South America
Globo, Flamengo fail to agree Campeonato Carioca deal
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has been unable to reach an agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo for rights to this year’s Campeonato Carioca state championship, which gets un…
NBB continues setting Brazilian firsts with Twitch deal
Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top division of club basketball in Brazil, has furthered its reputation for innovation in the domestic media market by agreeing a rights deal with social video platform…
Flamengo yet to strike Globo rights deal for state championship
Brazilian broadcaster Globo is yet to reach a rights agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo for this year’s Campeonato Carioca state championship.
Conmebol engages Irdeto in anti-piracy drive
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has selected media protection company Irdeto to provide services to combat piracy of its live content and protect the brand of the governing body
Argentinian Football Association debuts OTT platform
The Argentinian Football Association has launched a new over-the-top streaming platform providing archive footage and a variety of other national team content
Bandeirantes interested in renewing IndyCar rights following deal expiry
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes, which operates free-to-air and pay-television channels, has said that its rights deal for the IndyCar motorsport series has expired
SportTV Rights rebuffs claims of non-payment of Bolivian football rights fees
Sports agency SportTV Rights has rejected claims made by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) that it was not supplying the rights fee payments to the country top-tier Primera División.
DAZN ‘in football rights talks’ with Globo, cuts subscription cost
Brazilian broadcaster Globo and sports streaming platform DAZN are in talks over a rights-sharing agreement for the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana club football competitions, it has been reported
DAZN ‘close’ to Paranaense state league rights deal
OTT subscription platform DAZN is reportedly close to a deal to broadcast the 2020 Paranaense state championship, according to reports in Brazil
Brazilian basketball league sets first with TikTok launch
Short-form video platform TikTok has partnered with Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top division of club basketball in Brazil
Local Uruguayan version of Fox Sports to stop broadcasting
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports is set to cease operating its local version in Uruguay amid a change in business strategy
Bolivian Football Federation assumes control of league TV rights
The executive committee of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) is to take over control of negotiation of broadcast rights to the country’s top-tier Primera División.
TNT Sports nets Liga ACB rights in Argentina
The Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto (ACB), which organises the top tier of club basketball in Spain, has agreed a rights deal for the competition with Argentinian subscription-television c…
Limited free-to-air linear rights on offer in Copa América rights tender
Free-to-air broadcasters in South America bidding for rights to the 2020 Copa América will be limited to showing a maximum of 11 matches on their linear channels, according to the terms of the recently …
Brazilian regulator to review approval of Disney-Fox deal
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defence (Cade), the competition regulator, has ruled that the planned acquisition of 21st Century Fox by the Walt Disney Company will be subjected to a review.
Canal del Fútbol ordered to repay subscribers as Chilean protests rage on
Chilean pay-television sports broadcaster Canal del Fútbol has been ordered to repay customers whose subscriptions have been affected by the ongoing protests in Chile.
Brazilian volleyball Superliga coverage complete as OTT channel goes PPV
The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) has launched a pay-per-view model for its OTT streaming service, a move that will grant full coverage of the men’s and women’s Superliga club competitions for…
Corinthians becomes latest football club to launch on TikTok
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team Corinthians has become the latest football club to launch an official account on short-form video platform TikTok.