Latin America
Long-serving Barreto leaves DirecTV Latin America
Guillermo Barreto, associate vice-president of sports content programming at DirecTV Latin America, is leaving the pay-TV broadcaster after 23 years
Atlético-MG extends with shirt sponsor, Goiás claims record deal
Atlético-MG has extended its shirt sponsorship deal with steel firm Gerdau, while fellow Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club, Goiás, has hailed a record agreement with betting platform Esportes da Sorte.
T-Mobile named Liga MX sponsor in US in TelevisaUnivision-brokered deal
Telco T-Mobile US has been named the official wireless sponsor of Liga MX in the United States in a deal brokered by Spanish-language media and content company TelevisaUnivision
ESPN Brasil renews Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup rights
Sports broadcaster ESPN has extended its rights deal in Brazil for the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup
Best Cable agrees carriage deal with 1190 Sports for Peru’s Liga 1
Peruvian telecoms company Best Cable has announced a carriage agreement for the two new channels that are set to be launched by sports and entertainment agency 1190 Sports to cover Liga 1, the top division…
Coupe de France deals secured in Bulgaria, Chile and Mexico
Bulgarian pay-television broadcaster Max Sport has acquired rights to club football competition the Coupe de France
América-MG lands EstrelaBet as main sponsor, Santos extends with Kodilar
América-MG has announced sports betting company EstrelaBet as its new main sponsor, while fellow Campeonato Brasileiro Serié A club Santos has renewed an agreement with food products manufacturer Kodilar.
AFA adds Banco de la Nación as new sponsor
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has agreed a wide-ranging sponsorship deal with Banco de la Nación Argentina.
Santiago 2023 opens up rights to Pan American Games after TVN deal criticism
The organising committee for Santiago’s 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games has opened up the domestic rights to other free-to-air broadcasters in Chile following the controversy caused by an e…
Band ‘wins rights’ to Carioca State Championship
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band looks set to show a select number of matches from the Campeonato Carioca, the state’s annual tournament, from the 2023 season until 2025.
AFA plans to reclaim Primera División rights as TNT renewal option ‘expires’
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) says that it has reclaimed 50 per cent of the future domestic rights to the top-tier Primera División after declaring that pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports …
NBA to consider Mexico City expansion
National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver has said that Mexico City will come into consideration as a potential expansion city in the future
Extreme E names Gillett as head of media rights, renews Globo broadcast deal
The Extreme E electric off-road racing series has recruited motor sports and agency executive David Gillett as its head of media rights
Fox Sports Mexico retains Concacaf Champions League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Mexico has renewed its agreement with Concacaf, the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, for rights to its Champions League…
NFL poised to stage two regular-season games in Germany in 2023
The National Football League has revealed it will not stage an international game in Mexico in 2023 due to renovations at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City in preparation for the 2026 Fifa men's World Cup,…
Spanish court acquits Neymar and co-defendants in Barcelona transfer trial
The long-running saga surrounding Neymar’s controversial 2013 transfer to Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team Santos has today (Tuesday) seen the Brazilian superstar an…
LiveMode appoints Aquilino as head of media rights
Felipe Aquilino has been recruited as head of media rights at Brazilian sports marketing agency LiveMode after recently leaving FC Diez Media, SportBusiness understands
Conmebol, Concacaf in talks over 2024 Copa América
Conmebol president Alejandro Dominguez has confirmed the South American soccer confederation is in talks with North and Central American counterparts Concacaf regarding potential participation in the 2024…