South America

Multi-sport

DAZN has appointed Bruno Rocha to lead its business in Brazil, which is set to become the OTT streaming service’s ninth market.
Football

OTT streaming service DAZN has reportedly acquired rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian club football.
Multi-sport

Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has launched four of its channels on UOL Esporte Club, the sports content platform of internet portal UOL
Motorsport

Brazilian media group Globo has renewed its domestic free-to-air rights deal with domestic Stock Car Brasil, starting from the 2019 season
Football

Brazilian Série A football club Athletico Paranaense has confirmed a six-year deal with media company Globo for domestic free-to-air rights to its home matches.
Football

Social media platform Facebook has said it will retain exclusivity over its Copa Libertadores rights in South America and Brazil, amid claims it would be compensated by Conmebol and Fox Sports to share…
Multi-sport

Telefónica-owned broadcaster Movistar TV has acquired exclusive pay-television rights in Peru to this year’s Pan American Games, which will be held in the country.
Football

The Traffic Sports agency has been ordered to pay fines totalling $1m (€881,000) in relation to its role in the corruption scandal surrounding world football’s governing body, Fifa. U.S. Di
Football

Social media platform Twitter has acquired rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino da Série A-1, the top division of Brazilian women’s club football.
Tennis

OTT streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Brazil to tournaments organised by the Women’s Tennis Association.

Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade has approved Walt Disney Company’s $71.3bn (€62.9bn)
Football

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced that it will provide live coverage of its women’s national team from the SheBelieves Cup tournament in the US.
Football

Brazilian clubs set to vote through bid from Sport Promotion worth up to $460m Bid from US fund Prudent worth $80m per year likely to be rejected

Walt Disney Company has agreed to sell its Fox Sports channels in Brazil and Mexico as part of the process to complete the $71.3bn (€62.9
Football

French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has been left red-faced after its Uefa Champions League match against Manchester United was accidentally streamed live to a global audience on social media…
Football

Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has secured rights to the Copa Sudamericana and Italian Serie A club football competitions through a sublicensing deal with streaming platform DAZN
Football

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its ongoing battle against audiovisual piracy by securing the closure of three IPTV platforms in…
Football

Mediapro has been confirmed as the winner of global media rights to Bolivia’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers, adding to its collection of qualifiers in the region.