Fox, which has held the rights in the US for the past three years, extended the agreement for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons in a deal across all television platforms that also includes Spanish-language rights for the Fox Sports en Español channel. All deals were made with rights-holders the MP & Silva agency.
ESPN acquired the rights in Latin America and the Caribbean for the same two-year period. The broadcaster has held the rights for the same region over the past three years and for the next cycle will sign sublicensing deals with pay-operator DirecTV in selected markets such as Venezuela.
ESPN agreed that MP & Silva could strike free-to-air deals with RedeTV in Brazil, which will show two games per match week, and sport-dedicated broadcaster Meridiano TV in Venezuela.
