Latin America

Brazilian pay-television channel Sports Plus is set to close by the end of the year, according to multiple reports.

The B4 Capital agency has struck a deal to distribute worldwide media rights to an exhibition football match between US club New York Cosmos and the Cuba national team.

Mexican telecommunications company América Móvil has acquired rights to broadcast the 2015 European Games across Central and South America, further broadening the reach of the inaugural edition of the multi-sport event.

Cuban state broadcaster Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión has signed up as the first Latin American broadcast partner for the 2015 European Games, while organisers of the inaugural multi-sport event in Baku have agreed a partnership with the Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC).

Uruguayan commercial broadcasters Teledoce, Saeta TV and Monte Carlo TV have acquired rights to the 2015 Copa America national team football tournament, according to multiple media reports in the country.

The Chilean Football Association (ANFP) is seeking to secure outright ownership of Canal del Fútbol, the broadcaster which holds exclusive rights to domestic football in the country, according to multiple Chilean media reports.

The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has assumed control of marketing global rights to the domestic Primera Division under the government’s ‘Football for All’ scheme, according to La Nacion.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has agreed a three-year extension to its exclusive rights deal for Serie A, the top division of Italian football.

World Rugby, rugby union’s global governing body, has earned a strong increase in the value of its Rugby World Cup media rights in Latin America.

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has acquired rights in Latin America to the 2016 edition of the Copa America national team football tournament.

Argentinian state broadcaster TV Publica has agreed a deal to televise the highly-anticipated Copa Libertadores clash between domestic football clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate, while it has also acquired rights to Saturday’s world welterweight title boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has awarded rights in Australia and Brazil for the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, England.

Broadcasters in Mexico, France and Italy have acquired rights for the world welterweight title boxing clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which is scheduled to take place this Saturday night in Las Vegas, US.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) expects the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to break all broadcast viewing records and exceed a cumulative global audience of four billion people for the first time.

Major League Soccer will enjoy a substantial increase in exposure in Brazil in the 2015 season, which got under way at the end of March.

Restocking its depleted motorsport portfolio with a growing property was a major driver behind Fox Latin America’s renewed and lengthened deal with North American stock car-racing series Nascar last month.