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TVB Wins Hong Kong Broadcasting Rights For 2014 Brazil World Cup05 / 23 / 13TVB "has won the Hong Kong broadcasting rights for the 2014 World Cup," according to Benjamin Li of CAMPAIGN ASIA-PACIFIC. The deal "covers TVB's free-to-air TV stations, radio, internet and mobile platforms." TVB Deputy Controller S.T. Tso said that "the agreement with FIFA does not allow... |
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FIFA Will Not Tolerate More Delays
FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke warned that the organization "would not tolerate" any more delays in stadium construction, according to PORTAL 2014. Six Confederations Cup venues were scheduled to be finished in December, but only two were actually finished by the deadline. Valcke ...
World Cup Stadiums Lagging Behind
With 500 days to go before the start of the 2014 World Cup, "nine of the 10 stadiums that are currently under construction are behind schedule," according to Aiuri Rebello of UOL. All 12 World Cup stadiums "will end up costing more than originally predicted." According to Brazil's Sports Minister, t ...
Tags: Facilities, FIFA World Cup, Brazil
Santos Renews Sponsorship Deal
Brasileiro club Santos has "renewed its sponsorship" with CSU CardSystem for another year, according to Lucas Turco of MAQUINA DO ESPORTE. The company will continue to have its logo on the "inside of the team's jersey number." The new agreement saw a 10% increase over the previous deal. Santos Commu ...
Tags: Brazil, Marketing and Sponsorship
Coritiba Negotiates Sponsorship Deal
Brasileiro club Coritiba has confirmed that its main jersey sponsor bank BMG "will not renew its sponsorship," according to Lucas Turco of MAQUINA DO ESPORTE. Coritiba's marketing department is "negotiating with three other companies" to replace BMG. One of the companies in negotiation with the club ...
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X Games Global Sponsorships At Four
When ESPN hosts the first installment of its global X Games series in the U.S. ski town of Aspen, Colorado this week, "it will have only four global X Games sponsors -- two fewer than ESPN hoped to have," according to Tripp Mickle of the SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. The company, which will host X Games i ...
Tags: Europe, Brazil, Asia, North America, Marketing and Sponsorship
Rio's Hotels Clean Up For Games
With next year's World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games arriving in Rio de Janeiro, local officials are "scrambling to solve a chronic hotel bed shortage" so severe that during a UN conference there last year, the mayor had to "appeal to residents to open their apartments to visitors," according to Je ...
Botafogo Renews Title Sponsorship Deal
Brasileiro club Botafogo has "renewed its title sponsorship deal" with the Viton 44 group until the end of '13, according to MAQUINA DO ESPORTE. For the third consecutive season, the company will have the logo of its natural drink brand Guaraviton on the front, lower back and sleeves of the Rio de J ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Brazil
New Brazil Stadiums Spike Ticket Prices
Upgrades to Brazil's "crumbling football stadiums ahead of the 2014 World Cup promise a safer, cleaner and altogether more pleasant environment for fans," but the luxurious new grounds come at a price -- "quite literally," according to Andrew Downie of REUTERS. Brazilian fans are "already complainin ...
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Flamengo Agrees To Peugeot Deal
Brasileiro club Flamengo has agreed to a R$10M ($4.9M) title sponsorship deal with French auto manufacturer Peugeot, according to Júnior and Souza of GLOBO ESPORTE. The deal is for the next three years and "could be worth as much as" R$15M ($7.4M) annually with incentives ( GLOBO ESPORTE, 1/ ...
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FIFA To Hold Confederations Cup Lottery
FIFA revealed that it was "forced to hold a lottery" for the allocation of Confederations Cup tickets due to overwhelming demand, according to Michael Place of XINHUA. The first phase of ticket sales for the June 15-30 tournament in Brazil closed on Tuesday with 399,525 ticket requests from 78 diffe ...
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