South America
Uefa looking for value from games worth ‘peanuts’
Uefa looking for huge increase in value for third-party qualifier rights to hit ambitious target
Canal 13 acquires 2015 Copa America rights
Chilean commercial broadcaster Canal 13 acquired the rights to the 2015 Copa America in a deal worth $12 million (€9.16 million).
The fee rose by 380 per cent from the $2.5
Spanish Liga game is first 3D broadcast in Colombia
Pay-television broadcaster DirecTV’s live coverage of the Spanish Liga football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on Saturday, April 21, marked the first ever 3D broadcast in Colombia.
Big EBU deal puts Fifa on course
EBU pays healthy increase for World Cup despite recession
Al Jazeera pays big fees for key content ahead of launch
Al Jazeera stocks up in US ahead of channel launch
Full Play wraps up South America
Full Play with full hand
Domestic football league boosts DirecTV Colombia subscriber numbers
Pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has increased its subscriber base significantly in Colombia since the start of the year due to its coverage of the country’s top-tier football league, Liga Postobon.
Gol TV in deal for Argentina friendly matches
North American pay-television channel Gol TV acquired rights to the Argentina national team’s friendly matches until 2014, in a deal with rights-holders the Full Play Group.
DirecTV sublicenses Euro 2012 rights in Latin America
Pay-television broadcaster DirecTV Latin America acquired rights to this summer’s Euro 2012 football tournament.
Fox Sports Brasil seals carriage deal with Net
Fox Sports, a division of US broadcaster Fox, agreed a carriage deal with Net, Brazil’s largest cable-television operator, for its recently-launched pay-television channel Fox Sports Brasil.
Bolivian league considers own TV channel
La Liga del Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, the Bolivian football league, is considering launching its own television channel to provide live coverage of its games once its existing domestic rights deal …
IMG looks east in FIVB expansion plans
IMG sees room for growth in China and South East Asia
FIVB hails ‘dream’ rights deal with IMG, ABC and Dentsu
FIVB targeting global growth with new long-term rights deal
Question over Klefer’s Brazil deal
Klefer bags key Brazil rights
Fox Sports Brasil secures carriage with Sky
Fox Sports, a division of US broadcaster Fox, agreed a carriage deal with Brazil’s largest satellite operator, Sky Brasil, for its recently-launched pay-television channel in the country.
Globo sews up Brazilian football league rights
Brazilian media group Globo agreed a deal with Atlético Goianiense, of the Brazilian Campeonato Série A, the top-tier Brazilian football league, for the club’s television rights for the next four years, fro…
MP & Silva to edge out IMG in close battle for FA Asian rights
FA set for small increase in Asia with new MP & Silva deal
Fox Sports plays down reports of Bandsports takeover
Fox Sports, a division of US network Fox, denied reports that it had offered to acquire Brazilian pay-broadcaster Bandsports for $80 million (€60 million) in a bid to circumvent a carriage dispute that h…