Sports broadcasting contracts in South America
This is a list of sports events in South America, showing the companies holding broadcasting rights under contract. Companies with rights to a wide range of sports.
The global value of sports broadcasting rights reached $55.2 billion in 2022, with ($2.4 billion) in the region, that's just a 4.6 per cent of the total global sports rights market.[1]
The market is dominated by ESPN, who after Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney began to have the majority of relevant sporting events in the region, practically becoming a monopoly.[2]
Soccer is the sport that dominates the sports rights market in the region, however other sports such as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), golf, tennis, rugby and motor sports, are expanding coverage and increasing the price of these as more competition is generated.
Association football
Soccer is the sport that raises the most money for TV rights in the region and the Conmebol club competitions have the largest television contracts. In 2017, the entity signed a contract with the FC Diez agency that guaranteed US$1.4 billion for the cycle 2019-2022 for the rights to the Copa Libertadores, Sudamericana and Recopa.[3] The agency granted the rights to Copa Libertadores to Fox Sports (which would later be acquired by Disney) and Facebook, while Directv won the Copa Sudamericana.
For the 2023-26 cycle, Conmebol managed to obtain around US$1.52 billion with the sale of the rights. The value represents an increase of around US$350 million in relation to the previous cycle.[4] ESPN renewed the exclusive rights to the Copa Libertadores for pay TV, while Paramount entered the sports rights market in the region and obtained the FTA rights, replacing Facebook. Directv renewed the rights to the Copa Sudamericana.[5]
Latin American tournaments
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores | ESPN | All Matches. Rights until 2026[6] |
Recopa Sudamericana[6] | ||
Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana[6] | D Sports | rights until 2026. Rights are divided equally between ESPN and DSports.[6] |
ESPN | ||
Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A | All Matches. Rights until 2023. In Serie B selected matches only. | |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | ||
Copa do Brasil | Globo International | Portuguese speaking language rights |
Campeonato Paulista | ||
Campeonato Carioca | ||
Liga Profesional de Futbol (Argentina) | ESPN | Only for Argentina. 7 matches per round on ESPN Premium. Rights until 2030.[7] |
TNT Sports | Only for Argentina. 7 matches per round. Rights until 2027.[8] | |
ESPN | Except Argentina. 6 matches per round. | |
TyC Sports | Except Argentina. 8 matches per round | |
Copa Argentina | TyC Sports | |
Supercopa Argentina | ESPN | |
Bolivian Primera División | Tigo Sports | Bolivia only. All matches per round. Exclusive rights until 2024.[9] |
Categoría Primera A | Win Sports | Colombia only. All matches per round. Exclusive rights until 2026.[10] |
Categoría Primera B | ||
Chilean Primera División | TNT Sports | All matches per round. Exclusive rights until 2032.[11] |
Primera B de Chile | ||
Peruvian Primera División | Gol Perú | Peru only. Universitario, Carlos Mannuci ando Sport Boys Home matches. |
Ecuadorian Serie A | ESPN | In Serie A all matches per round. In Serie B 5 matches per round. |
Ecuadorian Serie B | ||
Uruguayan Primera División | VTV | All matches per round. |
ESPN | ||
Uruguayan Segunda División | VTV | |
ESPN | ||
Paraguayan Primera División | Tigo Sports | Paraguay only. All matches per matchday. Exclusive rights until 2027.[12] |
Venezuelan Primera División | TVes and GOL TV | All matches per matchday. |
ESPN | 3 matches per matchday in all South América. | |
CONCACAF Gold Cup | ESPN | All matches. |
CONCACAF W Gold Cup | ||
CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | ||
CONCACAF W Championship | ||
CONCACAF Champions Cup | ||
CONCACAF Central American Cup | ||
CONCACAF Caribbean Cup | ||
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | ||
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship | ||
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship | ||
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship | ||
Liga MX | Atlético San Luis home matches only | |
Claro Sports | Leon, Guadalajara and Pachuca home matches only | |
Liga MX Femenil | ESPN | Atlético San Luis home matches only |
Liga de Expansión MX |
European international tournaments
Other international tournaments
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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Major League Soccer | Apple TV+ (MLS Season Pass) | Exclusive global rights until 2032.[18] |
National Women's Soccer League | ESPN | 21 matches each season, including the final.[19] |
USL Championship | All matches.[20] | |
USL League One | ||
U.S. Open Cup | TyC Sports | |
AFC Asian Cup | ESPN | Exclusive rights until 2024.[21] |
