Bolivian clubs receive first payments since league postponement in March
The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has forwarded media rights fees to clubs in the Bolivian Professional Football League for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, indicating…
Flow Sports acquires Brasileirão rights in the Caribbean in GSRM deal
Pay-television broadcaster Flow Sports has acquired exclusive rights in the Caribbean to the Brasileirão, the top-tier league in Brazil, for two-and-a-half seasons.
Abu Dhabi Media launches specialist combat channel
Pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has launched a specialist combat sports channel, Abu Dhabi Fight, which is exclusively available via telco Etisalat
Riot Games on a mission to turn 100m-plus League of Legends players into viewers
Luxury brands and streaming platforms are desperate to tap into more of League of Legends' 100m-plus player base, but making them accessible is a challenge even for the game's publisher, Riot. Callum McCarthy reports.
Canal Plus ‘readying €700m offer’ for Ligue 1 rights
Pay-television operator Canal Plus is reported to be willing to pay about €700m ($831.5
Band lands Brazilian Stock Car rights for five years from 2021
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Band has acquired exclusive domestic rights to Stock Car Brasil for five years, from 2021 to 2025
Band to put Uruguay-Brazil and four other qualifiers on pay-per-view
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster BandSports has acquired linear rights to all South American 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying matches played on Matchday 4 of the continent’s qualification competition, i…
Canelo’s split with Golden Boy and DAZN was written in the stars
Saul 'Canelo' Álvarez has departed his deal with Golden Boy Promotions, tearing up his 10-fight deal with DAZN in the process after only two events. Callum McCarthy explores how the boxer made himself a free agent.
ESPN Brasil acquires rights to women’s Brasileirão season finale
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Brasil has acquired rights to the top-tier Brasileirão Feminino A-1 in a deal covering the semi-finals and finals of the 2020 season.
South African regulator proposes expansion of listed events
South Africa’s broadcast regulator ICASA has continued to apply pressure on the country’s dominant pay-television broadcaster SuperSport, releasing an expanded draft list of ‘public interest’ sports events …