broadcast rights deals in a host of overseas markets ahead of the 2018 edition of the Tour de France cycling race.
Facebook set for Champions League rights in Brazil – reports
Social media platform Facebook has acquired rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil, according to multiple reports, while sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo has extended its deal for the European club football competition.
RedeTV pounces for Premier League rights
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has acquired rights for football’s English Premier League.
Twitter follows Brazil at World Cup
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has signed a content partnership with social media platform Twitter for the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Perform teams up with Bayern, Goal claims first with Twitter tie-up
German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has signed a strategic partnership with Perform, while the digital sports content and media group’s Goal subsidiary has launched what it claims is the first live sports show on social media platform Twitter for the Middle East and North Africa region.
Fox and ESPN retain rights to Uefa club competitions in LatAm
Uefa’s decision to stick with its incumbent broadcast partners has delivered a modest increase in the value of its club competition rights in Latin America.
Peruvian body awards football rights
The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) has awarded rights for the national team’s matches between September 2018 and December 2021 to four media companies.
Fox Sports adds Monterrey to Liga MX line-up
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has further enhanced its portfolio of clubs from Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican club football, by agreeing a five-year rights deal with Club Rayados Monterrey.
Mediapro signs Lima 2019 host broadcast deal
The Mediapro agency has been unveiled as the host broadcaster for the 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games multi-sport event in Lima, Peru.
Facebook helps IMG and Perform beat LatAm broadcaster timidity
Earnings from FC Diez Media’s sale of Copa Libertadores rights in South America have fallen below its internal targets, TV Sports Markets understands, but the joint venture is still on track to meet its guarantee.
New entrant beats major agencies to Série A international rights
BR Newsmedia’s acquisition of international rights to Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was finalised on Tuesday despite the warnings of the Brazilian football federation
Fox Sports Latin America retains rights to Uefa club tournaments
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has renewed an agreement for rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions.
Argentina launches OTT service ahead of World Cup
Argentina’s Federal System of Public Media and Content has launched a new OTT platform that will provide live streaming of forthcoming national team football tournament the Fifa World Cup.
Glory extends Brazilian rights deal
Kickboxing league Glory has renewed its rights partnership with Brazilian media company Globo.
Mediapro claims first as Brasileirao heads to YouTube
The Mediapro agency has struck a deal with internet company Google that will grant video-sharing platform YouTube rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, the top division of Brazilian football, across 27 markets in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
ESPN renews Latin America rights deal for Uefa club competitions
International sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a three-season extension to its Spanish-language contract in Latin America for rights to European club football competitions the Uefa Champions League and Europa League.
FC Diez Media opens up tender for Copa Sudamericana
FC Diez Media, the joint venture established by the IMG agency and digital media company Perform to advise the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) on their commercial rights for club competitions from 2019 to 2022, has launched a media rights tender for the Copa Sudamericana and Recopa tournaments.
BRnews set to seal Campeonato Brasileiro international rights
A proposal by a new company, BRnews, to acquire the international rights for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, the top division of football in Brazil, has been approved by the competition’s clubs, according to reports.