South America
DHL extends long-term backing of Formula E, Bandeirantes agrees rights deal
Logistics company DHL has agreed a multi-year extension to its Formula E sponsorship deal, while the electric car-racing championship has signed a rights deal with Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes
Fifa Club World Cup rights on the market in Brazil
The deadline to submit bids for two rights packages in Brazil to the Fifa Club World Cup passed yesterday (Monday)
Conmebol boosts prize money payments as new rights cycle starts
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has detailed plans for a 23-per-cent increase in payments to clubs across its competitions for the 2023 season
ESPN Brasil renews Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup rights
Sports broadcaster ESPN has extended its rights deal in Brazil for the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup
Best Cable agrees carriage deal with 1190 Sports for Peru’s Liga 1
Peruvian telecoms company Best Cable has announced a carriage agreement for the two new channels that are set to be launched by sports and entertainment agency 1190 Sports to cover Liga 1, the top division…
Coupe de France deals secured in Bulgaria, Chile and Mexico
Bulgarian pay-television broadcaster Max Sport has acquired rights to club football competition the Coupe de France
Santiago 2023 opens up rights to Pan American Games after TVN deal criticism
The organising committee for Santiago’s 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games has opened up the domestic rights to other free-to-air broadcasters in Chile following the controversy caused by an e…
Band ‘wins rights’ to Carioca State Championship
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band looks set to show a select number of matches from the Campeonato Carioca, the state’s annual tournament, from the 2023 season until 2025.
AFA plans to reclaim Primera División rights as TNT renewal option ‘expires’
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) says that it has reclaimed 50 per cent of the future domestic rights to the top-tier Primera División after declaring that pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports …
DirecTV set to broadcast Liga 1 in Peru after 1190 Sports agreement
Subscription broadcaster DirecTV is set to become the new home of Liga 1 in Peru, the top tier of Peruvian football, after striking an agreement with 1190 Sports
Extreme E names Gillett as head of media rights, renews Globo broadcast deal
The Extreme E electric off-road racing series has recruited motor sports and agency executive David Gillett as its head of media rights
Globo’s World Cup renegotiation sends Casimiro’s star soaring in Brazil
Globo’s loss of exclusive digital rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup unleashed the potential of alternative broadcasts in Brazil, as Brazilian influencer Casimiro’s streams of World Cup matches broke the country’s YouTube and Twitch’s live viewership records.
LiveMode appoints Aquilino as head of media rights
Felipe Aquilino has been recruited as head of media rights at Brazilian sports marketing agency LiveMode after recently leaving FC Diez Media, SportBusiness understands
TyC Sports hit by complaint over World Cup access in Argentina
Cámara Argentina de Internet (Cabase), an entity which represents companies and organisations from across the country’s internet ecosystem, has filed a complaint against subscription broadcaster TyC Sp…
FC Diez Media head of broadcast rights Aquilino moves on
Felipe Aquilino, head of media rights at FC Diez Media, the IMG-owned agency that sells commercial rights to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) competitions, has left his position
Globo hammers out details of 2026 World Cup rights package
Brazilian media group Globo has finalised the details of its 2026 Fifa World Cup rights package as part of its renegotiations with football’s world governing body over its deal for this year’s tournament in …
Mountrigi to show profit from 2022 World Cup deals across LatAm
Mountrigi has profited from its Fifa media rights investment across the 2019-22 cycle, but is expected to earn far more from its rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup held across the US, Mexico and Canada.
Fifa opens up Qatar 2022 coverage in Brazil with streaming deals
Fifa has agreed what it claims is a landmark deal for its Fifa+ streaming service to provide the entire 2022 World Cup for free in Brazil, while content agreements have also been signed with the Disney…