Brazil

Rio 2016 bid boosted by PanAm facilities - 19 Mar 08

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) has assumed management of a new Rio de Janeiro Aquatic Centre as part of its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

Canal 13 and Globosat secure Euro 2008 rights - 7 Feb 08

Uefa awarded Chilean broadcaster Canal 13 and Brazilian broadcaster Globosat the rights for Euro 2008.

Rio unveils bid details for 2016 Olympic Games - 9 Jan 08

Rio de Janeiro unveiled details of its bid to stage the 2016 Olympic Summer Olympic Games, mostly using facilities built for last year's Pan-American Games.

Superleague Formula’s Flamengo unveiling - 26 Nov 07

Brazilian football club Flamengo unveiled the 750 horsepower single seater racing car that will represent the club in Superleague Formula, the motor racing championship featuring football club brands.

Fifth Brazilian Championship brings in business for São Paulo - 12 Nov 07

São Paulo Futebol Clube, newly crowned Brazilian Champions, says it foresees billing $1 million in the next month with product sales and the consolidation of partnerships with major internationals such as Coca-Cola, LG, Reebok and Warner Bros.

Brazil to host 2014 FIFA World Cup - 31 Oct 07

The FIFA Executive Committee has decided that Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and Germany will stage the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Stadium financiers target Brazilian market - 3 Oct 07

A new alliance between a major stadium investment group and an arena development company is set to provide a new source of stadium financing in Brazil and Portugal.

Broadcasters strike gold with Women’s World Cup final - 2 Oct 07

TV broadcasters in Germany and Brazil, the two countries that took part in the 2007 Women’s World Cup final, set new records, despite the unfavourable time differences.

CORINTHIANS BREAKS OFF MSI PARTNERSHIP - 26 Jul 07

Brazilian club Corinthians have reportedly broken their links with the London-based sports management group MSI, which is currently embroiled in the dispute over the ownership of Argentinian player Carlos Tevez.

SUBMISSION OF 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP™ BID DOSSIER - 24 Jul 07

Brazil submit its bid dossier for the 2014 World Cup to FIFA at its headquarters in Zurich, in a ceremony which will take place on July 31.

SINGAPORE FA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BRAZILIAN CLUBS - 7 Feb 07

Singapore’s Football Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clube dos 13 which comprises the top football clubs in Brazil which could see Brazilian teams play in Singapore for exhibition matches.

SPORTFIVE APPOINTED FOR THE XV PAN AMERICAN GAMES - 2 Feb 07

The Organising Committee for the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO) appointed the Sportfive agency as its exclusive agent for the worldwide distribution of the media rights for this year’s Pan American Games.

TRAFFIC WINS BRAZIL’S WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFIERS - 24 Jan 07

Latin American sports agency, Traffic Sports Marketing, agreed a deal for the exclusive worldwide broadcast and sponsorship rights for Brazil’s nine home matches on the road to South Africa 2010.

BLATTER IN BRAZIL 2014 WARNING - 18 Dec 06

FIFA will award the 2014 soccer World Cup to another continent if Brazil’s bid to bring the tournament to South America is not up to scratch.

BRAZIL FOCUS ON 2014 SUCCESS - 14 Dec 06

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has officially lodged its bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup with soccer’s world governing body – in what could be the sole runner in the race to win the right to stage the tournament.

BRAZIL TELL FIFA ‘WE WANT 2014 WORLD CUP’ - 13 Dec 06

Already hot favourites to host the event, Brazil’s soccer federation will today official launch its bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

TV GLOBO SECURE WORLD CUP RIGHTS - 12 Dec 06

TV Globo has guaranteed Brazilian broadcast rights for the next two FIFA World Cups.

WALES FA TO REAP BRAZIL REWARD - 4 Sep 06

The Football Association of Wales is set to receive a windfall of around £100,000 from gate receipts and the sale of broadcasting rights for its match against Brazil this week.

