Latin America
Brazilian Volleyball prepares for legalised gambling, signs integrity partnership with Genius
The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV), the governing body of the reigning men’s Olympic champions, has agreed a deal with Genius Sports to provide integrity and digital services in preparation f…
Superliga revises international rights tender, extends deadline
The Argentinian Superliga, the top tier of club football in Argentina, has further extended and revised the tender process for its international broadcast rights
NFL to return to Mexico City in 2020, 2021
Retirement not on the mind of Goodell as NFL commissioner address several key issues leading up to the Super Bowl
Continental extends backing of Copa do Brasil
German tyre manufacturer Continental has renewed its title sponsorship of the Copa do Brasil club football competition
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.
TV Azteca, Televisa pick up Tokyo 2020 rights in Mexico
Mexican commercial broadcaster TV Azteca and pay-television operator Televisa have announced that they will provide coverage of this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Mediapro ‘joins calls’ to reissue Argentinian Superliga international tender
Mediapro, the production and media rights agency, is said to have joined the growing number of broadcasters and agencies in calling for the Argentinian Superliga to reissue its international rights tender
BetPlay acquires title rights to Colombian league and cup competitions
Colombian football's top division (Dimayor) has signed up online gambling platform BetPlay as title sponsor in a four-year deal
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.
Octagon expands into Argentina, Colombia
International sports and entertainment agency Octagon is expanding its presence in Latin America by confirming plans to work in Argentina and Colombia this year
Universal returns to title sponsor ITTF Pan America Cup
Puerto Rican insurance company Universal has been unveiled as the title sponsor of the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) upcoming Pan America Cup.
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.
Stats Perform lands Conmebol data deal
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has agreed a four-year deal with the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)
Deadline extended for criticised Argentina Superliga international rights tender
Argentina’s Superliga, the top-tier of domestic football in the South American country, has extended the bid deadline in its tender process for international broadcast rights, with ESPN said to be one of…
Uruguayan Football Federation ‘receives two bids’ for domestic rights
The Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF) has received two bids for the domestic broadcast rights to its national team’s qualifying games for the 2022 World Cup, according to media reports in the country.
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.