South America
Argentinian government pumps additional funds into football scheme
The Argentinian government has set aside a further ARS310.6m (€39.2m/$53.3m) in its 2013 budget for its ‘Football for All’ broadcast project for the domestic football league, according to the Clarín newspaper.
Booming north east targeted
Esporte Interativo launches new Brazilian pay-TV channel
ESPN secures highlights deal for Campeonato Brasileiro
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has acquired highlights rights for coverage of Campeonato Série A, the top division of domestic club football in the country.
Fox Sports Brasil scores rights to new women’s football league
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the first season of the Brazilian Football Confederation’s new women’s league.
UCI Road World Championships ride into new markets
The International Cycling Union (UCI) and marketing partner the Infront Sports & Media agency have said the forthcoming Road World Championships will receive an “unprecedented level” of television coverage, including exposure for the first time in Middle Eastern, South American and Israeli markets.
Broadcast rights to the fore of demand for Conmebol reform
Argentina and Brazil football legends Diego Maradona and Romario have joined forces to attack the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), saying they will form a commission to investigate the distribution of revenue throughout the region, with media rights at the forefront of discussions.
New sports channel set to launch in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced plans for a new sports channel to be launched in the country.
Watching Brief (Vol.60) Special Focus: Football – Fifa Confederations Cup
Fox Sports Brasil to broadcast World Cup in its entirety
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil has announced that it will provide live coverage of all 64 games of the 2014 Fifa World Cup and will launch a second channel next year.
IEC broadens coverage of fishing championship
The IEC in Sports agency has announced rights deals for the 2013 World Fly Fishing Championship with pay-television broadcasters in Croatia, Israel and Chile.
IPC Athletics World Championships secures Brazilian coverage
Brazilian pay-television channel SporTV has agreed a deal with the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) to broadcast the forthcoming IPC Athletics World Championships, according to the Meio e Mensagem news website.
Full Play and Traffic to share
Traffic and Full play sign Copa American truce and agree to share rights
UFC strikes Colombian rights deal
Colombian commercial broadcaster Caracol has agreed a one-year deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to broadcast programming from the mixed martial arts promoter.
Turner’s strategic move into sport
Turner investment will help Esporte Interativo to be more aggressive in sports-rights market
Globo opts for coverage of protests over Confederations Cup match
Brazilian media group Globo decided against showing live coverage of the Spain v Tahiti game last night (Thursday) at the Fifa Confederations Cup national football team tournament after opting to provide coverage of the ongoing protests on the streets of Brazil.
Top rights-holders go B2C in search of added revenues
Fiba, Euroleague and other basketball rights-holders pool rights for B2C web offering
Turner Latin America invests in Esporte Interativo
Pan-regional media company Turner Latin America has acquired a “significant minority stake” in Brazilian free-to-air sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo.
Bolivian federation hit by tax ruling over World Cup rights sales
The Bolivian Football Federation has been ordered to pay B16.48m (€1.85m/$2.38m) in tax from revenue from the sale of television rights to 2006 Fifa World Cup qualifying games, according to Reuters.