Brazil
Judge suspends F1’s São Paulo race promoter contract
Formula 1’s deal with the new promoter of the São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil has been placed into doubt after a judge decided to temporarily suspend the contract reported to be worth R$100m (€15.4m/$18.8m).
Champions League broadcast rights ‘to hit market in Brazil’
Broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League are poised to hit the market in Brazil, it has been reported
Betano takes over from BMG on Atlético Mineiro shirt in disputed deal
Online sports betting platform Betano has taken over as the main shirt sponsor of Brazilian football club Atlético Mineiro in a move disputed by the former main sponsor, banking group BMG.
Rio to seek new site for motorsport circuit, São Paulo sets out F1 race payment
Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor, Eduardo Paes, has said he will seek to identify a new site for the city’s proposed new motorsport circuit, as financial details behind São Paulo’s extended race contract with F…
Konami adds Santos to football sponsorship portfolio
Japanese video game developer Konami has further enhanced its football sponsorship portfolio by agreeing a deal with Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team Santos.
Brazil’s Athletico Paranaense shows league game on Twitch
Athletico Paranaense have become the first Brazilian football club to show a live Série A match on Twitch, as the club used the platform to broadcast its home fixture against Vasco Da Gama via pay per …
Globo extends NBA rights, Brazilian basketball league ‘issues Band legal claim’
Media group Globo has extended its deal for pay-television rights in Brazil to North American basketball’s NBA.
Pague Menos pharmacy chain joins CBF portfolio in second tier
The Brazilian Football Confederation has signed up pharmacy chain Pague Menos as a new sponsor of the country’s national football teams.
IMM postpones Rio Open to 2021 as event faces potential cancellation
IMM Sports and Entertainment and the Rio Institute of Tennis (ICT) have announced that the 2021 Rio Open will not take place as planned in February and faces cancellation if a new date cannot be found
Globo ends legal battle with Turner over football rights, ‘nears’ F1 deal
Brazilian media group Globo and pay-television broadcaster Turner have drawn a line under their legal dispute which had been sparked by the introduction of a controversial media rights measure
Band extends NBA rights deal in Brazil
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has agreed a multi-year extension to its free-to-air rights deal with the NBA, as the North American basketball league’s 2020-21 season prepares to tip off.
Brazil’s Record sued over Pan American Games rights contract
Panam Sports, organiser of the Pan American Games, is taking legal action against Record after the Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster cancelled a rights agreement for the 2023 edition of the multi-sport…
Band deems Copa América ‘too expensive’, Globo to air Paulistão Feminino
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has passed up on the opportunity to acquire rights to the Copa América international football tournament, deeming the Dentsu agency’s asking price as too hi…
SBT and Disney ‘to submit combined bid’ for F1 rights in Brazil
Commercial free-to-air broadcaster SBT and the Disney media group are set to put in a combined bid for rights to Formula One from 2021 in Brazil, following the recent breakdown of the Rio Motorsports proposal
Band ‘edges closer’ to NBA renewal in Brazil
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes is thought to be close to agreeing a renewal for free-to-air rights to North American basketball’s NBA.
Paranaense State Championship becomes DAZN’s latest cancellation in Brazil
Brazil's Paranaense State Championship has become the latest property to emerge as having its contract cancelled by DAZN due to the digital platform's decision to shutter its Brazilian operation and lay…
Conmebol presses ahead with claim against Globo for Libertadores cancellation
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has filed a claim against Brazilian media group Globo to recover fees that it claims it is owed after the latter’s broadcast rights contract cancellation.
Band lands Brazilian Stock Car rights for five years from 2021
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band has acquired exclusive domestic rights to Stock Car Brasil for five years, from 2021 to 2025