TOKYO GETS OLYMPIC NOD - 31 Aug 06

Tokyo has been selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee to battle it out as the nation’s bid city for the 2016 Olympic Games.

GOLTV SCORES LA LIGA DEAL - 29 Aug 06

Soccer channel GolTV has confirmed a new exclusive multi-year agreement to broadcast Spain’s La Liga in the US and Canada.

SPORTELMONACO 2006 EXHIBITION SPACE SELLING OUT - 14 Aug 06

With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum.

MINISTERS OF SPORT SIGN UP TO SOCCEREX - 4 Aug 06

Soccerex, the world's largest business to business football convention, is delighted to announce that subject to Parliamentary commitments, the UK Minister for Sport, Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP will be attending the 10th annual Soccerex convention, held at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, 26th-28th November 2006.

SOUTH AMERICAN FEDERATION UNAWARE OF BID - 18 Jul 06

The South American Football Confederation said it was unaware of a Colombian bid to host football's 2014 World Cup finals.

VIEWERS FLOCK TO WATCH WORLD CUP FINAL - 11 Jul 06

The World Cup final between Italy and France was a ratings winner in France, Italy and the USA. In Italy over 23 million watched public-service broadcaster Rai’s coverage of the final, some 84 per cent share of the audience, with an estimated two million more watching coverage on pay-broadcaster Sky Italia.

NIKE UNVEIL LATEST TV SOCCER AD - 16 Jun 06

Nike may have scored an own goal with its latest TV ad airing in the UK – celebrating the skills of Brazilian star Ronaldo.

QUOVA AND GLOBO IN WORLD CUP PROTECTION DEAL - 24 May 06

The online unit of Brazilian media giant Globo has teamed up with geolocation specialists Quova to deliver live streaming video coverage of next month’s FIFA World Cup.

BRAZIL'S SPONSOR APPEAL - 18 May 06

It will come as little surprise to most, but Brazil’s soccer team is the most commercially attractive for corporate sponsorship to play at next month’s FIFA World Cup, according to a survey conducted by a sports marketing company.

GRAND PRIX MASTERS IN TV DEAL - 21 Apr 06

Grand Prix Masters has agreed a three-year deal with Sistema Brasileiro de TelevisC#o (SBT) for free-to-air coverage of the series across Brazil.

WORLD CUP MAKES A SPLASH WITH BROADCASTERS - 16 Mar 06

The FINA World Cup Swimming Series has achieved a high in television exposure, reaching more than 100 countries across five continents.

FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP UNVEILS CLUTCH OF TV DEALS - 1 Mar 06

A series of television deals with broadcasters from Europe and beyond have been agreed for motor racing’s FIA GT Championship.

ESPN NAMES SENIOR NEWS DIRECTOR - 19 Jan 06

Fernando LC3pez has been named senior news director of the Spanish-language editions of SportsCenter, televised on ESPN Deportes in the U.S. and on ESPN Dos in Latin America.

GLOBAL RETURNS FOR WORLD CUP SPONSORS - 17 Jan 06

Sports research company, TNSSport, has launched a multi-market service to measure the impact the World Cup has on sponsor brand sales.

TELEFONICA BAGS NEW MEDIA RIGHTS FOR WORLD CUP - 15 Dec 05

TelefC3nica S.A. has agreed a package of new media broadcast rights covering all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup for almost all territories in Latin and South America.

BBC SCORES CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - 6 Dec 05

iSe International Sports and Entertainment AG has agreed a deal with UK public broadcaster the BBC for coverage of the FIFA Club World Championship TOYOTA Cup Japan 2005 and 2006.

X GAMES TO DEBUT IN MIDDLE EAST - 21 Nov 05

ESPN, Inc., PepsiCo and Dubai Tourism have announced the debut of 'ESPN X Games Dubai 2005 presented by Mountain Dew', to be held in the United Arab Emirates.

WHAT THE FANS THINK - 16 Nov 05

A fans survey reveals that top-flight English football is the most popular in the world because of its players, goals and style of football.

