South America
Chile’s big clubs to benefit from league channel income
Breakdown of the new revenue sharing deal for the Chilean league channel.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Uefa club competitions, South American football
Football: Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE and regional Catalan broadcaster TV3 acquired the free-to-air rights for the Uefa Champions League
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Superbike, Formula One, Olympic Games and rugby league
Mixed Martial Arts: Canadian channel The Fight Network acquired the English-language broadcast rights in a multi-year deal for kick-boxing promotion It’s Showtime.
Tenfield and Full Play bag Uruguay
Federation earns big increase as agencies renew national team rights.
Colombian league rights to increase by 1000 per cent
Pay TV growth in South America's fourth-largest economy has local analysts predicting a big pay-day for domestic football.
Globo eyes new markets but has to win rights first
Brazilian broadcaster targeting deals in the UK and Germany once it renews domestic league international rights.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Fifa World Cup, Bundesliga, La Liga and more
Football: Pan-regional broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for Fifa competitions between 2015 and 2022, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cup The deal covers cable, satellite, terrestrial,…
Globo keeps an eye on ambitions of new Fox in Brazil
Globo distribution will be key to potential rival establishing itself.
Traffic fits the bill for Lagardére
Brazilian agency acquisition in line with Lagardére Unlimited expansion ambitions.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Champions League, World Cup, Euro deals and more
Football: Spanish pay-television operator Digital Plus acquired Champions League rights in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
World Cup qualifier rights value up by a third
Venezuelan broadcasters expect to pay $4.5 million for World Cup qualifiers ... Uruguayan qualifiers tender a battle between Full Play/Tenfield and Traffic
Government ups its football spend to cover HD costs
Argentinian government to introduce HD feed on free-to-air television
News in brief, issue 15:1
Uefa over half way there on centralisation plan ... F1 renews in key markets ... EAA drops its fee for 2012 ... AFA TV plans ‘not viable’ ... Taylor exit doesn’t hurt PDC
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, basketball, boxing, winter sports and more
Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015
TV RIGHTS CLIPS1: Uefa Champions League, Indian, Brazilian football and more
Football: Italian satellite pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia acquired the exclusive rights for top Tuesday-night Champions League matches, all other matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, excluding the…
Broadcasters set to take hit on Blatter’s world club vision?
Surprise finalist deflates World Club Cup audience expectations, raising questions over value of competition for broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Handball, Austrian ice hockey, motorcycling and ATP tennis
Handball: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish men’s and women’s national teams and leagues in a four-year deal, from 2011-12 to 2014-15, with the rights-holders, the Dan…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS1: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, cricket and Fifa football
Asian Games: The IEC in Sports agency was appointed to handle worldwide media distribution of the 7th Asian Winter Games by the Games’s organising committee.