South America

Football

Zeus Sports Marketing and 1190 Sports have agreed deals with 10 top-tier Brazilian clubs for the upcoming season, but the rights of Brazil’s biggest clubs remain unsold with the first round of Brasileirão fixtures beginning on Saturday, April 13.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil is poised to retain rights to Italy’s Serie A in a three-season agreement running from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
Football
Finance & Law

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) is weighing legal action against domestic broadcast partner ESPN for what it claims is a contractual breach relating to coverage of yesterday's (Thursday's) Supercopa.
Football
Media

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians now has three offers on the table for its broadcast rights, after the Brax Sports Assets agency made a proposal worth a basic R$240m (€44.2m/$48.2m) per year.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Globo, the Brazilian media giant, is to remain as the exclusive broadcast partner in the country of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), after signing a new multi-year rights deal.
Football

The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) and its media rights agency partner, 1190 Sports, have emphasised the need for patience after the sheer costs involved in setting up a long-term media project were laid bare for all top-flight Liga 1 clubs to see.
American Football
Media

Record UK viewing figures on Sky Sports for Super Bowl LVIII were among strong performing ratings across a variety of the National Football League’s target international markets.
Football
Media

Libra has stolen a march on Liga Forte União (LFU) by signing a letter of intent with media giant Globo over a five-year domestic rights deal, albeit talks between the two rival collectives in Brazilian …
Volleyball
Media

Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), has announced a four-year extension of its rights deal with Brazilian media group Globo
Football
Finance & Law

A Brazilian court has sided with Athletico Paranaense in a long-running case against media group Globo related to pay-per-view broadcasts of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club.
Multiple Sports

Agency LiveMode has no plans to compete directly against Brazil’s established media companies for all-encompassing exclusive rights deals despite racking up a powerful audience base on streamer Cazé TV.
Football
Finance & Law

Libra and Liga Forte União (LFU), the two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Série B teams seeking to drive plans for a new league system, are closing in on an agreement to jointly market th…
Football
Media

Brazilian media group Globo has reclaimed rights to the Copa América after securing exclusivity in the country to next year’s tournament, while brewing giant AB InBev will sponsor the event through its Michelob Ultra brand.
Football
Media

Fast-growing Brazilian streamer CazéTV has made its latest high-profile football acquisition in a deal for exclusive rights to 25 matches at Euro 2024.
Football
Media

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.
Football
Media

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…
Multi-sport
Media

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…
Football
Finance & Law

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.