AFC Women's Asian Cup | ||
AFC Champions League | ||
AFC Cup | ||
AFC U-23 Asian Cup | ||
AFC U-20 Asian Cup | ||
AFC U-17 Asian Cup | ||
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup | ||
AFC Futsal Asian Cup | ||
Toulon Tournament | ||
Florida Cup |
FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
FIFA international matches
- FIFA World Cup: DSports; Televisión Pública/TyC Sports (Only for Argentina); Red Uno/Unitel (Only for Bolivia); Chilevisión/Canal 13 (Only for Chile); RCN/Caracol (Only for Colombia); RTS/TeleAmazonas (Only for Ecuador); SNT/Tigo Sports (Only for Paraguay); Latina (Only for Peru); Canal 4/Canal 10/Tele (Only for Uruguay); TVES/Venevisión/Televen (Only for Venezuela)
- Other FIFA tournaments: DSports
- FIFA Club World Cup: TBD
Baseball
ESPN renewed its rights to MLB on May 13, 2021, for the 2022 to 2028 seasons; including Latin America. Retains its exclusive Sunday night window and playoff telecasts.[22]
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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Major League Baseball | ESPN | Domingo de Grandes Ligas; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday games; Festival de Cuadrangulares; All Star Game; Wild Card Series; Division Series; League Championship Series; World Series. |
MLB TV | All matches, except Sunday Night Baseball. | |
Mexican League | ESPN | Rights until 2028. 2024 matches per season.[23] |
Mexican Softball League | ||
Little League World Series | Exclusive rights to more than 300 matches until 2030.[24] | |
College baseball | Rights until 2032.[25] |
Basketball
Basketball international tournaments
On October 6, 2014, NBA announced a nine-year extension with ESPN, beginning with the 2016–17 NBA season and running through the 2024–25 season, including Latín America and Caribbean[26]
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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National Basketball Association | ESPN | Wednesday and Friday games (mostly doubleheaders); Saturday games (including all ABC games); ESPN USA/ABC games on Sunday and Monday; Mexico games; NBA All-Star Weekend; select NBA playoffs (including ESPN/ABC conference finals) and NBA Finals. |
NBA TV and NBA League Pass | Regular Season and Playoffs | |
FIBA events | DSports | Basketball Champions League Americas, FIBA EuroBasket, FIBA EuroBasket Women, FIBA Americas Championship, FIBA World Championship, FIBA World Championship for Women[27] |
WNBA | ESPN | Rights until 2025[26] |
FIBA Intercontinental Cup | ||
Liga ACB | Exclusive rights until 2024.[28] | |
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto | ||
Supercopa de España de Baloncesto | ||
NCAA Basketball | Exclusive rights until 2032.[25] | |
NBA Summer League | Rights until 2025[26] | |
The Basketball Tournament | ||
NBA G League | Rights until 2025[26] | |
Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico |
Boxing
- ESPN: ESPN Knockout (includes Top Rank, Premier Boxing Champions and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship)
- DAZN: Golden Boy Promotions, Matchroom Sport, Dream Boxing
Cricket
ESPN holds the broadcast and digital rights to all ICC events including 12 men's senior events and four U19 men's events up to the end of 2031 and all matches of the four women's senior events and two U19 women's events up to the end of 2027.[29]
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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Cricket World Cup | ESPN | Exclusive men's events rights until 2031 and women's events rights until 2027. |
ICC World Cup Qualifier | ||
ICC World Twenty20 | ||
ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier | ||
Under 19 Cricket World Cup | ||
Australia national cricket team | [30] |
Cycling
UCI
In 2022, ESPN renewed its rights deal in Latin America for a further five years with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) from 2023 to 2027. The agreement includes the Tour de France, the latest Tour de France Femmes and other sporting events namely La Vuelta a España, among others.[31]
- ESPN: Tour de France; Tour de France Femmes; Vuelta a España; La Vuelta Femenina; Tour Down Under; Paris–Nice; Tour de Romandie; Critérium du Dauphiné; Vuelta a San Juan; Tour Colombia; Tour of Flanders; Paris–Roubaix; Liège–Bastogne–Liège; Omloop Het Nieuwsblad; Gent–Wevelgem; Dwars door Vlaanderen; Amstel Gold Race; La Flèche Wallonne; Scheldeprijs; Brabantse Pijl; Brussels Cycling Classic; Paris–Tours; UCI Cycling World Championships; UCI Road World Championships; UCI Track Cycling World Championships; UCI BMX World Championships; UCI Mountain Bike World Championships; UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
- DSports: Giro d'Italia, UAE Tour, Tirreno–Adriatico, Tour de Suisse, Strade Bianche, Milan–San Remo, Milano–Torino, Giro di Lombardia, Classic Brugge–De Panne, E3 Saxo Bank Classic, Tour of the Basque Country, GP Miguel Induráin.
