South America

Liga rights battle pitches ESPN and Gol TV against Al Jazeera

Ligue 1 pitches up in Brazil

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Record said that it would consider taking legal action after accusing Fifa, football’s world governing body, of reneging on a promise to carry out a “public, transparent and…

Brazilian media group Globo acquired multi-platform rights to the 2018 and 2022 football World Cups in a deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body.

Digital media company Perform acquired rights from Uruguay-based agency the Full Play Group for club football matches in Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru in a three-and-a-half-year deal running…

NFL set to follow Nordic deal with IMG Media renewal

EBU splits again over World Cup bids

Serie A makes the most of heated Latin American market

Federation gives up control of club rights to leave Tenfield in limbo over improved offer

'One league good, two leagues bad' for embryonic Indian football market, says IMG

ESPN beats Fox to FA content

Competition in Brazil helps Spanish Liga net 70% increase

Battle heats up in Ecuador over rights centralisation scheme

Traffic fails with first injunction but pushes on with Copa sales

FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession

Eurozone crisis not the only challenge facing sports rights agencies in 2012