Brazil
Globo relents after court’s ruling over Carioca broadcasts
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo was ordered to honour its contract with the Carioca State Championship by the Rio de Janeiro district court following an injunction being filed by the rights-holder
Santos signs up Fox Lux as latest shirt sponsor
Brazilian football club Santos has added to its array of kit sponsors with lighting specialists Fox Lux.
The brand will hold the designation of back-of-shirt sponsor at the club until June 2021
Globo cancels Carioca Championship contract amid escalating Flamengo dispute
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has cancelled its contract with the Carioca State Championship amid an escalating conflict with Flamengo over the Rio de Janeiro-based club’s broadcast rights.
Globo foiled in bid to block Flamengo state championship broadcast
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has failed in its attempts to block Flamengo from broadcasting its forthcoming Carioca State Championship match on the club’s TV channel, FlaTV.
Globo wants R$2m penalty for Flamengo as Carioca broadcast dispute heats up
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has stepped up its opposition to Flamengo broadcasting any of the club’s matches in the Rio de Janeiro state championship on its own TV channel by filing a legal a…
Globo handed injunction to withhold $90m Fifa media-rights payment
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has been handed an injunction against world football’s governing body Fifa to withhold a $90m (€79.7m) broadcast rights payment.
BRB takes over from BS2 Bank as Flamengo’s main shirt sponsor
Brazilian football club Flamengo has signed a three-year main shirt sponsorship contract with Banco de Brasília (BRB) that will see the two organisations partner on the launch a new digital bank.
TIM Brasil renews with Rio’s ‘big four’ football clubs
TIM Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of Telecom Italia, has renewed sponsorship contracts with the 'big four' football clubs in Rio de Janeiro – Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco.
Brazil issues decree placing TV rights back in clubs’ hands
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has issued a decree that markedly alters the media rights landscape for the country’s football clubs.
Atlético Mineiro adds Betsul to array of kit sponsors
Brazilian football club Atlético Mineiro has signed up online gambling brand to its sponsorship portfolio.
MyCujoo strengthens CBF ties with e-Brasileirão deal
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has ramped up its association with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) by agreeing a deal to live stream its esports competition
Brazilian Football Confederation launches R$115m credit line for clubs
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has opened up a credit line worth up to R$115m (€21.2m/$23.8
Brazil pulls out of 2023 Women’s World Cup race
The Asia-Pacific region could host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup after Brazil withdrew its candidacy, boosting the chances of Japan and Australia and New Zealand's combined bid.
Globo ‘ordered to pay costs’ in Brazilian aquatics federation rights spat
Brazilian media group Globo has been ordered to pay costs totalling R$177,400 ($34,500/€30,500) to the Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports (CBDA) as the payment dispute between the two parties intensified.
IndyCar lands exclusive beIN deal in Mena region and Bandeirantes renewal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired exclusive rights to motor racing’s IndyCar series across 24 territories spanning the Middle East and North Africa.
MarjoSports terminates Corinthians sleeve sponsorship
Brazilian football club Corinthians has ended its sleeve sponsorship agreement with online gambling platform MarjoSports
Disney-bound Fox Sports Brasil ‘has amassed $22m in losses’
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil is said to have amassed a R$120m ($22.3m/€20m) deficit between 2016 and 2019.
Banco BS2 quits Flamengo shirt deal as Amazon ‘waits in wings’
Banco BS2, the main shirt sponsor of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo, will terminate its deal on June 30 with six months still to run on its contract.