Disney will have all the matches of the highest tournament and DirecTV won the second continental tournament. For its part, Paramount will offer some duels on open TV
Conmebol granted rights of television of its main tournaments until 2026
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) made official the delivery of television rights of its main competitions from 2023 to 2026. In In this context, fans can find out which channels will broadcast the matches of the Copa Libertadores, Sudamericana and Recopa.
The agency had already announced that the winning companies were “those that presented the most beneficial offers for South American soccer clubs.” Thus, in what corresponds to the territory of Latin America (nine Spanish-speaking countries that make up CONMEBOL, in addition to Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Central America and the Caribbean Basin Islands) Disney will televise all the matches of the Copa Libertadores and the Recopa through ESPN and its platform Star+.
But, for those who don’t have the paid service required to tune into those options, there will be the Paramount (Viacom) variant via open television for Libertadores. Telefe and Chilevisión, as well as in the free streaming service with advertising (FAST) Pluto TV, they will offer some duels from the maximum tournament.
Regarding this same territory and the Copa Sudamericana, matches can be followed on DirecTV on channels 610 and 1610 in HD using the DIRECTV GO application starting in 2023.
On the other hand, Conmebol reported the delivery of rights to its events in Brazil. There, both ESPN and Paramount (Viacom) will broadcast the duels of the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana, while the Grupo Globo will offer the maximum championship through Open TV.
Palmeiras is the current champion of the Copa Libertadores (Photo: Conmebol)
The process to tender the rights until 2026 ended during the first days of May, as Conmebol had advanced. The election of the new owners of the television rights of the different continental tournaments that this body regulates was supervised by an independent auditing firm. “The selection was made under the principles, rules of transparency and professional solvency and aims to achieve the most beneficial conditions for South American club football,” they assured from the entity based in Asunción, Paraguay.
The most popular championship on the continent will distribute USD 16,000,000 to the champion in 2022, an increase of one million dollars in relation to the money that was given during last year’s edition. This number is added to what they have already earned for passing each stage, so the owner of this season’s crown will accumulate a total of USD 25,050,000.
Conmebol is currently organizing the 63rd edition of the tournament that, in addition to the money, will deliver the ticket to play the Recopa Sudamericana against the annual owner of the Copa Sudamericana in order to settle the absolute champion of the season In the continent. The championship that brings together the best teams from the ten countries grouped under Conmebol is one of the most popular on the entire planet, to the point that the final of the Libertadores 2021 that paired Palmeiras and Flamengo was seen in more from 200 countries and territories around the world.