South America

Football

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster GolTV has regained rights to Primera Categoría Serie A and Serie B, the top two divisions of Ecuadorian football, following a period of upheaval in the broadcast of the sport in the country.

Football

The Ecuadorian football federation (FEF) has been forced to relinquish its status as the commercial rights-holder of the top two tiers of Ecuadorian club football after a series of events that included an annulled media-rights deal, court orders, two botched tenders and charges against the federation’s president.

Football

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has appointed MP & Silva as its new agency partner for the marketing of rights to the 2019 edition of national team tournament the Copa América.

Football

The 24 clubs of the Primera Categoría Serie A and Serie B, the top two divisions of Ecuadorian football, have regained control of the broadcast rights to the leagues.

Cricket

OTT operator YuppTV has acquired exclusive digital and television rights in a host of markets to the 2018 season of Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League.

Football

Pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has seen its sole bid for the rights to the Primera Categoría Serie A and Serie B rejected by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF), with clubs set to discuss the potential for seizing control of the commercial rights to the leagues.

Football

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Sao Paulo is poised to agree a rights deal with media company Globo.

Surfing

Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has extended its rights to the World Surf League, while Brazilian telco Bandeirantes has agreed a deal with the Professional Bull Riders organisation.

Football

The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) has commenced a new process to find a broadcast rights partner for the Primera Categoría Serie A and Serie B club competitions, maintaining it is doing so “under protest”.

Football

FC Diez Media, the joint venture between the IMG agency and digital media company Perform, is making radical changes to the way Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana media rights are sold, to drive competition in the marketplace and recoup their aggressive minimum guarantee.

Tennis

Brazil’s Grupo Bandeirantes bolstered its tennis coverage with a pair of deals covering several properties with the IMG agency.

Football

The IMG agency and digital media company Perform have formed FC Diez Media, a joint venture which will advise the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) on the commercial rights to its club competitions.

Football

Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has declined to strike a sublicensing deal for rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup, stating the national team football tournament does not fit in with its strategic plans.

Football

Colombian commercial broadcaster Caracol has renewed a rights deal to show coverage of the country’s national football team.

Football

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has launched a tender process to secure a new agency partner to market rights for the 2019 edition of national team tournament the Copa América.

Football

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster GolTV will retain its rights deal with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) after an offer from rival DirecTV under a new bidding contest was rejected.

Sports broadcaster ESPN has sealed a rights deal with the Brazilian Judo Confederation.

Football

Turner’s intense battle against Fox over the acquisition of Chile’s Canal del Fútbol has produced a price almost double Fox’s opening offer in July.