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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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Maracanã Football Stadium 97% Ready
Brazil's Maracanã football stadium "took a step closer to readiness" this weekend with a sound and lighting test, according to INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL. The stadium "is now 97% ready with just some seating to be installed." On Saturday, the stadium will see the first test game since its closure ...
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Former FIFA VP Warner Quits Position
Trinidad's Prime Minister office said that former FIFA VP Jack Warner "resigned as Trinidad and Tobago's national security minister on Sunday, two days after an investigation accused him of 'fraudulent' management of the CONCACAF football confederation," according to Simon Evans of REUTERS. Warner, ...
Allianz In Talks With Sao Paulo Stadium
German insurance company Allianz "is in talks to buy the naming rights to a football stadium under construction in Brazil's largest city São Paulo, in what may become the first major football sponsorship deal in the country hosting the World cup next year," according to Guillermo Parra-Bernal ...
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Brasilia World Cup Stadium Delayed
Officials said Monday that the Estadio Mane Garrincha Nacional in Brasilia, where the Confederations Cup is due to kick off in two months, "will not be officially opened until May 18 because rain has delayed the laying of the pitch," according to Anthony Boadle of REUTERS. Brasilia World Cup Secreta ...
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Q&A With 2014 World Cup LOC CEO
With only two months left until the opening whistle of the FIFA Confederations Cup, the world looks at Brazil to judge its performance during the dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup. 2014 World Cup Local Organizing Committee CEO RICARDO TRADE recently spoke with SBD Global about the atmosphe ...
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Organizers Fearful Of 'White Elephants'
As construction companies work around the clock to finish the stadiums in time for next year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil, questions about the future usage of the 12 stadiums after the end of the tournament arise. 2014 World Cup Local Organizing Committee CEO Ricardo Trade told SBD Global: "It's ...
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Workers Get First Game At Maracanã
Construction workers who helped rebuild Brazil's Maracanã stadium "will play in the first match to be staged there later this month," according to Mike Collett of REUTERS. The first match there is a test game on April 27 when construction workers will join "a team representing two of Brazil's ...
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Finance Notes
Germany sports retail chain SportScheck achieved a gross turnover of about €394M ($516.61M) for the fiscal year until the end of February, down by just 3.4% compared with its record sales the previous year ( ISPO, 4/11 ). ... Under Armour has teamed up with former adidas Brasil President Marc ...
Brazil Behind On Stadium Construction
More than half a million tickets have been sold for the Confederations Cup in June, "but host nation Brazil has yet to finish the main stadiums" to be used in the dress rehearsal for the 2014 World Cup, according to Boadle & Downie of REUTERS. On the eve of "yet another FIFA deadline, Brazil has ...
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No Glitches For Arena Fonte Debut
Authorities in Salvador, Brazil said the Arena Fonte Nova "has passed its first test for the Confederations Cup" after it hosted a local derby "without major glitches," Sunday, according to the AP. Local organizers in Bahia state said in a statement that there were "no incidents'' during the match b ...
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