Mexico
Televisa chair quits over World Cup rights probe
Emilio Azcárraga has stepped down as executive chairman of Televisa amid a US Department of Justice probe into the Mexican media giant’s historic Fifa World Cup broadcast rights deal.
IOC invites bids for media rights in Mexico
The International Olympic Committee has followed up its recent media rights invitation to tender launch in sub-Saharan Africa with a sales process in Mexico, SportBusiness understands.
NFL Game Pass added to DAZN’s Prime Video offering
NFL Game Pass will be available on Amazon Prime Video as an add-on in several of the league's key international markets thanks to a deal struck by the service's global distributor, DAZN
Caliente TV enters Champions League after Paramount rethink
Caliente TV has picked up Uefa Champions League rights in Mexico, a package originally headed for Paramount Global before its Latin American retreat gathered pace.
Fox, WBD share Premier League in Mexico after Paramount exit
The Premier League has a new home in Mexico and Central America after its previous broadcast partner, Paramount Global, handed back rights ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Caliente TV secures Ligue 1 rights across Latin America
France's Professional Football League (LFP) has opted for a digital-first strategy across Latin America, signing a three-season media rights deal with Mexico-based streamer Caliente TV
Club Tigres finalising multi-operator broadcast approach
Club Tigres, one of the most successful Mexican clubs of the last decade, is to move away from an exclusive domestic rights deal in favour of three broadcast partners
Prime Video strikes NBA deal in Mexico
The National Basketball Association has struck a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video in Mexico to livestream more than 50 regular-season and playoff games.
TelevisaUnivision lands package of Paris 2024 rights in Mexico
TelevisaUnivision’s Mexican free-to-air channel Canal 5 will show at least 200 hours of coverage from the Paris 2024 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee finalised one of its last pieces o…
ViX picks up AEW rights in Latin America, Caribbean
ViX, the OTT streaming platform owned by Spanish-language broadcaster TelevisaUnivisión, has acquired rights in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean to the All Elite Wrestling promotion.
Leagues Cup to stream on MLS Season Pass in Mexico
All 77 matches of the Leagues Cup 2023 tournament will be streamed via Major League Soccer's MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in Mexico
EXCLUSIVE: Disney, WBD set to renew UCL rights across LatAm
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are in line to renew their Uefa Champions League rights deals across Latin America and Brazil, respectively, SportBusiness understands
Liga MX clubs make notable move towards rights centralisation
Mexico’s top-tier football league, Liga MX, has approved a plan in principle to mandate the creation of a model to centralise the media rights of all 18 clubs.
Matchroom extends DAZN deal in US, Mexico
Sports event promotion firm Matchroom has signed a three-year extension to its boxing rights deal with subscription sports streaming service DAZN in the US and Mexico
Inter Milan signs Ria Money Transfer, Afizzionados deals
Italian Serie A club Inter Milan has announced a new sponsorship deal with Ria Money Transfer, a company owned by Euronet Group that specialises in cross-border money transfers
Televisa’s World Cup cash-in could prevent Fifa from hitting lofty targets
Gianni Infantino expects Fifa to increase its media rights revenue by almost $1bn in the 2023-26 cycle, but his media rights sales team will go to market with a millstone around its neck.
Afizzionados adds Barcelona to European club portfolio
Mexican pay-television sports channel Afizzionados has added Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona to its portfolio of sponsorship deals with major European teams
Coupe de France deals secured in Bulgaria, Chile and Mexico
Bulgarian pay-television broadcaster Max Sport has acquired rights to club football competition the Coupe de France