Latin America
ESPN agrees one-year SPFL deal in US, secures Latin American rights
The Disney-owned direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ has acquired US broadcast rights to the Scottish Premiership in one of a string of broadcast deals finalised by the Infront agency
TV Brasil picks up Peru-Brazil rights in 11th hour agreement
Public-service broadcaster TV Brasil stepped in to show coverage of yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier between Peru and Brazil after media group Globo failed to negotiate an agreement.
Swiss prosecutors to return $40m in seized funds to Conmebol
Authorities in Switzerland are to return CHF36.6m ($40.1m/€34.1
Fox Sports, SuperSport and ESPN Latin America among British Champions Day broadcasters
This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
Globo fails in late bid to secure Peru-Brazil live rights
Brazilian media group Globo has failed to negotiate a late agreement to broadcast tonight’s 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying match between Peru and Brazil.
Grupo Nación acquires domestic rights to Paraguay World Cup qualifiers, Conmebol qualifier package
Media conglomerate Grupo Nación has finalised its acquisition of domestic rights to the Paraguay men’s national team’s away 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, as well as exclusive rights in Paraguay to a…
ESPN/Fox merger rejected by Argentina’s competition watchdog
The Disney media group’s latest attempts to merge international arms of pay-television broadcasters ESPN and Fox Sports has failed after Argentina’s competition authority blocked its proposal.
WBSC lands international streaming rights to Panama National Baseball League
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has acquired the exclusive international streaming rights to the top tier of Panamanian domestic baseball
Argentina Metropolitana Volleyball enters major streaming and data partnership with Genius
Argentina’s Federación Metropolitana de Voleibol, which oversees the country’s top volleyball competitions, has announced plans to launch a major new digital platform in partnership with Genius Sports Grou…
Disney handed two-month extension to divest Fox Sports in Mexico
Media group Disney has been handed another two-month extension to sell the Mexican arm of Fox Sports by Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT).
F1 and Rio Motorsports reach provisional agreement over city race
Formula 1 has agreed a deal with Brazil-based motor sports investment business Rio Motorsports to stage events in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Tekbond becomes ninth Santos kit sponsor, club continues search for main shirt deal
Brazilian Série A club Santos has struck a shirt sponsorship deal with adhesive brand Tekbond running from now until the end of 2021.
Sportfive selling Bundesliga broadcast rights in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America
The Sportfive agency is selling free-to-air broadcast rights in sub-Saharan Africa to Germany’s Bundesliga after agreeing a three-season deal for the property.
Montagliani: Gold Cup revamp to create excitement, unpredictability and a commercial lift
Concacaf president Victor Montagliani tells SportBusiness about the strategy behind the changes on and off the field for the region's flagship international competition, the Gold Cup.
Tenfield poised to sign off deal for Uruguay’s World Cup qualifiers
The Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF) is poised to sign off on a broadcast rights deal with the Tenfield agency for Uruguay’s home 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches.
Globo picks up rights to Argentina’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Brazilian media group Globo has added to its coverage of national team football by acquiring rights to Argentina’s home qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Stats Perform adds Ecuadorian leagues to football data rights portfolio
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has agreed a deal with the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (LigaPro) for data rights to its Serie A and Serie B club competitions.
Brazilian Série D gets TV Brasil coverage for 2020 season
Brazilian public-service broadcaster TV Brasil has been awarded rights to the fourth-tier of Brazilian football in a new deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)