Fox, Turner win broadcast rights to Argentine soccer


The flag of the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc is seen waving at the company headquarters in the Manhattan borough in New York, New York, U.S. June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Divisions of U.S. media companies Twenty-First Century Fox Inc and Time Warner Inc won a joint contract to broadcast Argentine soccer matches for five years from next season, the Argentine Football Association said on Tuesday.

Fox Sports Latin America, a unit of Fox, and Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System Latin America Inc won a three-way race for television broadcast rights against the United States' ESPN and Spanish company MediaPro.

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