Brazil
RedeTV lands Liga MX, Süper Lig rights in DAZN deal
Brazilian commercial broadcaster RedeTV has struck a deal with streaming platform DAZN for rights to Liga MX and the Süper Lig, the top tiers of club football in Mexico and Turkey, respectively.
ATP to trial electronic review system at clay court tournaments
Men’s tennis organisation the ATP Tour will debut an electronic review system at clay court tournaments, with Spanish technology company FoxTenn appointed to conduct the first trial.
DAZN adds Fed Cup to tennis portfolio in Brazil
DAZN, the OTT subscription streaming service, has added to its tennis rights portfolio in Brazil by agreeing to cover the start of the women’s national team’s campaign in the revamped Fed Cup.
Flamengo signs up Total in two-year deal
Brazilian football club Flamengo has agreed an official sponsorship deal with multi-national oil and gas company Total
Globo and Flamengo fail to agree Campeonato Carioca rights deal
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has been unable to reach an agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo for rights to this year’s Campeonato Carioca state championship, which gets un…
Closure of Rio’s Olympic Park ordered amid security risk
Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park, which hosted a number of events during the Brazilian city’s staging of the Olympic Games in 2016, has been ordered to close due to a lack of security at the site.
Murray Neto quits as Brazilian Olympic Committee ethics council chair
Alberto Murray Neto, the outspoken Brazilian lawyer and Olympic sports administrator, has resigned as the chairman of the ethics council at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB)
Coritiba expands MarjoSports deal, Athletico Paranaense renews with Umbro
Coritiba has unveiled online betting and entertainment company MarjoSports as its main shirt sponsor for the 2020 season
NBB continues setting Brazilian firsts with Twitch deal
Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top division of club basketball in Brazil, has furthered its reputation for innovation in the domestic media market by agreeing a rights deal with social video platform…
Vasco da Gama signs Havan as sleeve sponsor, set for Kappa deal
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Vasco da Gama has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with department store chain Havan and is reportedly set to announce a kit supplier deal with Italian sportswear …
Midea follows Man City sponsorship with Corinthians back-of-shirt deal
Brazilian football club Corinthians has signed up Chinese consumer appliance brand Midea as its main back-of-shirt partner until the end of the season
Flamengo yet to strike Globo rights deal for state championship
Brazilian broadcaster Globo is yet to reach a rights agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Flamengo for this year’s Campeonato Carioca state championship.
Ypióca title sponsors Brazil’s Campeonato Cearense
Diageo-owned beverage manufacturer Ypióca has agreed a deal to become title sponsor of the Campeonato Cearense state football competition in Brazil.
Bandeirantes interested in renewing IndyCar rights following deal expiry
Brazilian media group Bandeirantes, which operates free-to-air and pay-television channels, has said that its rights deal for the IndyCar motorsport series has expired
Santos extends with Umbro, Vasco renews with kit-branding sponsors
UK-based sports brand Umbro has extended its kit supplier deal with Brazilian football club Santos for another season
DAZN ‘in football rights talks’ with Globo, cuts subscription cost
Brazilian broadcaster Globo and sports streaming platform DAZN are in talks over a rights-sharing agreement for the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana club football competitions, it has been reported
Havaianas goes deeper into surfing with global WSL deal
World Surf League (WSL) has signed a two-year global partnership with Brazilian flip-flop and beach shoe brand Havaianas
Umbro to replace Under Armour as kit supplier to Fluminense
UK sports brand Umbro will take over from US rival Under Armour as the kit supplier to Brazilian football club Fluminense in 2020