Latin America
Tigo seals carriage for Costa Rican football channel FUTV
Costa Rican pay-television channel FUTV has finalised a carriage deal with cable television provider Tigo.
FUTV launched in February and is exclusively dedicated to football
Assaí renews title sponsorship deal with Brazilian Série A
Brazilian cash and carry operator Assaí Atacadista has renewed its title sponsorship of Brazilian Série A for a further three years until 2022.
Globo bids to end Libertadores contract, makes legal move before Brasileirão kick-off
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has requested the termination of its rights contract for South American football’s top-tier Copa Libertadores competition.
K League nets free-to-view exposure on OneFootball in five major markets
Football media platform OneFootball is to broadcast free coverage of Korea’s K League to users in France, Italy, Spain, the UK and Brazil in a deal with Sportradar, the agency that was last year appointed t…
DAZN exits Copa Sudamericana contract in Brazil
Streaming platform DAZN has exited its deal in Brazil for the Copa Sudamericana competition, following on from the news that it has dropped the Italian Serie A from its programming output in the South…
ESL and DreamHack sign tripartite deal in Brazil with Globo, Omelete and esports streamer Gaules
Esports organisations DreamHack and ESL have agreed a new three-year broadcast deal in Brazil, awarding rights to commercial broadcaster Globo and entertainment streaming platform Omelete
Globo ‘wins support’ of three top-tier clubs over media-rights decree stance
A handful of Brasileirão Série A clubs have thrown their support behind media group Globo ahead of the new season after pay-television broadcaster Turner announced its intention to use the highly contentious ‘…
FUTV, Tigo in talks over carriage deal
Costa Rican pay-television channel FUTV has said it is in talks over a carriage deal with cable television provider Tigo
Serie A left without Brazilian broadcaster as DAZN exits deal
The 2020-21 Italian Serie A season is in serious danger of being left without a broadcaster in Brazil as OTT platform DAZN has cancelled its deal one year early, SportBusiness understands
Concacaf reshapes national team calendar amid Covid-19
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has reshaped its qualifying tournament for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, and has also provided updates on the suspended…
Globo, Coritiba agree to cancel revenue-sharing for rest of 2020
Brazilian media group Globo has reached an agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Coritiba that will see the club paid a flat fee for its media rights for the rest of 2020 instead of the previously …
Tigo Sports extends Paraguay football rights in $55m contract
Paraguayan-based pay-television broadcaster Tigo Sports has signed a new three-year rights agreement with the Paraguayan Football Federation (APF)
Globo at loggerheads with Turner as media-rights decree chaos continues
Brazilian media group Globo is engaged in a dispute with US-headquartered pay-television broadcaster Turner ahead of the new Serie A season as issues around the controversial ‘PM 984’ media-rights dec…
World Rugby proposes interim international calendar
A temporary international rugby union Test match window between October 24 and December 5 has been recommended by World Rugby's executive committee
All Uruguayan league matches to be aired after Tenfield accord
The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) and the Tenfield agency have reached a deal which will see every match from the country’s top flight broadcast for the remainder of the season.
Corinthians expand shirt branding deal with petrol station chain ALE
Brazilian Série A football club Corinthians has expanded its shirt branding agreement with petrol station brand ALE Combustíveis.
Two proposals on table for Dimayor rights revenue distribution
Dimayor, the organisation which operates Colombian club football, is set to discuss two proposals to reform the means by which broadcast and sponsorship rights revenues are divided between its teams
Bolsonaro’s media-rights decree backed by 16 Brazilian clubs
Support is building for a decree introduced by Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, which markedly alters the media-rights landscape for the country’s football clubs, with 16 teams backing a manifesto in …