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Jair Bolsonaro’s swipe at Globo injects yet more uncertainty into Brazilian football
The business of Brazilian club football is a minefield at the best of times, but a temporary change to the law by the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro has made it even trickier, especially for dominant media giant, Globo.
Turner’s likely Brasileiro Série A cancellation heralds bleak future for rights-holders
US pay-television broadcaster Turner Sports’s likely cancelation of its pay-television rights with eight top-flight Brasilieiro Série A clubs could see a collapse in competition in the Brazilian domestic football rights market experts told SportBusiness Media.
Palmeiras closes income gap on Flamengo and Corinthians
The two-and-a-half-year negotiation between Brazilian club Palmeiras and media group Globo ended in a good result for the club last month, as it became one of only three Série A clubs to receive a minimum guarantee for its pay-per-view rights in 2019.
CNN Brasil ‘in talks’ to take on Turner’s Brasileirão rights
The Brazilian arm of CNN is reported to be in talks to acquire the rights to the top tier of Brazilian domestic football that are currently held by Turner Sports in the country
Court overturns Globo-Turner media-rights ruling, Band secures Série C coverage
The Justice Tribunal of the State of Rio de Janeiro has handed media group Globo a lifeline in its ongoing battle with pay-television broadcaster Turner by accepting an injunction from the commercial broadcasting…
Globo suffers latest media-rights decree defeat as court sides with Turner
Brazilian media group Globo has been handed its latest legal defeat after a court ruling was handed down permitting rival pay-television broadcaster Turner to exploit the PM984 media-rights decree to air…
Turner draws up Brazilian battle lines over Série A match broadcasts
The Brazilian arm of US pay-television broadcaster Turner is gearing up for a legal battle against media group Globo after announcing which matches it will broadcast using the powers granted by the controversial…