Mexico
DAZN, Matchroom agree deal for Mexican fight series
DAZN, the global sports subscription streaming service and media company, has added more boxing content to its line-up in a deal to show a Mexican fight series
HBO Max to stream Champions League in Brazil, Mexico as deals finalised
HBO Max, the WarnerMedia-owned subscription streaming platform, has acquired broadcast rights in Brazil and Mexico to European club football competition the Uefa Champions League as part of its wider rollout…
Grupo Lauman ‘set to acquire’ Fox Sports México
Telecoms, media and broadcast company Grupo Lauman has agreed a deal to acquire the Mexican arm of pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
Streaming platform Fanatiz launches in Mexico as subscribers offered Fox Sports
Global OTT platform Fanatiz has launched in Mexico, where it will also offer subscribers the channels of Disney-owned pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports for an additional fee
Univision, Televisa strike $4.8bn merger deal
Two of the biggest content producers and sports rights-holders in Spanish-language media are coming together as Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc. are merging in a $4.8bn (€4.0
WarnerMedia closes in on Champions League rights in Mexico
US-based media group WarnerMedia is expected to be awarded broadcast rights in Mexico to the Uefa Champions League from 2021-22 to 2023-24, SportBusiness understands
Fuel TV deal with Samsung adds distribution in India, Mexico
Fuel TV, the action sports television channel, has secured distribution in India for the first time and strengthened its presence in Mexico in a deal with electronics giant Samsung
INTERprotección and TikTok sign up to Extreme E
Mexico’s largest Insurance broker INTERprotección has signed as the latest sponsor of the new electric off-road racing series Extreme E.
Fresh extension granted for Fox Sports Mexico divestment
Mexico’s telecoms regulator, the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT), has granted a fresh extension for the sale of the Mexican arm of pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.
LaLiga adds Sky México to anti-piracy drive, extends with Pro League, Dorna
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has signed up pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports México as the latest client for its anti-piracy venture, while Belgium’s Pr…
Amazon Prime aggregates Fox Sports into Mexican offering
The Amazon Prime subscription OTT platform has added content from pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports’ portfolio in Mexico.
Lauman Group ‘joins list’ of Fox Sports Mexico suitors
The Lauman Group, the parent of Mexican telco Comtelsat, has stepped forward as the latest party to express its interest in acquiring the Mexican arm of pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
Liga MX side Santos Laguna sues Disney over alleged contract breach
The Walt Disney Company is being sued by Mexican Liga MX club Santos Laguna over allegations of contractual violation as a by-product of Disney’s 21st Century Fox acquisition in 2019.
Mexican regulator hands Disney new deadline for Fox Sports sale, Mediapro ‘interested’
The Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT), Mexico’s telecoms regulator, has set a March 2021 deadline for Disney’s long-anticipated divestment of its Fox Sports business in the country.
Genius Sports adds Liga MX to live data portfolio
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has agreed a long-term deal with Mexico's Liga MX encompassing exclusive live data, streaming and integrity rights
Disney handed two-month extension to divest Fox Sports in Mexico
Media group Disney has been handed another two-month extension to sell the Mexican arm of Fox Sports by Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT).
Bundesliga seals two-year Sky Mexico deal, Sportsnet retains Canadian rights
Subscription TV network Sky Mexico has agreed a two-year deal to become the home of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga in Mexico and Central America ahead of the 2020-21 season
Sky Mexico to air Mexican baseball league with matches produced by Mediapro
Production and media rights agency Mediapro will handle the production of all matches from the 2020-21 season of baseball’s Mexican Pacific League (LMP), with pay-television broadcaster Sky Mexico to a…