Latin America

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights for the Uruguay v Northern Ireland international friendly football match on May 30.

Pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has acquired rights for the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship across South America and the Caribbean.

The IMG Media agency has struck a deal to distribute global media rights for the seven-match ‘Road to Brazil’ series ahead of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in the country.

The MP & Silva agency said that its deal earlier this month for the FIM Superbike World Championship in Latin America, excluding Brazil, and the Caribbean, was part of a strategy to expand into the region and into motorsports generally.

The Full Play agency has acquired media rights in Bolivia for the 2018 Fifa World Cup national team tournament in a sublicensing deal with the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF).

Swedish telecommunications and media company Millicom has acquired mobile rights in seven Latin American countries to the 2014 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament.

State-owned telecommunications company Copaco has acquired rights for the Paraguayan national football championship and immediately sublicensed on rights to rival telco Tigo.

The Team Marketing agency has launched an invitation to tender for the media rights in all Latin American countries, with the exception of Brazil, to the Uefa Champions League, Super Cup and Europa League club football tournaments.

Dorna WSBK, the commercial rights holder of motorcycling’s Superbike World Championship, has agreed a five-year media rights deal with the MP & Silva agency covering all territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, excluding Brazil.

North American basketball league the NBA has signed a multi-year digital partnership with Argentinian daily sports newspaper Olé to offer fans in the country access to online video content.

Fifa, football’s world governing body, and Japanese electronics company Sony have extended their range of 4K broadcast initiatives for the 2014 World Cup national team tournament.

The MP & Silva agency has acquired rights in the Asia-Pacific region to the Latin American Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Copa do Brazil club football tournaments.

Spanish pay-television broadcaster Gol T has acquired rights for the Latin American Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Copa do Brazil club football tournaments.

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The MP & Silva agency has acquired rights in Asia for the 2014 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana football club competitions in Latin America.

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has acquired rights to the inaugural Para-South American Games across eight markets.