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The Forte União League managed to raise R $ 1.7 billion a year with the television broadcast rights of the Brazilian Championship after sales to Globo, Amazon, Record and Youtube. By 2027, there will be at least R $ 5.1 billion distributed to clubs that are part of the set
The information was confirmed in a note made by LFU to the column. “The Forte União League officially confirms that the total amount of revenue generated by the Series A transmission rights contracts signed is R $ 1.7 billion per year,” says the passage.
With the value, LFU gets a growth of 55% over the value that LFU clubs received by 2024 of R $ 1.1 billion per year. It is expected that the Fort Union League will be able to raise further with other properties.
“The negotiation of Serie B transmission rights, as well as the international rights and betting rights of series A and B, are still underway. The amount arising from the sale of Serie B TV rights and other contracts will be added to the amount of the amount. Already negotiated for Series A, “says LFU.
According to market sources, Globo paid R $ 850 million for LFU in the agreement signed last Friday (31) until 2029. There will be eight exclusive LFU games in the Marine Family Communication Group.
With the bond, Premiere, Globo’s Pay-Per-View Football Service, will show nine games by round of Brasileirão. There is already an agreement with the other league of clubs, Libra, which has Flamengo, Sao Paulo and Palmeiras, for example. In all, 342 of the 380 games will be shown per year.
Amazon, which will have an exclusive game per round, paid about $ 400 million to have 38 games on its platform alone. The matches will be narrated by Galvão Bueno. Jeff Bezos streaming also has a contract until 2029.
Meanwhile, Record and YouTube, which will share an open signal, paid around $ 225 million each, in a bond until 2027. This match will also be displayed by Globo’s Premiere.
The Forte União League has clubs such as Corinthians, Vasco, Cruzeiro, Internacional, Fluminense, Botafogo, Fortaleza, Mirassol, Sport, Youth and Ceará, all currently in the first national division.
If they are promoted to Serie A during the agreement, Globo will also broadcast games from other LFU clubs as principal, such as Athletico-PR, Criciúma, Cuiabá, Atletico-GO, Amazonas, América-MG, Avaí, Botafogo-SP, Chapecoense , Coritiba, CRB, CSA, Figueirense, Goiás, Ituano, Londrina, Novorizontino, Worker-PR, Ponte Preta, Tombense and Vila Nova.
