Brazil
MyCujoo-DAZN deal grants complete coverage of Brazil’s Série C
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has agreed a deal with OTT streaming service DAZN for domestic rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, with the agreement granting the third tier of Brazilian club …
Assaí renews title sponsorship deal with Brazilian Série A
Brazilian cash and carry operator Assaí Atacadista has renewed its title sponsorship of Brazilian Série A for a further three years until 2022.
Globo bids to end Libertadores contract, makes legal move before Brasileirão kick-off
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has requested the termination of its rights contract for South American football’s top-tier Copa Libertadores competition.
K League nets free-to-view exposure on OneFootball in five major markets
Football media platform OneFootball is to broadcast free coverage of Korea’s K League to users in France, Italy, Spain, the UK and Brazil in a deal with Sportradar, the agency that was last year appointed t…
DAZN exits Copa Sudamericana contract in Brazil
Streaming platform DAZN has exited its deal in Brazil for the Copa Sudamericana competition, following on from the news that it has dropped the Italian Serie A from its programming output in the South…
ESL and DreamHack sign tripartite deal in Brazil with Globo, Omelete and esports streamer Gaules
Esports organisations DreamHack and ESL have agreed a new three-year broadcast deal in Brazil, awarding rights to commercial broadcaster Globo and entertainment streaming platform Omelete
Globo ‘wins support’ of three top-tier clubs over media-rights decree stance
A handful of Brasileirão Série A clubs have thrown their support behind media group Globo ahead of the new season after pay-television broadcaster Turner announced its intention to use the highly contentious ‘…
Serie A left without Brazilian broadcaster as DAZN exits deal
The 2020-21 Italian Serie A season is in serious danger of being left without a broadcaster in Brazil as OTT platform DAZN has cancelled its deal one year early, SportBusiness understands
Globo, Coritiba agree to cancel revenue-sharing for rest of 2020
Brazilian media group Globo has reached an agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Coritiba that will see the club paid a flat fee for its media rights for the rest of 2020 instead of the previously …
Globo at loggerheads with Turner as media-rights decree chaos continues
Brazilian media group Globo is engaged in a dispute with US-headquartered pay-television broadcaster Turner ahead of the new Serie A season as issues around the controversial ‘PM 984’ media-rights dec…
Corinthians expand shirt branding deal with petrol station chain ALE
Brazilian Série A football club Corinthians has expanded its shirt branding agreement with petrol station brand ALE Combustíveis.
Bolsonaro’s media-rights decree backed by 16 Brazilian clubs
Support is building for a decree introduced by Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, which markedly alters the media-rights landscape for the country’s football clubs, with 16 teams backing a manifesto in …
Band to pay off Globo football rights debt ‘by September’
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has pledged to pay back the football media-rights debt it owes to Globo, the dominant Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster, by September
Jair Bolsonaro’s swipe at Globo injects yet more uncertainty into Brazilian football
The business of Brazilian club football is a minefield at the best of times, but a temporary change to the law by the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made it even trickier, especially for dominant media giant, Globo.
SBT lands rights to second leg of Flamengo-Fluminense final
Brazilian free-to-air commercial broadcaster SBT has acquired rights to the decisive second leg of the Campeonato Carioca football final between Flamengo and Fluminense
São Paulo and Cruzeiro add to kit sponsor portfolios
Top-tier Brazilian football side São Paulo has signed up insurance and benefit management consultancy Isure as a sponsor.
Corinthians to launch betting platform with new sleeve sponsor Galera Group
Brazilian sports club Corinthians Paulista has signed up sports betting company Galera Group to its sponsorship portfolio
Ceará adds EstadiumBet as main sponsor
Brazilian football club Ceará has signed up gambling firm EstadiumBet as its new front-of-shirt sponsor.