Field hockey
- ESPN: Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, Women's FIH Pro League, Men's FIH Pro League, Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, Women's EuroHockey Championship, Men's EuroHockey Championship, Women's Euro Hockey League, Euro Hockey League, Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup, Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup, FIH Women's Hockey5s World Cup, FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup
Gridiron football
On March 18, 2021, ESPN renewed it's multiplatform rights to broadcast NFL until 2033, extending and expanding ESPN’s international rights (including areas in Latin America)[32]
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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National Football League | ESPN | NFL Draft; NFL RedZone; Sunday Night Football; Monday Night Football; Wild Card games; Division games; Conference Championship games; Pro Bowl; Super Bowl |
Game Pass | All games | |
College Football | ESPN | Regular season (ESPN or ABC games); selected bowl games; College Football Playoff[33] |
Golf
ESPN holds rights to all four of the Men's major golf championships—the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open and other USGA tournaments, the Open Championship (weekend rounds) and other R&A tournaments, and the PGA Championship. Also broadcast the biennial tournaments: Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup among others.
- ESPN: The Masters; PGA Championship; U.S. Open; The Open Championship; PGA Tour; PGA European Tour; Presidents Cup; Ryder Cup; U.S. Women's Open; U.S. Senior Open; Women's British Open; Senior Open; Senior PGA Championship; Augusta National Women's Amateur; The Amateur Championship; The Women's Amateur Championship; Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship; Latin America Amateur Championship; Women's Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- Golf Channel: The Open Championship; PGA Tour; Champions Tour; Ryder Cup; Web.com Tour
Horse racing
- ESPN: Kentucky Derby; Preakness Stakes; Belmont Stakes; Fashion Friday; Pegasus World Cup; Saudi Cup; Super Saturday; Dubai World Cup; Grand National; Epsom Derby; Royal Ascot; Eclipse Stakes; Haskell Stakes; Sussex Stakes; Fourstardave Handicap; International Stakes; Irish Champion Stakes; Woodbine Mile; Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes; Spinster Stakes; British Champions Day; Breeders' Cup; Melbourne Cup; Bahrain International; Hong Kong International Races; Festive Friday
Marathon
- ESPN: Seville Marathon, Tokyo Marathon, Barcelona Marathon, New York City Half Marathon, Rotterdam Marathon, Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Prague Marathon, Stockholm Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Amsterdam Marathon, Venice Marathon, Frankfurt Marathon, New York City Marathon and Valencia Marathon
Mixed martial arts
- ESPN: Ultimate Fighting Championship (except PPV main cards), Kombat Taekwondo
- Star+: Ultimate Fighting Championship (all events)
- Claro Sports: ONE Championship (except PPV main cards)
- DAZN: Bushido MMA
- DSports: Professional Fighters League, Bellator MMA, Fusion Fighting Championship
Motor sports
- ESPN / Star+: Formula One; FIA Formula 2 Championship; FIA Formula 3 Championship; Moto GP; Moto 2; Moto 3; MotoE World Cup; Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup; Asia Talent Cup; Dakar Rally; IndyCar Series; Indy NXT; Extreme E; Porsche Supercup; F1 Academy; Race of Champions; Superbike World Championship; Supersport World Championship; Supersport 300 World Championship; AMA Supersport Championship; Rally Mobil
- Claro Sports: Formula E
- DSports: FIA World Endurance Championship, World Rally Championship, Formula E, NASCAR Cup Series, TCR World Tour
- Fox Sports (Argentina): Formula One
- TyC Sports: TC 2000; Top Race V6
Multi-sport events
Olympic Games
In 2017, the IOC awarded the multiplatform rights to the Winter and Summer Olympic Games in all categories for the 2018-2024 cycle in 17 territories across Latin America to America Movil.[34]
Pay TV: Claro Sports
2024 Paralympic Summer Games
Pay TV: Claro Sports
Special Olympics World Games
- ESPN
World Games
- ESPN
Commonwealth Games
- ESPN
Universiade
- ESPN
Aurora Games
- ESPN
European Games
Polo
