South America
SBT ensures continued FTA Champions League in Brazil; CazéTV in for Europa League
Uefa's media rights sales process for its club competitions has closed in Brazil, with incumbents Warner Bros. Discovery and commercial broadcaster SBT joined by fast-growing streaming platform CazéTV for the 2024-27 cycle.
Globo moves quickly for Club World Cup after Fluminense’s Libertadores win
Fluminense's weekend victory in the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America's elite clubs competition, has encouraged Brazilian media group Globo to invest in rights to the forthcoming Fifa Club…
IOC moves into influencer broadcast space with CazéTV deal
The International Olympic Committee has taken a significant step in embracing digital influencers’ coverage of major events by agreeing a deal with the LiveMode agency to ensure live Paris 2024 coverage i…
Liga Forte União sells off 20 per cent of media rights to 2075, targets Libra pact
Liga Forte União (LFU), a group of 25 Brazilian football clubs, has announced the sale of 20 per cent of its broadcast rights for the next 50 years for R$2.6bn (€494m/$525m), in what represents one of the most significant developments in the sport's history in the country.
LaLiga backs Uruguayan Professional League’s quest to break from AUF
The Uruguayan Professional League (Lufpro), the entity aiming to take over the running of the top domestic league from the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), has received a boost to its cause by signing…
Paraguayan FA nets significant increase from Tigo extension
The Paraguayan Football Association (APF) has hailed a record extension to its club competition rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Tigo Sports, stating the agreement will help it “revolutionise” the domestic game from its grassroots level upwards.
FBF wins court battle to retain domestic rights to Bolivia matches
Bolivia's football federation has been granted domestic rights to its national team's home Fifa World Cup qualifiers after a court against a claim from agencies Mediapro and Sports TV Rights, which bid for the rights in a tender earlier this year.
Pluto TV adds to Copa Libertadores Femenina’s South American exposure
Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by media group Paramount Global, will show the Conmebol Libertadores Femenina for the second successive year, after securing rights across Brazil…
Globo seals rights to Conmebol-zone World Cup qualifiers
Brazilian broadcaster Globo will hold rights to the home matches of nine out of the ten South American nations aiming to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup
Globo buys rights to Peru v Brazil as piecemeal qualifier sales begin
International rights to South American World Cup qualifiers are once again being sold around the world on a piecemeal basis, as Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a one-off deal with Mediapro to show Brazil's away World Cup qualifier against Peru on September 13.
Bundesliga opts for exposure over exclusivity in Brazil
Germany’s Bundesliga will be shown in Brazil this season by seven different broadcasters and digital platforms, including linear coverage on SporTV, the Globo-owned pay-television network.A
CazéTV deals with Sportfive to show Messi in US Open Cup
Brazilian YouTube channel CazéTV has added US Open Cup coverage featuring Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami to its growing live football portfolio.
OneFootball retains two key streaming contracts
OneFootball will continue to show the Bundesliga in Brazil and leading domestic football content from German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland after renewing two of its flagship streaming agreements
CazéTV to stream one Bundesliga match per week
CazéTV, the YouTube channel of Brazilian influencer Casimiro, has acquired a package of rights to German football's Bundesliga for the 2023-24 season.
Globo attempts to cut through Brazilian club football chaos with collective model offer
Two years of wrangling with investors, intermediaries and each other over the creation of a unified league have brought Brazil’s football clubs back to where they started: fragmented conversations with media group Globo.
Atlético-MG becomes Brazil’s ‘biggest SAF’, signs with Libra
Atlético-MG has become the latest club in Brazilian football to transition into a limited company (SAF), after the sale of 75 per cent to the newly-formed Galo Holding was approved.
Two Brazilian clubs deny commitment to Liga Forte Futebol project
Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two collectives seeking to plot a new path for Brazilian football, has miscalculated the level of support it enjoys among clubs, according to reports in the country
Sportradar finalises Conmebol club competitions global betting rights deal
South American football governing body Conmebol has today (Wednesday) announced an agreement for sports data and betting services company Sportradar to become the exclusive global audiovisual and betting…