Argentina
ESPN/Fox merger rejected by Argentina’s competition watchdog
The Disney media group’s latest attempts to merge international arms of pay-television broadcasters ESPN and Fox Sports has failed after Argentina’s competition authority blocked its proposal.
Argentina Metropolitana Volleyball enters major streaming and data partnership with Genius
Argentina’s Federación Metropolitana de Voleibol, which oversees the country’s top volleyball competitions, has announced plans to launch a major new digital platform in partnership with Genius Sports Grou…
OneFootball and Sportfive expand Bundesliga coverage to nine LatAm countries
OneFootball, the Germany-based digital platform, has expanded its free-to-air Bundesliga streaming coverage to a further nine Latin American countries to complement initial agreement in Brazil
Spanish basketball’s ACB nets two-year TV deal in Argentina
The Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto (ACB), which organises the top tier of club basketball in Spain, has finalised a two-year broadcast rights deal in Argentina with DeporTV, the free-to-air s…
Round-Up: Rossi bound for Malaysia, IPL’s 20,000 Covid-19 tests and more
Seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has dismissed speculation he will be retiring from the sport at the end of the season, saying he is on the verge of signing a new deal with Malaysian-based team…
LaLiga signs latest regional sponsorship deal with Total in Argentina
Spanish football's LaLiga has signed up global oil lubricant brand Total as a regional sponsor in Argentina
Sanzaar chief admits Super Rugby lost its way
Sanzaar chief executive Andy Marinos has conceded that Super Rugby overreached when it expanded its number of teams and launched a conference structure
GSRM eyes another Argentinian Superliga tender, targets rights outside football
Global Sports Rights Management, the agency that recently acquired the international broadcast rights to the top two Brazilian football leagues, remains interested in securing a similar remit with the…
World Rugby proposes interim international calendar
A temporary international rugby union Test match window between October 24 and December 5 has been recommended by World Rugby's executive committee
Round-Up: Chinese basketball CEO steps down, T20 World Cup decision, BWF’s gender commitment, and more
The Chinese Basketball Association’s first chief executive officer Wang Dawei has left his post after just 14 months in the job citing “personal reasons”. The
Sanzaar planning NZ-based Rugby Championship, committed to Super Rugby
Sanzaar, the umbrella body of the South African, New Zealand, Australian and Argentinian rugby unions, has identified New Zealand as the preferred destination for the 2020 Rugby Championship, adding that…
NZR considers trans-Tasman replacement for Super Rugby
New Zealand Rugby is considering abandoning Super Rugby and replacing it with a trans-Tasman tournament, local media has reported
Sanzaar confident about running 2020 Rugby Championship
Sanzaar, the body which oversees Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship competitions between the South African, Australian, New Zealand and Argentinian rugby unions, is positive that the 2020 Rugby Championship…
Genius Sports retains data contract for Argentinian basketball leagues
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has renewed its agreement to capture, manage and distribute data on behalf of the Asociación de Clubes de Básquetbol (ADC), the governing body of the t…
Incoming Rugby Australia chair floats new Super Rugby plan
New Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is eager to establish a competition with neighbours New Zealand from 2021 to relieve the financial burden due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Argentina’s Superliga replaced with Professional Soccer League as Tapia re-elected
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced the creation of a new Professional Soccer League (LPF) to replace the existing Superliga after Claudio Tapia was re-elected as the president of the…
Japanese teams considered for Super Rugby revamp
Super Rugby is considering the entry of Japanese Top League teams into a radically restructured 2021 competition
TradeATF joins AFA’s growing sponsor roster
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has signed a new sponsorship deal with Cyprus-based CFD broker TradeATF