South America
Italian volleyball fits MP & Silva’s growth strategy
Italian volleyball goes global
Ecuador football federation chief claims control in rights dispute
Luis Chiriboga, the president of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, the Ecuadorian Football Federation, said that the governing body remained in control of its broadcast rights despite having a centralised s…
Bandsports picks up Italian volleyball rights
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired rights for Serie A1, the top division of volleyball in Italy, in a deal with the MP & Silva agency
Ecuador centralised sales process halted by civil court
Ecuadorian commercial broadcaster Ecuavisa has succeeded in halting a centralised sales process for the rights to Serie A and Serie B, the country’s top two football divisions, that was launched by the F…
Bolivian football federation closes in on World Cup qualifiers deal
The Federación Boliviana de Fútbol, the Bolivian football federation, is close to a deal to sell the domestic and international media rights for the national team’s home qualifying matches for the 201…
Pitch replaces Kentaro as Brazil marketing partner
The Pitch International agency has agreed a deal with Confederação Brasilera de Futebol, the Brazilian football confederation, to organise and sell the media and commercial rights for all international f…
Fox Sports set to launch Colombian channel
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox will launch a pay-television sports channel in Colombia next year, according to the Rapid TV News website
Bandsports acquires Top 14 rights
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has renewed a rights deal for the Top 14 French domestic rugby union tournament.
The deal will run for two seasons, from 2012-13 to 2013-14
London 2012 breaks US viewing record for NBC
The NBC Sports division of US network NBC said the London 2012 Olympic Games set a new record as the most-watched multi-day event in US television history, while UK public-service broadcaster the BBC reported…
Univision primed for ‘new Copa’
New Conmebol event could become replacement for Copa; Why the US is the perfect host
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
Millicom swoops for Paraguayan football rights-holder
Swedish telecommunications company Millicom announced the acquisition of Paraguayan pay-television operator Cablevisión, which owns the rights to Paraguay’s top-tier football league via its sports broadcaster Te…
Argentina’s ‘football for everyone’ costs revealed
The Argentinian government has spent about ARS$4 billion (€700 million/$880 million) on its ‘fútbol para todos’ (‘football for everyone’) scheme to show domestic league matches on free-to-air television…
How ESS will turn into feisty Fox
How ESS will become more aggressive under News Corp; Difficult marriage from day one
ESPN Brazil extends deal for Superbike World Championship
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brazil has renewed its rights deal for the Superbike World Championship motorcycling series, for a further three years, from 2013 to 2015
Fans flock to social networks
Sports fans increasingly turn to social networks for content
Carriage deals central to new channel success
Colombian football league channel looks expensive to platform operators
Globo acquires Ligue 1 rights
Globo bags Ligue 1