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Palmeiras sides with Esporte in Brazilian club football war
Reigning Brazilian champion Palmeiras has brought the battle over Série A club’s pay-television rights to an end by agreeing a deal with Esporte Interativo from 2019.
Globo likely buyer but Primeira sale waits on clubs and calendar
Uncertainties over the Brazilian football calendar and a dispute over revenue sharing is delaying a new rights agreement for the Primeira Liga – Brazil’s newest football competition.
Econet continues to grow sports portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa
African telco Econet has continued to spend its billion-dollar sports-rights acquisition budget in recent weeks, buying Formula One, National Football League and Brazilian football rights.
Esporte breaks Globo’s Série A monopoly
All but one of Brazil’s 20 Série A clubs has taken a side in the battle over domestic football rights between Esporte Interativo and media company Globo.
Esporte looks to break Globo’s grip on domestic rights
An audacious offer from Esporte Interativo has loosened Globo’s stranglehold on Brazilian domestic football.
IOC’s long-term trend continues with latest deal in Brazil
An eight-Games deal with Brazilian media group Globo has helped the International Olympic Committee lock in the gains of Rio 2016 for the long-term.
Globo awarded long-term Olympic rights in Brazil
Brazilian media company Globo has been awarded rights for the Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee through to 2032.
Mediapro seals Globo deal for Brazilian football rights
The Mediapro agency has agreed a sublicensing deal with Brazilian media company Globo to market international rights to the country’s domestic football tournaments.
MLS adds Globosat to ESPN coverage and looks for more
Major League Soccer will enjoy a substantial increase in exposure in Brazil in the 2015 season, which got under way at the end of March.
Brazilian clubs act over Corinthians and Flamengo’s dominance of TV revenues
A number of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A clubs are challenging the revenue distribution model employed by the rights-holder of the top division of Brazilian football, media group Globo, according to the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper.
Australia’s Asian Cup expected to break audience records
Asian Cup organisers have said they are expecting record television audiences for the 2015 edition of the national team football showpiece, which kicks off in Australia on Friday.
Enter Turner, exit ESPN in Brazil as Uefa gets tough
The acquisition of the Champions League rights earlier this month paves the way for Brazilian commercial channel Esporte Interativo to enter the pay-television market, while simultaneously damaging its future rival ESPN.
Fina seals long-term Brazil deal with eye on Rio Olympics
Growing anticipation for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro helped Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, to seal an increase in the value of its Brazilian rights in an eight-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Globosat.
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Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.