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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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São Paulo Could Lose World Cup Games
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke warned Tuesday that "delays in completing the stadium in Sao Paulo could result in the city being stripped of hosting 2014 World Cup matches," according to the AP. Sao Paulo is scheduled to host six World Cup matches, including the opener and one of the semifinal ...
Tags: Facilities, Brazil
Caixa Renews With Spain For '16 Games
Caixa Econômica Federal has renewed its agreement with Spain's Olympic Sports Association (ADO) for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games as associate sponsor. The partnership is the highest form of agreement a business can have with the ADO. Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) President Alejandro Blanco ...
Maracanã Privatization Unblocked In Court
A Rio de Janeiro court has "overturned the suspension of the concession" of Brazil's Maracanã stadium to a group of private companies, according to the BBC. The stadium was privatized last week, "but a judge suspended the process saying the bidding was illegal." Monday's ruling reversed this. ...
Tags: Facilities, Brazil
FIFA Considers Ban On Maracas
First, there was the vuvuzela, "South Africa's much-criticised World Cup trumpet whose dull blare annoyed millions of football fans," according to James Hider of the LONDON TIMES. Brazil's official musical instrument for the World Cup has run into problems, "being banned by police at a match on Sund ...
Tags: International Football, Brazil
Football Notes
South American football governing body CONMEBOL's Court of Appeals has rejected the request of Brasileiro club Grêmio coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo to reduce the six-game suspension and fine he received for his role in a brawl after a Copa Libertadores match between his team and Chile's Huachipat ...
Caixa Agrees To Deal With Coritiba
Caixa Econômica Federal "has further enhanced its presence in Brazilian club football" by agreeing a one-year deal to become the new main shirt sponsor of Brasileiro club Coritiba, according to SOCCEREX. The agreement with government-owned financial institution Caixa is worth a reported R$6M ( ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Brazil
Maracanã Privatization Suspended
A Brazil court on Friday "temporarily suspended a contract won Thursday by Consortium Maracanã SA" to operate Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium, according to Jeffrey T. Lewis of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. The court injunction came one day after the consortium -- backed by Anschutz Entert ...
Tags: Facilities, Brazil
Rio Mayor Seeks Stadium Responsibility
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes "has vowed to punish those responsible for structural defects in the showpiece venue for the 2016 Rio Games," according to XINHUA. The Joao Havelange stadium "was shut in March after an appraisal by an independent engineering firm showed the venue's roof could colla ...
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IOC: Rio Stadium Needs Name Change
IOC presidential candidate Thomas Bach said on Thursday that the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro "might not be named after the once-powerful former FIFA president by the time of the 2016 Games," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. Rio politicians presented a bill on Wednesday ...
Tags: Facilities, Brazil
Football Notes
Argentinian football club Boca Juniors "will have to play its next home game behind closed doors, according to the sanction applied by the Football Security Committee for incidents during Sunday's Superclasico game against River Plate at La Bombonera stadium." Boca Juniors will serve its punishmen ...
