South America
ANFP earns increase in value of Chilean national team matches
The Chilean football federation has earned a slight increase in the value of its national team friendly and qualifier matches in a new deal with Chilevisión.
CBF chooses Synergy to handle keenly-anticipated sales process
The Brazilian football confederation has appointed the Synergy Sports agency to manage the sale of media rights to its national team matches. The move represents the first time the confederation, the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, will sell its rights via an agency.
Globo awarded Euro 2020 rights
Brazilian media company Globo has been awarded exclusive rights for the Uefa Euro 2020 international football tournament.
Ten in running for Conmebol agency contract
Ten companies have been named by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) on a shortlist of bidders to become the governing body’s new partner agency for the commercialisation of its club and national team competitions.
Torneos to market Fiba rights in Latin and South America
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has appointed the Torneos agency to distribute its broadcast rights in Latin and South America from 2017 to 2025.
WWE Network to launch in China through PPTV deal
The WWE wrestling entertainment organisation has struck a deal with online streaming platform PPTV to launch WWE Network in China and has agreed a rights deal with Colombian national broadcaster Canal 1.
CBF hires Synergy Football to market Brazilian national team rights
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has engaged the Synergy Football agency in an advisory role to aid the sale of media rights to national team games.
Chilevisión returns as rights-holder for World Cup qualifiers
Free-to-air broadcaster Chilevisión has acquired commercial and broadcast rights to the Chilean national football team’s qualifying campaign for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
FEF not worried about GolTV missing payments in Venezuela
Ecuador’s football federation says it is unconcerned about its recent deal with GolTV, despite the pay-television broadcaster delaying payments in its equivalent agreement with the Venezuelan football federation.
Latin American broadcasters await Club World Cup outcome
Weak offers from broadcasters focused on other properties have delayed the award of 2017 Fifa Club World Cup rights in Latin America.
Diego Palma, head of marketing, FEF
Olympic Channel to show World Games in the US
The newly-launched Olympic Channel in the US has struck a deal to show the 2017 World Games.
Liga MX secures Chilean rights deal
Chilean state broadcaster TVN has acquired rights to Liga MX, the top division of football in Mexico.
Late Brazilian rights deal secured for World Para Athletics Championships
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster SporTV has acquired rights to the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, which commence in London, England today (Friday).
Twitter makes sports streaming debut in Argentina
Social media platform Twitter has entered into its first live sports streaming agreement in Argentina through a partnership with Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, the organising body of club basketball in the country.
GamaTV and TC Televisión to settle debts with Ecuadorian Football Federation
Government-controlled channels GamaTV and TC Televisión have agreed to pay debts related to their rights deals for the Primera Categoría Serie A and Serie B, the top tiers of domestic football, according to the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF).
Football rights frenzy begins in Brazil with EPL and Uefa sales
The summer of 2017 will prove a critical period in determining where major football rights in Brazil will end up for the next few years.
Fox the favourite to take control of Chilean league channel
Latin America’s major media groups are competing to take ownership of Chile’s successful football league channel, Canal del Fútbol.