A significant package of broadcast rights in Brazil to the upcoming 2025 season of American football's top-tier NFL has been snapped up by the media heavyweight Globo.
Through a deal unveiled yesterday (August 26), the Sportv Globo-run platform will cover three NFL games per round, one on Thursday nights and two each Sunday.
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This will begin on September 4, as the Philadelphia Eagles – the defending champions – take on the Dallas Cowboys.
The deal between the two parties also includes the September 5 clash in Sao Paulo, Brazil, between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs. That represents the second NFL game to take place in that Brazilian city, following last year's meeting of the Eagles and the Green Bay Packers.
In addition, it covers six of the post-season playoff games and the 2026 Super Bowl, which will be held on February 8.
Over the course of the season, meanwhile, NFL coverage will also feature on the various Globo news programs and digital platforms.
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By GlobalDataFor the 2024 NFL campaign, action was covered in Brazil by a combination of RedeTV, the ESPN sports broadcasting heavyweight, and also by the CazeTV streaming service.
Gerrit Meier, managing director and head of NFL International, has said: "Our distribution partners are a key part of our global growth strategy, and this season-long partnership with Globo reinforces our innovative approach while also connecting with the local relevance of this important market. We look forward to providing fans with even more ways to watch the NFL in Brazil."
Eduardo Gabbay, director of Globo's sports channels, added: "The arrival of the NFL is another step in our mission to bring together some of the world's biggest sporting events on our platforms. This league is globally recognized for its grandeur, excitement, and spectacle, and it further enriches a portfolio already packed with high-level competitions."
Elsewhere in the world of American football coverage, the YouTube TV and Fox broadcasters are currently embroiled in a carriage dispute that could derail viewers' ability – domestically – to watch both college football rights.
Unless an agreement is reached today (August 27), YouTube TV subscribers will lose access to the array of Fox channels, including Fox Sports 1 and the Big Ten Network, which covers the games of that college football property.
This all comes ahead of the college football season in the US getting underway this coming weekend, and could even potentially affect the ability of YouTube TV viewers to access NFL coverage – Fox begins its domestic coverage season, concerning that property, on September 7.
It has been reported that negotiations between the sides are continuing.
In a post earlier this week, YouTube TV – owned by internet giant Google – stated that Fox has been "asking for payments that are far higher than what partners with comparable content offerings receive. Our priority is to reach a deal that reflects the value of their content."
The service added that: "We value our partnership with Fox and will continue our discussions toward reaching a deal that keeps their content on YouTube TV."
Fox, meanwhile, made its own statement, saying: "While Fox remains committed to reaching a fair agreement with Google’s YouTube TV, we are disappointed that Google continually exploits its outsized influence by proposing terms that are out of step with the marketplace.”
