Latin America

Turner and Globo have become the latest media companies to distance themselves from Sportflix ahead of the launch of the OTT streaming platform on August 30.

Ten companies have been named by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) on a shortlist of bidders to become the governing body’s new partner agency for the commercialisation of its club and national team competitions.

International sports broadcaster ESPN has joined rival Fox Sports Latin America in saying that it “has not engaged with Sportflix in any way” ahead of the launch of the over-the-top streaming platform on August 30.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has appointed the Torneos agency to distribute its broadcast rights in Latin and South America from 2017 to 2025.

The WWE wrestling entertainment organisation has struck a deal with online streaming platform PPTV to launch WWE Network in China and has agreed a rights deal with Colombian national broadcaster Canal 1.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has denied reports that it has entered into a rights partnership with Sportflix, a new over-the-top sports streaming platform that will launch in the region this month.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has engaged the Synergy Football agency in an advisory role to aid the sale of media rights to national team games.

Free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión has acquired commercial and broadcast rights to the Chilean national football team’s qualifying campaign for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

OTT sports subscription service DAZN, Middle Eastern pay-television operator OSN and pay-television operator Fox Networks Group Latin America have acquired rights to the heavily-hyped crossover fight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor.

The MP & Silva agency has entered into a multi-year partnership with sports management and content creation company Baral, through which both entities will market the US media and sponsorship rights of a number of teams in the Liga Ascenso, the second tier of club football in Mexico.

The PGA of America has furthered its new rights strategy for the PGA Championship in the UK, by stating that live streaming of the 2017 edition of the US golf major will be available via social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.

Asian mixed martial arts series the One Championship has agreed a rights deal with Latin American media platform Claro Sports.

Ecuador’s football federation says it is unconcerned about its recent deal with GolTV, despite the pay-television broadcaster delaying payments in its equivalent agreement with the Venezuelan football federation.

Weak offers from broadcasters focused on other properties have delayed the award of 2017 Fifa Club World Cup rights in Latin America.

Mexico’s first over-the-top sports streaming platform is set to launch next month.