Esporte Interativo (Brazil)
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Facebook and Turner force UCL rights fee down 40% in Brazil
Facebook and Esporte Interativo are set to strike a deal for Uefa Champions League rights in Brazil at a much-reduced price
Football rights frenzy begins in Brazil with EPL and Uefa sales
The summer of 2017 will prove a critical period in determining where major football rights in Brazil will end up for the next few years.
Globo heads off rival interest to renew Copa do Brasil contract
Palmeiras sides with Esporte in Brazilian club football war
Reigning Brazilian champion Palmeiras has brought the battle over Série A club’s pay-television rights to an end by agreeing a deal with Esporte Interativo from 2019.
Esporte breaks Globo’s Série A monopoly
All but one of Brazil’s 20 Série A clubs has taken a side in the battle over domestic football rights between Esporte Interativo and media company Globo.
Globo pounces on Fiba rights in Brazil after Turner deal cancelled
DirecTV continues partnership with Uefa for national team rights
Turner shutters Esporte Interativo’s TV operations
Facebook set for Champions League rights in Brazil – reports
Social media platform Facebook has acquired rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil, according to multiple reports, while sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo has extended its deal for the European club football competition.
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Esporte looks to break Globo’s grip on domestic rights
An audacious offer from Esporte Interativo has loosened Globo’s stranglehold on Brazilian domestic football.
US funding plus local knowledge helps Esporte Interativo
The financial might of major US network Turner Broadcasting System, allied to strong local market knowledge, will enable Brazilian sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo to be both competitive in the rights market and distinctive from rivals in its programming, the broadcaster believes.
Uefa closes club deals in Brazil, Greece and Portugal
ESPN’s desire for football content after losing out on the Champions League has helped Uefa achieve a significant rise in the value of the Europa League in Brazil.
Enter Turner, exit ESPN in Brazil as Uefa gets tough
The acquisition of the Champions League rights earlier this month paves the way for Brazilian commercial channel Esporte Interativo to enter the pay-television market, while simultaneously damaging its future rival ESPN.