South America
Expanded Primeira Liga set for rights tender
Organisers of Brazilian club football tournament the Primeira Liga are set to explore a tender process for the broadcast rights to the second edition of the competition, which will expand in 2017.
Net, Claro to deliver Rio 2016 opening ceremony in 4K
Brazilian pay-television operators Claro TV and Net have teamed up to deliver the opening ceremony of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in 4K ultra-high definition.
New broadcast partners on board for Tour de France
Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation has said the 2016 edition of the cycling race will have new broadcast partners as it prepares to commence tomorrow (Saturday).
AFA president, top officials indicted in Football for All rights probe
Argentinian Football Association president Luis Segura and three former presidential cabinet chiefs have been indicted in an investigation into the sale of the country’s domestic media rights.
MP & Silva seals domestic Brazilian football distribution rights
The MP & Silva agency has sealed a deal with media company Globo to distribute rights across Latin America for Brazil’s top domestic football properties.
Bandsports embraces Colombian football with new rights deal
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired rights to Categoría Primera A, the top division of Colombian club football.
Government suspends rights tender in Argentina
The Argentinian government has suspended a sales process for national and international media rights.
Gama TV nets late Copa América Centenario deal in Ecuador
The Copa América Centenario will receive free-to-air exposure in Ecuador after state-owned broadcaster Gama TV sealed a late rights deal for the national team football tournament.
Bolivian rights agreed ahead of Copa América Centenario kick-off
Bolivian state broadcaster Bolivia TV has acquired rights to the Copa América Centenario ahead of its national team’s opening game in the football tournament on June 6.
LNB sets Brazilian first with Facebook Live partnership
The Brazilian Basketball League (LNB) has entered into a partnership with Facebook through which it will become the first domestic sports organisation to stream games via the social media platform’s Facebook Live service.
Copa América Centenario to be shown in Paraguay after rights deal secured
Paraguayan football fans will be able to watch their national team in action at the Copa América Centenario after a broadcast deal was concluded for the special edition of the tournament, which commences in the United States next month.
Tender launched amid ‘Football for All’ uncertainty
The Argentinian government has launched a tender process for the 2017 season of the ‘Football for All’ scheme, which reserves domestic football coverage in Argentina for free-to-air television, despite uncertainty over the initiative and the future of the domestic game as a whole.
Esporte breaks Globo’s Série A monopoly
All but one of Brazil’s 20 Série A clubs has taken a side in the battle over domestic football rights between Esporte Interativo and media company Globo.
Financial pressure forces Band to end coverage of Campeonato Brasileiro
Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has said it will end its coverage of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, the top division of domestic football.
Bandsports to follow exploits of Brazilians in Chinese Super League
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired rights to the Chinese Super League, the top division of club football in the country.
Ponte Preta becomes latest Serie A team to side with Esporte Interativo
Ponte Preta has become the latest Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club to formally accept the offer submitted by sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo for the pay-television rights to the top division of Brazilian football.
RCN nets Colombian rights to Copa America Centenario
Colombian commercial broadcaster RCN has acquired rights to the Copa America Centenario, the special edition of the national team football tournament which is being hosted by the United States later this year.
Brazilian rugby secures landmark broadcast deal
The Brazilian Confederation of Rugby (CBRu) has agreed a rights deal with commercial broadcaster RedeTV that will lead to rugby union being granted free-to-air exposure in the country for the first time.