ENGLAND WAIT ON WORLD CUP BID - 16 Nov 05

The (English) Football Association says it will not make a decision on a formal bid to host the 2018 World Cup until autumn 2006.

ENGLAND GEAR UP FOR WORLD CUP BID - 15 Nov 05

The UK Government and the Football Association are in talks about a bid for the 2018 World Cup, the Treasury has said.

THOMPSON UPBEAT ON ENGLAND WORLD CUP BID - 10 Nov 05

England appear increasingly likely to bid to stage the FIFA World Cup if it returns to Europe in 2018.

CANTONA TO APPEAR AT SOCCEREX - 26 Oct 05

Eric Cantona, the football legend turned movie maker and FIFA Beach Soccer Ambassador, will give a world exclusive press conference at Soccerex 2005.

VOLVO RACE SET FOR RECORD AUDIENCE - 14 Oct 05

The Volvo Ocean Race, which starts from Galicia in Spain next month, looks set to achieve record numbers of television viewers.

PRODUCER SIGNS UP TO OCEAN RACE - 12 Oct 05

Independent sports producer Sunset+Vine has signed a deal with UK commercial station ITV to provide coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race.

MOTOROLA BEHIND BRITISH YACHT RACING TEAM - 7 Oct 05

Conrad Humphreys Racing will enter a British team in the Volvo Extreme 40 (VX40) grand prix circuit during 2005-06, backed by sponsors Motorola.

MOBILE SEMINAR A SELL-OUT - 28 Sep 05

SportBusiness' latest seminar, 'Mobile and Broadband: Opportunities for Sport', is now sold out.

SPINOLA TAKES ON GLOBO ROLE - 26 Sep 05

Brazil's Globo TV International has appointed Marcelo Spinola as director of Globo TV Sports, its new sport events distributor for the international market.

UEFA WEBSITE SCORES NEW HIGH - 15 Sep 05

The official UEFA website, uefa.com, registered a record number of page views and visits following last night's Champions League games.

BIG HITTERS REV UP FOR F1 SPONSORSHIP FORUM - 13 Sep 05

Big names have signed up to the only conference and meeting forum for the business of Formula One and motorsport, to be held in Monaco on November 16-17, 2005.

BRAZILIAN WORLD CUP DEALS FINALISED - 13 Sep 05

Brazilian broadcast deals have been agreed with the pay-TV channels Bandsports and ESPN Brasil for next year's FIFA World Cup.

A1 GRAND PRIX'S OPENING CALENDAR - 2 Sep 05

A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.

KOREA WINS PREMIER LEAGUE MOBILE DEAL - 9 Aug 05

Sportev has reached agreement with the Korean media company, Media 2.0, to provide video coverage of Premier League matches on mobile phones in Korea for the next two seasons.

LEGENDS SET TO RACE INTO ACTION - 5 Aug 05

The world's first Grand Prix Masters Series revs up next year featuring some of motorsport's most famous names from yesteryear.

X GAMES IN LIVE FIRST - 4 Aug 05

ESPN will deliver live coverage of the 'X Games 11' to 77 countries and territories and it will be the first time that live coverage has extended beyond the US.

ESPN ENJOYS ROLAND GARROS RECORD - 15 Jul 05

Last month's men's final at Roland Garros delivered the highest-ever ratings for a tennis programme on ESPN in Latin America, according to data compiled by IBOPE.

BULGARIAN DEAL AGREED FOR 2006 WORLD CUP - 13 Jul 05

Infront Sports & Media Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has agreed a deal to cover all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

WORLD CUP RIGHTS DEAL FOR ARMENIA - 15 Jun 05

A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia.

CONFEDERATIONS CUP SCORES TV RECORD - 14 Jun 05

FIFA’s television partner, Infront Sports & Media, has achieved record television distribution for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005.

PAYNE IS GAIN FOR SPORTS XCHANGE - 7 Jun 05

Totals Sports Asia Ltd has confirmed that Michael Payne of Formula One Management will be one of the key speakers at their forthcoming Sports Xchange forum at the Hyatt Hotel in Singapore on July 4, 2005.

