South America

Football
Brazil

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
Football
Global

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…
Football
Brazil

Globo’s new deal for Brazil’s home Fifa World Cup qualifiers and friendlies will see the broadcaster pay a reduced per-match fee compared to its rates from 2020 to 2022, but an increase compared to the fees it paid from 2017 to 2019.
Multi-sport
Brazil

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and UOL, the country's leading news portal, have signed a multi-platform distribution agreement
Football
Latin America

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are in line to renew their Uefa Champions League rights deals across Latin America and Brazil, respectively, SportBusiness understands
Football
Brazil

Warner Bros Discovery is set to acquire exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil for the upcoming three-season cycle, agreeing to pay an uplift should its deal in principle be finalised as expected.
Multi-sport
Chile

The organising committee for 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Santiago has concluded the line-up of broadcasters in the host nation through the signing of a deal with commercial broadcaster…
Football
Brazil

The two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and B teams seeking to drive plans for a new Brazilian football league system have this week made new financial offers in a bid to entice rival clubs …
Basketball
Brazil

Brazilian media group Globo is to stop showing National Basketball Association matches on its pay-TV channel SporTV
Football
Brazil

Media group Globo has retained domestic rights to the Brazilian national team’s home Fifa World Cup qualifying matches and friendlies until 2026.
Football
South America

The bid deadline for international rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches of four South American nations has been extended by nine days to give interested parties more time to formulate their…
Football
Chile

TNT Sports, the pay-television broadcaster in Chile, has reacted to reports that Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP), the country's professional football league, is considering selling a s…
Football
Brazil

The Disney Group, the exclusive broadcast rights-holder of LaLiga in Brazil, has called for immediate “solutions to the hateful racism that stains Spanish football” following the abuse suffered by Rea…
Football
Chile

Chile's Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) is the latest professional football league to be seeking outside investment for a stake in its media rights, it has been reported.
Football
Uruguay

The football associations of Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay and Venezuela have taken the innovative approach to pool their international media rights for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World…
Football
Brazil

Clubs across Brazil’s top two football leagues are edging closer to agreeing on how to sell a stake in the Brasileiro Série A and collectivise commercial rights sales, but the last mile of the marathon negotiations looks set to be the hardest.
Football
Brazil

Brazil’s Série B will remain the second-richest lower-tier football league in the world thanks to last month’s domestic media rights deal with agency Brax Sports Assets.
Football
Global

1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has been appointed as a consultant to the two funds backing Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two organisations s…