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Colombian football TV rights dispute
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In late July 2026 the eight largest clubs in Colombia’s professional football league – known as the G8 – issued a joint demand for demanded a major overhaul of the television‑rights revenue distribution for the 2027‑2030 cycle. They argued that criticised the existing equal‑share model unfairly benefits low‑performing teams and called for proposed a hybrid system that splits would split TV income 50‑50 between an equal share for 50 % equally among all 36 clubs and 50 % on a merit‑based component tied to recent sporting results, commercial reach and fan‑base size. Dimayor, the national governing body, Dimayor scheduled an extraordinary assembly for 29 July to consider the clubs’ proposal, proposal. At that meeting in Bogotá the G8 formally presented the 50/50 plan, emphasized the need for a stable financial base while rewarding on‑field success, and announced they would not transfer intangible or image rights under any new broadcast contract until the distribution model is resolved. The assembly will review the proposal together with the evaluation of broadcast‑rights offers, including ongoing negotiations continue with broadcaster Win Sports on a new contract worth around valued at roughly US$73 million. Smaller clubs expressed concern have warned that a merit‑weighted split could threaten jeopardise their financial viability, underscoring the high stakes of the upcoming meeting for the overall financial structure of Colombian football.
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- 2026-07-29 23:56 UTC Colombian football TV rights dispute
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