CCTV PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT SPORT XCHANGE - 1 Jun 05

Ma Guo Li, president of CCTV Sports, has been confirmed as a headline speaker at Sport Xchange to be held in Singapore on July 4.

FIGO SETS UP REAL RIVALRY IN A1 GRAND PRIX - 31 May 05

Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.

MAIDEN BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP KICKS OFF - 9 May 05

The inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup kicked off in the land of Samba on Sunday.

FIVE STRIKES CONFEDERATIONS CUP DEAL - 28 Apr 05

Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive agreement with Five, Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, covering all 16 matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 for the UK.

McDONALD'S AND NBA IN LIFESTYLE PARTNERSHIP - 26 Apr 05

McDonald’s Corporation and the NBA are teaming up to bring basketball to hundreds of thousands of fans with NBA events and promotions in four continents.

CLUB CALLS FOR WAGE BLACK-OUT - 14 Apr 05

Soccer stars on the books of Brazilian club Corinthians are calling on the media to stop revealing their salary details following a spate of kidnappings.

TV DEAL FOR BRAZIL/ARGENTINA QUALIFIERS - 29 Mar 05

World Champions Brazil and South American arch-rivals Argentina will have their 2006 World Cup qualifying matches televised in Scandinavia and Turkey under new distribution agreements, rights owner Traffic Sports Marketing has announced.

A1 GRAND PRIX WELCOMES MEXICO AND BRAZIL - 15 Mar 05

Mexico's dignitaries turned out in force yesterday to support the launch of A1 Team Mexico in the new racing series dubbed the ‘World Cup of Motorsport’.

ESPN SECURES ATP MASTERS SERIES RIGHTS - 14 Mar 05

ESPN has reached a new multi-year agreement with Tennis Properties Limited (TPL) for international telecast rights to the ATP Masters Series, the 10 most prestigious tournaments in men’s professional tennis.

SPORTEL ASIA REGISTRATION BOOST - 9 Mar 05

With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.

SPORTEL ASIA REGISTRATION BOOST - 9 Mar 05

With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.

TRAFFIC BUILDS FOR LIBERTADORES CUP - 24 Feb 05

Traffic Marketing Esportivo, holder of the broadcasting rights to South American soccer’s Libertadores Cup, with the exception of the Americas, has started the distribution of rights to 55 countries.

ESPN ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS - 18 Feb 05

ESPN International has announced several personnel moves within the company’s programming and production units.

VOLVO STOPOVERS NAMED - 14 Feb 05

Rotterdam, Portsmouth and Gothenburg will be the last two stopover ports and the finish of the 31,250 nm Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06.

SOCCER MATCH FOR TSUNAMI AID - 14 Jan 05

FIFA and UEFA have joined forces to organise a “Football for Hope” match in aid of the victims of the tsunami.

PARALYMPIC VIEWING FIGURES BOOST - 20 Dec 04

A study of 17 countries shows a cumulated TV audience of more than 1.8 billion for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, up on Sydney 2000.

PLAZAMEDIA BRINGS THE BUNDESLIGA TO BRAZIL - 17 Dec 04

PLAZAMEDIA has acquired international online and mobile rights to the first and second football divisions of the Bundesliga.

PREMIER LEAGUE MOBILE IN BRAZIL - 19 Nov 04

Terra Networks and Sportev have agreed a partnership to offer Brazilian mobile customers multi-media content from the English Premier League.

WOLFF LANDS ESPN PROMOTION - 10 Nov 04

Russell Wolff has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director, ESPN International.

F1 BOSSES MEET WITHOUT FERRARI - 9 Nov 04

World champions Ferrari will be absent today (Tuesday) when Formula One team bosses meet to discuss an initiative to slash costs and restrict testing, reports Reuters.

