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Israeli investment house part of Pixellot’s $16m funding round
Automated sports video production company Pixellot has announced the completion of a new $16m (€14.3
Globo wants R$2m penalty for Flamengo as Carioca broadcast dispute heats up
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has stepped up its opposition to Flamengo broadcasting any of the club’s matches in the Rio de Janeiro state championship on its own TV channel by filing a legal a…
Globo handed injunction to withhold $90m Fifa media-rights payment
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has been handed an injunction against world football’s governing body Fifa to withhold a $90m (€79.7m) broadcast rights payment.
Brazil issues decree placing TV rights back in clubs’ hands
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has issued a decree that markedly alters the media rights landscape for the country’s football clubs.
Globo ‘ordered to pay costs’ in Brazilian aquatics federation rights spat
Brazilian media group Globo has been ordered to pay costs totalling R$177,400 ($34,500/€30,500) to the Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports (CBDA) as the payment dispute between the two parties intensified.
F1’s full OTT service ‘set for Brazil’ amid Globo uncertainty
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is set to be faced with increased competition to its Formula 1 coverage from the motor-racing championship’s official over-the-top subscription streaming platform, s…
Brazilian aquatics federation ‘in legal bid’ over Globo’s suspended rights payments
The Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports (CBDA) is set to take legal action against Globo after the commercial broadcaster suspended its rights deal with the body
Brazilian clubs accept Globo’s rights fee reductions
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has secured the votes from Campeonato Brasileiro Sèrie A clubs required to reduce its fees for April, May and June as Covid-19’s effect has delayed the start of th…
Globo proposes rights fees cuts for Brazilian top flight
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has informed Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs that it intends to make significant reductions in its monthly rights fees due to the uncertainty over the status …
Turner’s likely Brasileiro Série A cancellation heralds bleak future for rights-holders
US pay-television broadcaster Turner Sports’s likely cancelation of its pay-television rights with eight top-flight Brasilieiro Série A clubs could see a collapse in competition in the Brazilian domestic football rights market experts told SportBusiness Media.
Globo treating rights fee decisions on case-by-case basis
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has sought to alleviate panic in the domestic football industry amid its decision to suspend payments for certain rights deals, stating its move will not affect clubs…
Globo suspends Paulista state league rights payments
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has suspended payments to Federação Paulista de Futebol, governing body of football in the state of São Paulo, due to the suspension of the Campeonato Paulista cl…
Brazilian OTT platform Guigo TV ‘interested in’ World Cup qualifiers
Brazilian Entertainment-led OTT platform Guigo TV is ready to challenge dominant media group Globo for the rights to Brazil’s away qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, it has been claimed.
Globo ‘to renegotiate ad deals worth $114m’ after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is facing up to the prospect of having to renegotiate advertising deals worth a reported R$580m (€103.6m/$113.7
Globo, Flamengo fail to agree Campeonato Carioca deal
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has been unable to reach an agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo for rights to this year’s Campeonato Carioca state championship, which gets un…
Flamengo yet to strike Globo rights deal for state championship
Brazilian broadcaster Globo is yet to reach a rights agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo for this year’s Campeonato Carioca state championship.
DAZN ‘in football rights talks’ with Globo, cuts subscription cost
Brazilian broadcaster Globo and sports streaming platform DAZN are in talks over a rights-sharing agreement for the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana club football competitions, it has been reported
Globo invests $3.3m in automated production company Pixellot
Brazilian media conglomerate Grupo Global has made a $3