Latin America
Tellier warns of 3D production cost increases for World Cup
Francis Tellier, the chief executive of Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the host broadcaster of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, has said that his company’s production costs for the tournament will increase by 4…
BT Vision brings UK market back to life
BT Vision ambitions shake up UK rights market
Premier League set for windfall in booming Americas
The Premier League chose to start its international sales in the Americas with good reason: bidding wars are expected in the US and Brazil
ESS makes $100m profit on ICC
Deal in Australia takes ESS over $100m profit threshold for global ICC rights sales
Terra agrees deal for Russian Premier League live streaming
Brazilian internet company Terra, owned by the Telefónica Group, has acquired broadband rights for the Russian Premier League, the top-tier domestic league in Russia.
YouTube’s splurge good timing for Premier League
YouTube football deals good timing for Premier League
Slim aims to break up Televisa-TV Azteca duopoly
Slim buys into Mexican clubs to take on duopoly
Slim investment could shake up Mexican football rights market, report says
Media group Televisa and commercial broadcaster TV Azteca’s stranglehold on Mexican football rights could about to be challenged following an investment in two of Mexico’s first division clubs by telecommunications com…
Fox hunt for top sport continues
How Eredivisie deal fits into Fox expansion strategy
Contrasting fortunes for IOC in Canada and China
Big jump in China, big drop in Canada for 2014-16 Games
Al Jazeera drives Pitch’s Brazil friendly deal
Al Jazeera helps Pitch to pull off Brazilian rights coup
IEC set to take legal action over gymnastics U-turn
IEC anger at UEG back flip
Italian volleyball fits MP & Silva’s growth strategy
Italian volleyball goes global
Ecuador football federation chief claims control in rights dispute
Luis Chiriboga, the president of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, the Ecuadorian Football Federation, said that the governing body remained in control of its broadcast rights despite having a centralised s…
Bandsports picks up Italian volleyball rights
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired rights for Serie A1, the top division of volleyball in Italy, in a deal with the MP & Silva agency
Ecuador centralised sales process halted by civil court
Ecuadorian commercial broadcaster Ecuavisa has succeeded in halting a centralised sales process for the rights to Serie A and Serie B, the country’s top two football divisions, that was launched by the F…
Bolivian football federation closes in on World Cup qualifiers deal
The Federación Boliviana de Fútbol, the Bolivian football federation, is close to a deal to sell the domestic and international media rights for the national team’s home qualifying matches for the 201…
Pitch replaces Kentaro as Brazil marketing partner
The Pitch International agency has agreed a deal with Confederação Brasilera de Futebol, the Brazilian football confederation, to organise and sell the media and commercial rights for all international f…