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Televisa chair quits over World Cup rights probe
Emilio Azcárraga has stepped down as executive chairman of Televisa amid a US Department of Justice probe into the Mexican media giant’s historic Fifa World Cup broadcast rights deal.
IOC invites bids for media rights in Mexico
The International Olympic Committee has followed up its recent media rights invitation to tender launch in sub-Saharan Africa with a sales process in Mexico, SportBusiness understands.
Club Tigres finalising multi-operator broadcast approach
Club Tigres, one of the most successful Mexican clubs of the last decade, is to move away from an exclusive domestic rights deal in favour of three broadcast partners
TelevisaUnivision lands package of Paris 2024 rights in Mexico
TelevisaUnivision’s Mexican free-to-air channel Canal 5 will show at least 200 hours of coverage from the Paris 2024 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee finalised one of its last pieces o…
Televisa’s World Cup cash-in could prevent Fifa from hitting lofty targets
Gianni Infantino expects Fifa to increase its media rights revenue by almost $1bn in the 2023-26 cycle, but his media rights sales team will go to market with a millstone around its neck.
Liga MX private equity talks continue as league ponders centralisation
Talks over Apollo Global Management’s potential investment in Mexico’s top-tier football league, Liga MX, continue to rumble on six months after the private equity house’s initial approach, according to multiple sources close to the matter.
Univision, Televisa to debut global streaming service after completing $4.8bn merger deal
Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc, two of the biggest Spanish-language content producers and sports rightsholders in the Americas, have completed their blockbuster $4.8bn (€4.27bn) merger deal to create a new company known as TelevisaUnivision.
Televisa to show free-to-air LaLiga matches in Mexico
Mexican pay-television operator Televisa has reached an agreement to show Spanish LaLiga football matches on its free-to-air network Canal 5
Univision plans global Spanish-language streaming service
Spanish-language media and content company Univision Communications Inc
Univision, Televisa strike $4.8bn merger deal
Two of the biggest content producers and sports rights-holders in Spanish-language media are coming together as Grupo Televisa and Univision Holdings Inc. are merging in a $4.8bn (€4.0
TV Azteca, Televisa pick up Tokyo 2020 rights in Mexico
Mexican commercial broadcaster TV Azteca and pay-television operator Televisa have announced that they will provide coverage of this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Trio of Mexican broadcasters land Chivas rights for 2020 Clausura
Mexican Liga MX football team Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas) has agreed rights deals with commercial broadcasters TV Azteca, Televisa and Multimedios for its 2020 Clausura campaign, but has reportedly…
Televisa Deportes to show Juarez matches in 2019 Liga MX
Mexican broadcaster Televisa Deportes will show Mexican football team Juarez FC matches in the 2019 Liga MX season, the top-tier of Mexican club football
Univision Deportes to rebrand as TUDN
Hispanic media company Univision Communications has said it will rebrand its US pay-television broadcaster Univision Deportes as ‘TUDN’.
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Chivas avoids lawsuit; spreads love with non-exclusive Televisa deal
Mexican top-tier football club Chivas Guadalajara has come to an inventive arrangement with media group Televisa, avoiding a costly lawsuit prepared by the latter
Televisa shareholders take legal action
Shareholders of Televisa have launched legal action against the Mexican media company after claiming they have lost “hundreds of millions of dollars” after the business allegedly paid bribes to secure Fif…
UFC chooses to end Televisa joint venture and return to Fox
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has begun a complete overhaul of its media rights in Latin America and Mexico, exiting its joint venture with Televisa in favour of a more traditional deal with former partner Fox Sports.
Chivas returns to Televisa for short-term gain; OTT plan waits
Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara has returned to media group Televisa less than a year after choosing to go it alone with in-house OTT platform Chivas TV.