FORD IN WORLD RALLY PLEDGE - 3 Nov 04

Ford has made a four-year commitment to the World Rally Championship, ending fears that they could pull out of that series as well as Formula One, reports Reuters.

F1 TEAMS MEET WITH BERNIE - 22 Oct 04

Bernie Ecclestone will today meet with team principals in the latest episode in the saga over the British Grand Prix.

INFRONT EXTEND GREEK ALLIANCE FOR CUP RIGHTS - 7 Oct 04

Infront Sports & Media has extended a partnership with Greek national broadcaster, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation SA (ERT), signing an exclusive agreement covering all matches for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005.

SURVEY PUTS REAL'S FAN BASE CLOSE TO 500 MILLION - 13 Sep 04

Real Madrid is the football club with the biggest potential global fan base according to a survey of 1,000 people in 13 countries carried out by Sport+Markt.

Asian Cup final smashes viewing records - 13 Aug 04

The Asian Cup final between China and Japan has smashed viewing records to become the most watched single sports event in the history of Chinese television.

Copa makes $2m - 27 Jul 04

The host nation of the Copa America soccer tournament says it made a $2m profit courtesy of the event.

IAAF's Euro bids - 2 Jul 04

Europe will host the 2009 IAAF World Championships after the final bids to stage the athletics showcase were received by the sport’s governing body.

Bravo Brazil! - 3 Jun 04

TV channel Bravo has signed a deal with the Brazil national soccer team for its World Cup qualifying campaign leading up to the 2006 finals.

IOC set for 2012 shortlist - 17 May 04

The IOC will confirm tomorrow the cities going through to battle it out in the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

New York unveils 2012 logo - 6 Apr 04

The team behind New York’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games has unveiled its new logo.

Germany gets World Cup test - 19 Mar 04

Germany is to host the 2005 Confederations Cup in what will be seen as a dry run prior to the following year’s FIFA World Cup.

Morocco gets backing - 23 Feb 04

Morocco’s bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup has received a boost after Luiz Felipe Scolari, the man who led Brazil to their 2002 World Cup victory, publicly spoke out in support.

Japan shock as FIFA host - 19 Feb 04

FIFA has confirmed the host nation for the return of its controversial Club World Championship – and totally reversed previous announcements stating it would be held in the CONCACAF region.

Channel 4 snaps up Copa Libertadores - 30 Jan 04

Terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the UK TV rights to soccer tournament Copa Libertadores 2004, South America’s equivalent to Europe’s Champions League.

Sportsmedia Rio 2004 postponed - 22 Jan 04

The organisers of the Sportsmedia Rio conference, scheduled for next month, have issued a statement postponing the event by a year.

All nine stay in 2012 race - 16 Jan 04

All nine cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games have returned their questionnaires to the IOC, setting the scene for what is set to become one of the most hotly contested battles in recent history.

IOC quiz deadline nears - 14 Jan 04

Formal details of the bids by the nine cities hoping to stage the 2012 Olympic Games have started arriving at the IOC’s offices, ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.

RDA wins Traffic deal - 9 Jan 04

RDA Communications has been appointed by South American agency Traffic Sports Marketing as its exclusive television agent for the UK in a three-year agreement.

PA signs with FIBA - 6 Jan 04

FIBA has signed a deal with the Press Association to provide editorial for its official website.

No elimination for 2012 cities - 17 Dec 03

IOC president Jacques Rogge has indicated that, due to the standard of the bids, it is a possibility that none of the cities campaigning to host the 2012 Olympics will be eliminated from the final ballot to be made in 2005.

MotoGP figures leap - 16 Dec 03

Live coverage of MotoGP races in 2003 has increased by an average of 138 million – according to rights holders Dorna.

Brazil GP gets go-ahead - 4 Dec 03

The Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead as planned next year after a reversal of a court injunction against it.

WADA bills a must for Olympic bids - 21 Nov 03

The International Olympic Committee has made it clear that countries failing to make payments to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) or adopt its drug-ban code could be barred from seeking to host the Olympic Games.