South America
Turner and Fox make April payment for Argentinian Superliga rights
Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting, the US-headquartered domestic rights-holders of the Argentinian Superliga, have paid their instalments for April
Brazilian league nears award of international broadcast and betting streaming rights
Clubs from Brazilian football’s top two leagues are to meet on Friday with a view to finally awarding the international broadcast, betting streaming and data rights.
Former Fox executives charged with bribery over 2018 and 2022 World Cup US TV rights
Two former 21st Century Fox executives have been charged with allegedly paying millions of dollars in bribes to help Fox Sports win the lucrative United States broadcasting rights to the 2018 and 2022…
Turner ‘bids to terminate’ Brasileiro club rights deals
US-based media group Turner is seeking talks with the eight Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football clubs with which it holds broadcast rights deals, with a view to exiting the contracts ahead of the 2020 …
Globo treating rights fee decisions on case-by-case basis
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has sought to alleviate panic in the domestic football industry amid its decision to suspend payments for certain rights deals, stating its move will not affect clubs…
Globo suspends Paulista state league rights payments
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has suspended payments to Federação Paulista de Futebol, governing body of football in the state of São Paulo, due to the suspension of the Campeonato Paulista cl…
Fox and Turner waive subscriber fees for Argentinian Superliga coverage
Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting, the US-headquartered pay-television broadcasters and rights-holders of the Argentinian Superliga, have pledged to void subscribers’ April payments for its football p…
Brazilian OTT platform Guigo TV ‘interested in’ World Cup qualifiers
Brazilian Entertainment-led OTT platform Guigo TV is ready to challenge dominant media group Globo for the rights to Brazil’s away qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, it has been claimed.
Globo ‘to renegotiate ad deals worth $114m’ after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is facing up to the prospect of having to renegotiate advertising deals worth a reported R$580m (€103.6m/$113.7
ESPN Brasil pulls live programming to protect employees
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster ESPN has ceased all live programming amid the Covid-19 pandemic, stating the wellbeing of its employees is behind the decision
BandSports takes content online amid Covid-19
BandSports, the pay-television channel operated by Brazilian media group Bandeirantes, is now being provided via the internet amid a broader opening up of broadcast services in the country due to Covid-19
Bolivian Football Federation to receive TV rights bids on Friday
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) is to receive offers on Friday for broadcast rights to its top-tier División Profesional.
The FBF has invited bids for the rights from 2021 to 2024.
Turner to review Superliga broadcast in wake of president’s FTA plea
Pay-television broadcaster Turner has consulted with its Argentinian arm to decide how best to respond to calls from the country’s president for top-tier Superliga football matches to be broadcast on f…
Facebook and Fox renew Copa Libertadores sharing deal in South America
Social media platform Facebook has renewed a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports for coverage of the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol) Copa Libertadores c…
Brazilian women’s basketball league secures free-to-air return
Brazil’s top women’s basketball league, the LBF, has secured a return to free-to-air television through a rights deal with TV Cultura.
Peruvian Football Federation warns clubs over individual TV rights deals
The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) has issued a warning to clubs in the top-tier Liga 1 over the sale of broadcast rights to their matches
Brazilian football giants sign Facebook Watch content deal
Social media company Facebook has enhanced its position in the football market by agreeing content deals with 11 of the leading football clubs in Brazil
CBF meets next week as fourth bidder eyes Brazilian league international rights
A fourth company has submitted a proposal for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A from 2020 to 2024, SportBusiness understands.