Brazil
F1 and Rio Motorsports reach provisional agreement over city race
Formula 1 has agreed a deal with Brazil-based motor sports investment business Rio Motorsports to stage events in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Tekbond becomes ninth Santos kit sponsor, club continues search for main shirt deal
Brazilian Série A club Santos has struck a shirt sponsorship deal with adhesive brand Tekbond running from now until the end of 2021.
Globo picks up rights to Argentina’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Brazilian media group Globo has added to its coverage of national team football by acquiring rights to Argentina’s home qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Brazilian Série D gets TV Brasil coverage for 2020 season
Brazilian public-service broadcaster TV Brasil has been awarded rights to the fourth-tier of Brazilian football in a new deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
Brazilian regulator opens competition probe against Globo
Brazil’s national competition regulator, Cade, has opened an investigation into potential monopolistic practices conducted by media group Globo in the domestic football rights market.
Globo’s SporTV secures Roland Garros rights to 2023
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to tennis’ French Open, one of the sport’s four grand slam events, until 2023.
Rio Motorsports acquires F1 rights in Brazil for five-year cycle
Brazil-based motor sports investment business Rio Motorsports has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to Formula One motor racing for a five-season cycle
OneFootball finalises wide-ranging VBET sponsorship for Brazilian output
OneFootball, the German-based digital platform, has signed off on a sponsorship and content deal with VBET that will see the online betting company’s services integrated within its Brazilian platform.
Globo’s SporTV secures Serie A rights package in Brazil
Brazilian media group Globo has acquired a small package of rights to the Italian Serie A to be exploited on its pay-television SporTV channel
Bundesliga offers broadcasters IP-based streaming, Claro and Band secure rights
The German Football League (DFL) is providing its international rights-holding broadcasters with IP-based live streaming through its tie-up with Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing subsidiary of Amazon
OneFootball and Sportfive team up on Bundesliga in Brazil, Uefa club qualifiers
OneFootball, the Germany-based digital platform, has teamed up with the Sportfive agency to broadcast Bundesliga matches free of charge via its app in Brazil
BandSports-produced Conmebol TV to launch in Brazil
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has announced the formation of a new platform that will exploit the pay-television rights of its club competitions in Brazil for the next three seasons
LaLiga closes long-term Brazilian rights renewal with Disney
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s highest two domestic football divisions, has agreed a long-term rights renewal with the Disney Group in Brazil.
BandSports set to finalise Conmebol rights deal, offer PPV matches
Bandeirantes, the Brazilian media group with free-to-air and pay-TV channels, has acquired the pay-television rights to the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, according to local media reports, and…
SBT completes three-year Copa Libertadores rights acquisition
Brazilian commercial free-to-air broadcaster SBT has acquired the free-to-air rights to South American clubs tournament the Copa Libertadores that were recently given up by media group Globo
Band edges closer to free-to-air Bundesliga deal in Brazil
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band is moving closer to agreeing a deal for free-to-air rights to the German Bundesliga, SportBusiness understands.
CNN Brasil ‘in talks’ to take on Turner’s Brasileirão rights
The Brazilian arm of CNN is reported to be in talks to acquire the rights to the top tier of Brazilian domestic football that are currently held by Turner Sports in the country
DAZN sheds 50 staff in US and Brazil ahead of global launch
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is laying off around 50 staff at its operations in the US and Brazil in a bid for profitability in the two countries and in its latest…