- ESPN: Argentine Open Polo Championship; Hurlingham Open Polo Championship; Tortugas Country Club Open Championship; U.S. Open Polo Championship; Queen's Cup; Copa Cámara de Diputados; USPA Gold Cup; Municipalidad del Pilar; Royal Windsor; East Coast Open; CW Whitney Cup; Copa Presidente; Torneo Metropolitano de Alto Handicap; Abierto Argentino Juvenil; Prince of Wales Championship; Coronation Cup; Abierto de San Jorge; World Polo League; Copa de Las Naciones; Abierto Argentino de Polo Femenino
Rugby
- ESPN: Rugby World Cup; Women's Rugby World Cup; Six Nations; The Rugby Championship; Super Rugby; European Rugby Champions Cup; European Rugby Challenge Cup; Top 14; Premiership Rugby; Super Rugby Americas; United Rugby Championship; Currie Cup; National Provincial Championship; Women's Six Nations Championship; Super Rugby Aupiki; Farah Palmer Cup; Super W; World Rugby Under 20 Championship; Americas Rugby Trophy; Six Nations Under 20s Championship; Super Rugby Américas Future; Rugby World Cup Sevens; World Rugby Sevens Series; World Rugby Women's Sevens Series; Top 12 de la URBA; Nacional de Clubes; Copa Chile; Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby; Test-matches
- DSports: Torneo de Córdoba, Torneo del Litoral, Torneo del Noroeste, Torneo del Oeste; Top10
- Fox Sports (Argentina): SVNS
Tennis
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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Australian Open; | ESPN | Exclusive rights until 2031.[35] |
French Open | ||
Wimbledon | Exclusive rights until 2035.[36] | |
U.S. Open | Exclusive rights until 2025.[37] | |
ATP Finals | All tournaments[38] | |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||
ATP Tour 500 | ||
ATP Tour 250 | ||
Next Generation ATP Finals | ||
WTA Finals | All tournaments[39] | |
WTA 1000 | ||
WTA 500 | ||
WTA 250 | ||
WTA Elite Trophy | ||
Laver Cup | ||
Davis Cup | DSports |
Volleyball
In 2022, Volleyball World agreed a three-year broadcast partnership in Latin America with ESPN. Through the agreement, ESPN has rights in the region for all FIVB and Volleyball World events until 2024.[40]
Event | Rightsholder | Broadcast Details |
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FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship | ESPN | Exclusive rights to all FIVB events until 2024. |
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship | ||
FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League | ||
FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | ||
Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | ||
Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | ||
Women's European Volleyball Championship | ||
Men's European Volleyball Championship | ||
CEV Women's Champions League | ||
CEV Champions League | ||
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | ||
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | ||
Italian Volleyball League | ||
Italian Volleyball Cup | ||
Italian Volleyball Supercup | ||
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | ||
Beach Pro Tour | ||
Serie A1 | TyC Sports |
Other sports
Badminton
Figure skating
- ESPN: World Figure Skating Championship; World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships; World Sprint Speed Skating Championships; World Allround Speed Skating Championships; World Short Track Speed Skating Championships; ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships; ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating; European Figure Skating Championships; Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
Handball
Ice hockey
- ESPN: NHL; Swedish Hockey League
Padel
- ESPN: Premier Padel and A1 Padel
- Fox Sports (Argentina): Pro Padel League
Sailing
Triathlon
Skiing
- ESPN: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships; FIS Nordic World Ski Championships; FIS Snowboard World Championships; FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships; FIS Alpine Ski World Cup; FIS Cross-Country World Cup; FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup; FIS Nordic Combined World Cup; FIS Ski Jumping World Cup; FIS Snowboard World Cup
Table tennis
- ESPN: World Table Tennis Championships; ITTF Mixed Team World Cup; World Table Tennis; Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament; ITTF World Youth Championships
Taekwondo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
- Star+ and Fox Sports: WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown
Yachting
- ESPN: America's Cup, America's Cup Qualifiers and Challenger Playoffs and America's Cup World Series[41]
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