South America
AUF seals deal for Women’s Uruguayan Championship with DirecTV
The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has sealed a deal which grants satellite television company DirecTV non-exclusive rights to the Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino, the top division of women's football…
SporTV picks up Diamond League rights in Brazil
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to the 2022 season of the Diamond League athletics series
Globo, ESPN and Paramount among Conmebol rights winners in new cycle
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has awarded broadcast rights to its club competitions from 2023 to 2026 in Brazil and the rest of Latin America
EXCLUSIVE: Stats Perform and AFA enter mediation amid ongoing legal battle
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform is to enter mediation with the Argentinian Football Federation amid a long-running legal dispute over betting video and data rights to Argentinian football,…
Globo ‘nets’ Women’s World Cup rights in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have secured exclusive rights to the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup
Ten acquires rights to pre-season matches
Ten has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to a raft of pre-season football matches from across the globe
Competition regulator backs Mediapro’s deal for Fox Sports channels in Argentina
The Argentinian competition regulator has given the green light to the Mediapro agency’s acquisition of Fox Sports channels in the country.
Eleven Sports signs off on three-year deal for Brazilian women’s football
Eleven Sports has furthered its commitment to the Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino with a new three-year rights deal which grants the international sports broadcaster extensive coverage of the top three…
Venezuela’s Televen heralds free-to-air World Cup rights swoop
Televen, the commercial network in Venezuela, has announced a rights agreement for this year’s Fifa World Cup to be held in Qatar.
Cricket Australia continues steady growth in the Americas
Cricket Australia has agreed four-season renewals in the US and the Caribbean with Willow and Sportsmax, as well as its first ever deal in Latin America with ESPN.
NSports extends Série C deal with DAZN
TV NSports, the Brazilian live-streaming company, has extended its sublicensing deal with fellow streaming platform DAZN for rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of domestic club football.
Conmebol hunts for blockbuster bid in Libertadores media rights tender
The tender, issued by South American football’s governing body Conmebol and its commercial rights sales agent FC Diez Media, gives interested parties the option of a single bid for exclusive rights to both competitions.
1190 Sports hires LaLiga Tech to combat piracy
LaLiga Tech, the technology services arm of Spain's LaLiga, will provide anti-piracy services to 1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil's top two football leagues
Conmebol and FC Diez Media issue 2023-26 club competitions domestic rights RFP
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the IMG-owned FC Diez Media have issued the domestic broadcast rights request for proposal (RFP) for the region’s leading club competitions from 2…
Tebas and prospective investors present Brazilian clubs with collective rights plan
Javier Tebas, the president of Spain’s LaLiga, has met with executives from clubs in the Brasileiro Campeonato Série A and Série B to discuss a new collective rights model and investment strategies for…
TV Cultura extends Brazilian women’s basketball league coverage
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has renewed its rights agreement with the domestic Women’s Basketball League (LBF).
Premier League continues international charge with huge LatAm deals
The English Premier League has benefitted from intense competition between US media giants in Latin America to secure massive increases in deals with Disney and ViacomCBS, despite only offering rights for a three-season period.
Band suspends coverage of Russian Premier League
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes has suspended its coverage of the Russian Premier League