Argentina
Marinos rubbishes Super Rugby breakaway talk
Reports of a breakaway competition involving only Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby clubs have been rejected as speculation by Sanzaar’s chief executive Andy Marinos.
Covid-19 rejig could spell the end for Super Rugby
Super Rugby is set for major and permanent change, sparked by the Covid-19 shutdown, according to stakeholders within Sanzaar, the grouping of Southern Hemisphere rugby unions
Turner and Fox make April payment for Argentinian Superliga rights
Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting, the US-headquartered domestic rights-holders of the Argentinian Superliga, have paid their instalments for April
Argentina set to drop bid for 2027 Rugby World Cup
Australia has emerged as the front-runner to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup after it emerged that Argentina is set to end its bid to stage the event
‘Quickfire’ Rugby Championship in Australia mooted
Sanzaar, the body which oversees top-level rugby union the Southern Hemisphere, is considering a "quickfire" six-week national team competition in one country, with potentially one city hosting the event
Fox and Turner waive subscriber fees for Argentinian Superliga coverage
Fox Sports and Turner Broadcasting, the US-headquartered pay-television broadcasters and rights-holders of the Argentinian Superliga, have pledged to void subscribers’ April payments for its football p…
Calamitous Argentinian Superliga international rights tender is scrapped
The widely-criticised international broadcast rights sales process led by Argentina’s Superliga, the top-tier of domestic football in the South American country, has been scrapped.
Coronavirus latest: F1 reshuffle, IOC under fire, Premier League meets, Tokyo 2020 tickets questioned, and more
An International Olympic Committee spokesperson said yesterday "no solution will be ideal", regarding the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on Tokyo 2020
Turner to review Superliga broadcast in wake of president’s FTA plea
Pay-television broadcaster Turner has consulted with its Argentinian arm to decide how best to respond to calls from the country’s president for top-tier Superliga football matches to be broadcast on f…
Argentinian Superliga president Elizondo quits
Mariano Elizondo has left his role as president of football’s Argentinian Superliga with immediate effect.
Superliga vice-president Jorge Brito has also tendered his resignation.
Argentina’s Independiente extends with long-term kit supplier Puma
Superliga Argentina football club Independiente has renewed its kit supply agreement with global sportswear company Puma
AFA secures McDonald’s in digitally-focused sponsorship
The Argentine Football Association has signed a sponsorship deal with fast-food restaurant chain McDonald’s.
The three-year deal will allow McDonald’s to sponsor all Argentine national teams.
Superliga revises international rights tender, extends deadline
The Argentinian Superliga, the top tier of club football in Argentina, has further extended and revised the tender process for its international broadcast rights
Mediapro ‘joins calls’ to reissue Argentinian Superliga international tender
Mediapro, the production and media rights agency, is said to have joined the growing number of broadcasters and agencies in calling for the Argentinian Superliga to reissue its international rights tender
Octagon expands into Argentina, Colombia
International sports and entertainment agency Octagon is expanding its presence in Latin America by confirming plans to work in Argentina and Colombia this year
Deadline extended for criticised Argentina Superliga international rights tender
Argentina’s Superliga, the top-tier of domestic football in the South American country, has extended the bid deadline in its tender process for international broadcast rights, with ESPN said to be one of…
Argentinian Football Association debuts OTT platform
The Argentinian Football Association has launched a new over-the-top streaming platform providing archive footage and a variety of other national team content
TNT Sports nets Liga ACB rights in Argentina
The Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto (ACB), which organises the top tier of club basketball in Spain, has agreed a rights deal for the competition with Argentinian subscription-television c…