South America
OneFootball distributing live Argentinian Primera División matches, plus free highlights
Media platform OneFootball has signed an agreement with the Argentina Football Distribution entity to show top-tier Primera División content from the AFA Play streaming service in multiple international …
SBT adds Copa América Femenina to football portfolio
Brazilian commercial broadcaster SBT has acquired rights to this year’s Copa América Femenina, which will take place in Colombia from July 8 to 30.
Conmebol wins big in new Libertadores and Sudamericana deals
The new deals struck with Disney, Paramount, Globo, SBT, DirecTV and OneFootball have produced a like-for-like increase of about 66 per cent on the guaranteed income provided by equivalent deals in the current cycle.
Domestic and international rights tender issued for Argentinian club basketball
The Asociación de Clubes de Basquetbol (AdC) has launched a domestic and international rights tender process for Argentinian club basketball competitions.
ESPN ‘lands Spanish Super Cup rights in Brazil, South America’
ESPN, the Disney-owned sports broadcaster, has emerged victorious during an invitation to tender process for Spanish Super Cup broadcast rights in Brazil and the rest of South America, it is reported
Disney and Globo keep Uefa national team fee steady in Brazil
Disney and Globo’s joint six-season deal for co-exclusive rights to Uefa European Qualifiers and Nations League matches will dramatically boost exposure for the properties in Brazil and keep fees steady in a tricky territory.
OneFootball to offer Brazilian club competition clips through Globo deal
Media platform OneFootball has furthered its commitment to Brazilian club football by agreeing a deal with media group Globo to provide highlights from Campeonato Brasileirão Série A and Série B, along wi…
Disney regains French Open rights in Brazil
Media group Disney has acquired rights in Brazil to this year’s edition of the French Open tennis tournament, which gets underway on Sunday.
Desimpedidos signs deal with Facebook to stream Copa Libertadores matches
South American sports content creator Desimpedidos has agreed a deal with social media platform Facebook to show matches from the Copa Libertadores club football competition
AUF seals deal for Women’s Uruguayan Championship with DirecTV
The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has sealed a deal which grants satellite television company DirecTV non-exclusive rights to the Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino, the top division of women's football…
SporTV picks up Diamond League rights in Brazil
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to the 2022 season of the Diamond League athletics series
Globo, ESPN and Paramount among Conmebol rights winners in new cycle
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has awarded broadcast rights to its club competitions from 2023 to 2026 in Brazil and the rest of Latin America
EXCLUSIVE: Stats Perform and AFA enter mediation amid ongoing legal battle
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform is to enter mediation with the Argentinian Football Federation amid a long-running legal dispute over betting video and data rights to Argentinian football,…
Globo ‘nets’ Women’s World Cup rights in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have secured exclusive rights to the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup
Ten acquires rights to pre-season matches
Ten has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to a raft of pre-season football matches from across the globe
Competition regulator backs Mediapro’s deal for Fox Sports channels in Argentina
The Argentinian competition regulator has given the green light to the Mediapro agency’s acquisition of Fox Sports channels in the country.
Eleven Sports signs off on three-year deal for Brazilian women’s football
Eleven Sports has furthered its commitment to the Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino with a new three-year rights deal which grants the international sports broadcaster extensive coverage of the top three…
Venezuela’s Televen heralds free-to-air World Cup rights swoop
Televen, the commercial network in Venezuela, has announced a rights agreement for this year’s Fifa World Cup to be held in Qatar.