Latin America
WTA Finals move from Shenzhen to Guadalajara due to Covid-19
The Women’s Tennis Association has announced that the Mexican city of Guadalajara will host the 2021 WTA Finals after conceding defeat in efforts to retain the event in Shenzhen.
Conmebol: Biennial World Cup ‘highly unviable’
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has joined the opposition to Fifa’s plan to transform the World Cup into a biennial event, despite admitting it was previously in favour of the idea.
Panam Sports opens up TV rights access to first Junior Pan American Games
Panam Sports, the body that represents 41 National Olympic Committees in the Americas, has announced that it will provide freely accessible global television distribution of its forthcoming inaugural Junior…
ACB lands deal with fuboTV in US, Puerto Rico
Spain’s top basketball division, the Liga ACB, has awarded its US rights for the forthcoming two seasons to US streaming service fuboTV.
Bundesliga finds South American home on Star+ in long-term ESPN deal
The German Bundesliga will be broadcast across nine South American countries by ESPN’s newly-launched Star+ streaming service under a five-year agreement announced this afternoon.
Short-video platform Kwai to include national teams in CBF sponsorship
Chinese short-video platform Kwai has expanded its relationship with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) as the new sponsor of the Brazilian women's and men's teams, under a contract valid until…
Disney renews pay-TV rights to Brazil’s Copa do Nordeste
Disney Group has renewed its exclusive pay-TV rights to broadcast Copa do Nordeste, the Brazilian tournament featuring teams from the Northeast of the country and which is to begin next month
Mercado Bitcoin takes shirt branding position at Corinthians
Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin has signed as a shirt sponsor of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians for a 16 month-period from September 2021 to December 2022.
ALE agrees one-year extension with Corinthians
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football club Corinthians has agreed a one-year extension to its shirt sponsorship deal with fuel distribution company ALE.
Barranquilla lands 2027 Pan American Games, Mitsubishi to sponsor 2023 edition
Barranquilla has been appointed as the host city of the 2027 Pan American Games, marking the second time that Colombia will stage the multi-sport event
Palmeiras extends record Crefisa shirt deal, América signs bookmaker as main sponsor
Palmeiras has signed a three-year extension to its contract with main sponsors, financial services group Crefisa and São Paulo-based education centre Faculdade das Américas (FAM), an agreement the Campeonato B…
Football TV rights bill backed by Brazil’s Federal Senate
“Lei do Mandante”, a bill that is set to shake up the Brazilian football rights market, has been approved by the country’s Federal Senate.
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T1Markets signs with Argentinian FA in Europe-only deal
The Argentinian Football Association has struck a regional sponsorship with online trading platform T1Markets as a new digital sponsor
Globo offers assurances to Brazilian clubs amid changing TV rights legislation
Brazilian media group Globo has sought to reassure the country’s 40 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Série B football clubs that it remains committed to the sport amid impending changes to the way in …
Queensland to host remainder of Rugby Championship
An agreement has been reached between the members of the Sanzaar rugby grouping to host the remaining matches of this year's Rugby Championship in Queensland, Australia
Globo ‘resolves dispute’ with Fifa over rights fee payments
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have reached an agreement with Fifa following its legal dispute with football’s world governing body over broadcast rights payments.
DFL Supercup streamed on TikTok as 9:16 vertical production rolled out
Football-based media platform OneFootball will stream live coverage in Brazil of tonight's DFL Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in a 'vertical format' designed for smartphones…
TV Cultura sublicenses Europa League rights from SBT
Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster TV Cultura has acquired rights to the Uefa Europa League through a sublicensing deal with commercial broadcaster SBT that runs from 2021-22 to 2023-24