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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 Seeking WC Volunteers
The 2014 World Cup Local Organizing Committee launched the volunteer program on Tuesday in Salvador, Brazil, according to IG.com.br. The event marked the opening day for people to send in their applications, which they can do through the FIFA website. The expectation of the committee is "to have app ...
Rio Government Picks Seat Supplier
The Rio de Janeiro government will announce "in the upcoming days" that they have chosen Giroflex to supply the seats to the Maracanã stadium, according to Marcelo Baltar of GLOBO ESPORTE. The Brazilian company was chosen over Italian company Bertele and will be in charge of producing 78,000 ...
Tags: Facilities, Brazil
Corinthians Wants Exclusive Cemetery
Corinthians FC wants its fans "to stay connected with the club even after death," according to Bruno Thadeu of UOL.com.br. Management is negotiating with a construction company to have "an exclusive cemetery" for their fans. The location of the site has not yet been decided. Corinthians VP Luis Paul ...
Tags: International Football, Brazil
Pitch Agrees To Deal With CBF
London-based sports marketing agency Pitch International has agreed to an exclusive partnership with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) for the right to organize, promote and commercialize all Brazil int'l friendly matches for the next 10 years. Pitch's relationship with the CBF will begin o ...
Tags: Brazil, Marketing and Sponsorship
Bandsports Extends French Rugby Deal
Brazilian broadcaster Bandsports "has renewed their contract" to be the exclusive broadcaster of the French Rugby League in Brazil, according to PORTALEDS.com. The league, known as the TOP 14, "is the most important" in Europe, with "the best players" and highest wages in rugby. The decision to rene ...
Olympics Recyclables Go To Charities
The "hundreds of fabric panels that adorn the outside of London's Olympic Stadium" will be recycled and go toward a project for former child soldiers in Uganda, while others to a welfare initiative in Rio de Janeiro, host of the Summer Games in '16, according to Chris Wickham of REUTERS. Games spons ...
Brazil Broadcasters Fight For '20 Rights
Brazilian broadcasters Globo and Record "have started the fight" to acquire the '20 Olympic rights, according to IG.com.br. The free-to-air TV rights are estimated to have a cost of more than R$250M ($123.4M). The '16 Rio de Janeiro Games were sold by the IOC to Bandeirantes, Globo and Record for R$ ...
Focus Shifts To Sochi, Rio Games
The ’14 Sochi Games are now on the clock, and there is a “massive project underway to build a resort city on the Black Sea almost from scratch and with it the center of the universe for sports played on ice and snow,” according to Christine Brennan of USA TODAY. SOCOG Presiden ...
Bank Grants World Cup Arena Financing
The Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (BDNES) approved a R$131M ($64.7M) loan for construction work on the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, according to PORTAL2014.org.br. The financing of the arena, which will host four World Cup matches in '14 is R$7M ($3.5M) "less than the ...
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Countries To Evaluate Sports Programs
Athletics Australia will restructure its high-performance department, following the team's results at the London Games, "where it fell short of its ambition to win six medals." AA Chair Rob Fildes said, "We will review the high-performance department in entirety, which is normal after the Olympic Ga ...
Tags: Olympics, Australia, Asia, South America, Europe
