Brazil
Warner Bros Discovery set to pay uplift for Champions League in Brazil
Warner Bros Discovery is set to acquire exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil for the upcoming three-season cycle, agreeing to pay an uplift should its deal in principle be finalised as expected.
Rival investment funds make financial incentives to Brazilian clubs
The two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and B teams seeking to drive plans for a new Brazilian football league system have this week made new financial offers in a bid to entice rival clubs …
NBA coverage on Globo’s SporTV to end
Brazilian media group Globo is to stop showing National Basketball Association matches on its pay-TV channel SporTV
Globo retains rights to Brazil home matches
Media group Globo has retained domestic rights to the Brazilian national team’s home Fifa World Cup qualifying matches and friendlies until 2026.
LaLiga’s Brazilian rights-holder ESPN demands action on racism
The Disney Group, the exclusive broadcast rights-holder of LaLiga in Brazil, has called for immediate “solutions to the hateful racism that stains Spanish football” following the abuse suffered by Rea…
Brazilian clubs near private equity consensus, but Flamengo’s clock is ticking
Clubs across Brazil’s top two football leagues are edging closer to agreeing on how to sell a stake in the Brasileiro Série A and collectivise commercial rights sales, but the last mile of the marathon negotiations looks set to be the hardest.
Brax goes for exposure in Brazilian Série B venture
Brazil’s Série B will remain the second-richest lower-tier football league in the world thanks to last month’s domestic media rights deal with agency Brax Sports Assets.
1190 Sports named consultant to Liga Forte Futebol investors
1190 Sports, the international broadcast rights-holder to Brazil’s top two football leagues, has been appointed as a consultant to the two funds backing Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two organisations s…
Athletico-PR announces sponsorship deal with Esportes da Sorte
Brazilian betting company Esportes da Sorte has agreed a deal with Brazilian Série A club Athletico Paranaense to become the club’s newest primary shirt sponsor.
Band, Globo close Brazilian Série B deals from 2023 onward
Commercial broadcaster Band, Globo-owned pay-television broadcaster SporTV and Globo's PPV platform Premiere will all share coverage of the Brazil's second-tier football league, Série B, for at least …
Band Série B deal ‘99.9 per cent done’; pay-TV talks continue
Brazil's Série B, one the world's most valuable second-tier football leagues, is close to confirming its domestic broadcasters from 2023 onward.
Brazilian digital influencer Casimiro to stream Women’s World Cup matches
Brazilian influencer Casimiro has revealed that he will be streaming coverage of this year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Brazil-Morocco friendly to be shown on Band, YouTube
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band has acquired rights to the national football team’s forthcoming friendly against Morocco, which will also be live streamed on YouTube.
LiveMode recruits ex-Meta LatAm sports head Lenz Cesar to lead expansion
Brazilian sports marketing agency LiveMode has recruited experienced sports broadcast executive Leo Lenz Cesar to its expanding team
Brax agency secures Brazilian Série B broadcast rights
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B clubs have accepted a proposal from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) that will see the Brax Sports Assets agency take on broadcast rights for the competition for …
Brazil and Latin America next up for Uefa club competition rights sales
Broadcasters in Brazil and the rest of Latin America must lodge their Uefa club competition rights bids later this month, SportBusiness understands
Band, TV Brasil ‘in negotiations’ over Série B rights
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is said to be holding talks with public broadcaster TV Brasil and commercial broadcaster Band over rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of …
Globo’s PFL rights deal helps to fill MMA void
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast all Professional Fighters League (PFL) events in 2023 across its pay-television channel, website, app and social networks