South America

Football

Discussions over the centralisation of commercial rights to Brazilian football’s top two divisions, Serie A and Serie B, are in danger of collapsing as two competing blocs of clubs dig in on their revenue distribution demands.
Football

Globo has agreed to pay a handsome increase for domestic media rights to the Copa do Brasil, beating competition from commercial broadcaster SBT to secure a key property in its football portfolio.
Football
Fan Engagement

Lega Serie A has launched dedicated Japanese and Portuguese Twitter accounts as part of plans to improve its engagement with fans
Football
Media

Commercial broadcaster Globo has agreed a four-season extension with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for the exclusive domestic broadcast rights to the Copa do Brasil club competition
NFL
Media

Commercial broadcaster RedeTV has struck a three-year deal with the National Football League for free-to-air rights to the American football league in Brazil
Football
Media

Global sports and entertainment company 1190 Sports has submitted an offer to the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) for rights to the top-tier Liga 1 competition
Football
Media

The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) has launched an invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Liga 1 top-tier club competition
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts promotion is launching its Fight Pass OTT subscription service in Brazil, with selected events to also be made available on free-to-air television…
Football
Media

Brazilian commercial broadcaster SBT has retained free-to-air rights to the Copa do Nordeste, an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Northeastern region of the country
Football
Host Broadcast & Production

Aser Ventures-owned production company NEO Studios has teamed up with Italian production company Roma Press to create a new docuseries celebrating the life and legacy of Argentinian football legend Diego…
Football

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is unlikely to reach its R$650m-per-year target for global media and marketing rights to the Copa do Brasil but is set fair for an overall increase compared to the current cycle.
Football
Media

Media platform OneFootball has agreed a deal with Brazilian live-streaming company TV NSports for rights to show 45 games from Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of domestic club football.
Motorsport
Media

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has agreed a three-season extension to its Formula 1 rights deal
Football
Media

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 …
Football
Media

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.
Football

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.
Basketball
Media

The Asociación de Clubes de Basquetbol (AdC) has launched a domestic and international rights tender process for Argentinian club basketball competitions.
Football
Media

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