http://www.sportbusiness.com/country/brazil/feed Sportbusiness News http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166458/rio-2016-bid-boosted-by-panam-facilities 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. Events Brazil Events Swimming Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:39:04 +0000 mglendinning 166458 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164145/canal-13-and-globosat-secure-euro-2008-rights Uefa awarded Chilean broadcaster Canal 13 and Brazilian broadcaster Globosat the rights for Euro 2008. Media Brazil Chile Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:24:28 +0000 msherlock 164145 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163191/rio-unveils-bid-details-for-2016-olympic-games 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. Events Brazil Event Management Stadia & Facilities Summer Olympics Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:22:22 +0000 msherlock 163191 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162994/superleague-formula-s-flamengo-unveiling 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. Events Brazil Event Management Football Soccer Motor Racing Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:24:07 +0000 msherlock 162994 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162909/fifth-brazilian-championship-brings-in-business-for-sao-paulo 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. Marketing Brazil Football Soccer Sponsorship Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:15:39 +0000 msherlock 162909 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162843/brazil-to-host-2014-fifa-world-cup 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. Events Brazil Events Football Soccer Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:06:02 +0000 mglendinning 162843 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162670/stadium-financiers-target-brazilian-market 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. Events Brazil Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Wed, 3 Oct 2007 09:40:19 +0100 mglendinning 162670 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162660/broadcasters-strike-gold-with-women-s-world-cup-final 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. Media Brazil Germany Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 2 Oct 2007 09:47:56 +0100 msherlock 162660 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162203/corinthians-breaks-off-msi-partnership 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. Marketing Brazil Football Soccer Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:29:39 +0100 msherlock 162203 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162188/submission-of-2014-fifa-world-cup-bid-dossier 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. Events Brazil Events Football Soccer Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:13:28 +0100 msherlock 162188 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161388/singapore-fa-signs-agreement-with-brazilian-clubs 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. Marketing Brazil Singapore Event Management Football Soccer Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:02:37 +0000 msherlock 161388 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161267/sportfive-appointed-for-the-xv-pan-american-games 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. Media Brazil Broadcast Events TV Rights Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:20:00 +0000 msherlock 161267 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161138/traffic-wins-brazil-s-world-cup-2010-qualifiers 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. Media Brazil Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:18:21 +0000 msherlock 161138 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160959/blatter-in-brazil-2014-warning 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 Events Football Soccer Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:19:20 +0000 cbritcher 160959 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160944/brazil-focus-on-2014-success 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 Events Football Soccer Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:23:44 +0000 cbritcher 160944 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160935/brazil-tell-fifa-we-want-2014-world-cup Already hot favourites to host the event, Brazil’s soccer federation will today official launch its bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Brazil Events Football Soccer Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:07:19 +0000 cbritcher 160935 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160928/tv-globo-secure-world-cup-rights TV Globo has guaranteed Brazilian broadcast rights for the next two FIFA World Cups. Brazil Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:12:13 +0000 cbritcher 160928 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160344/wales-fa-to-reap-brazil-reward 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. Brazil United Kingdom Broadcast Events Football Soccer Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:39:24 +0100 msherlock 160344 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160332/tokyo-gets-olympic-nod Tokyo has been selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee to battle it out as the nation’s bid city for the 2016 Olympic Games. Brazil India Japan Spain United Kingdom Events Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:31:00 +0100 admin 160332 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160328/goltv-scores-la-liga-deal Soccer channel GolTV has confirmed a new exclusive multi-year agreement to broadcast Spain’s La Liga in the US and Canada. Brazil Canada Germany Italy Spain United States Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:34:00 +0100 admin 160328 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160185/sportelmonaco-2006-exhibition-space-selling-out 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. Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Italy Japan Lebanon Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Monaco New Zealand Nigeria Norway Poland Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Archery Basketball Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Marketing Research Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Technology Wrestling Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:38:22 +0100 admin 160185 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160150/ministers-of-sport-sign-up-to-soccerex 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. Brazil Germany UAE United Kingdom Events Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:28:29 +0100 admin 160150 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160069/south-american-federation-unaware-of-bid The South American Football Confederation said it was unaware of a Colombian bid to host football's 2014 World Cup finals. Brazil Colombia Mexico Administration American Football Events Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:56:48 +0100 admin 160069 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160039/viewers-flock-to-watch-world-cup-final 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. Brazil France Germany Italy Broadcast Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:20:39 +0100 admin 160039 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159934/nike-unveil-latest-tv-soccer-ad Nike may have scored an own goal with its latest TV ad airing in the UK – celebrating the skills of Brazilian star Ronaldo. Brazil Croatia Football Soccer Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:54:05 +0100 admin 159934 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159836/quova-and-globo-in-world-cup-protection-deal 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 France Broadcast Cycling Football Soccer Wed, 24 May 2006 07:34:23 +0100 admin 159836 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159822/brazil-s-sponsor-appeal 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. Argentina Brazil France Germany Ghana Italy Netherlands Portugal South Korea Spain United Kingdom Football Soccer Marketing Research Sponsorship Thu, 18 May 2006 19:04:27 +0100 admin 159822 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159702/grand-prix-masters-in-tv-deal 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. Brazil Qatar Education Motor Racing Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:43:37 +0100 admin 159702 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159541/world-cup-makes-a-splash-with-broadcasters The FINA World Cup Swimming Series has achieved a high in television exposure, reaching more than 100 countries across five continents. Australia Brazil France Germany Italy South Africa Sweden Broadcast Events Swimming Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:21:05 +0000 admin 159541 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159465/fia-gt-championship-unveils-clutch-of-tv-deals A series of television deals with broadcasters from Europe and beyond have been agreed for motor racing’s FIA GT Championship. Brazil France Italy Netherlands Romania Broadcast Endurance Sports Events Wed, 1 Mar 2006 09:33:37 +0000 admin 159465 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159175/espn-names-senior-news-director 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. Argentina Brazil Canada Mexico Broadcast Events Stadia & Facilities Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:30:08 +0000 admin 159175 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159162/global-returns-for-world-cup-sponsors Sports research company, TNSSport, has launched a multi-market service to measure the impact the World Cup has on sponsor brand sales. Brazil China France Germany Italy Spain Broadcast Finance Marketing Research Sponsorship Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:47:07 +0000 admin 159162 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159032/telefonica-bags-new-media-rights-for-world-cup 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. Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Panama Peru Puerto Rico Uruguay Venezuela Broadcast Events Football Soccer Technology Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:20:07 +0000 admin 159032 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158971/bbc-scores-club-world-championship 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. Argentina Brazil Costa Rica France Japan Mexico Administration Broadcast Events Football Soccer Marketing Research Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:03:46 +0000 admin 158971 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158890/x-games-to-debut-in-middle-east 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. Australia Brazil UAE Broadcast Skateboarding Skating Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:57:03 +0000 admin 158890 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158745/what-the-fans-think 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. Brazil United Kingdom Football Soccer Marketing Research Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:42:13 +0000 admin 158745 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158740/england-wait-on-world-cup-bid The (English) Football Association says it will not make a decision on a formal bid to host the 2018 World Cup until autumn 2006. Brazil Germany South Africa United Kingdom Administration Football Soccer Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:20:49 +0000 admin 158740 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158712/england-gear-up-for-world-cup-bid The UK Government and the Football Association are in talks about a bid for the 2018 World Cup, the Treasury has said. Brazil France Germany Italy South Africa United Kingdom Administration Events Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:10:52 +0000 admin 158712 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158673/thompson-upbeat-on-england-world-cup-bid England appear increasingly likely to bid to stage the FIFA World Cup if it returns to Europe in 2018. Brazil France Germany Italy United Kingdom Administration Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:34:30 +0000 admin 158673 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158574/cantona-to-appear-at-soccerex Eric Cantona, the football legend turned movie maker and FIFA Beach Soccer Ambassador, will give a world exclusive press conference at Soccerex 2005. Brazil UAE Football Soccer Marketing Research Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:54:10 +0100 admin 158574 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158519/volvo-race-set-for-record-audience The Volvo Ocean Race, which starts from Galicia in Spain next month, looks set to achieve record numbers of television viewers. Australia Brazil New Zealand South Africa Spain Broadcast Sailing Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:04:58 +0100 admin 158519 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158496/producer-signs-up-to-ocean-race Independent sports producer Sunset+Vine has signed a deal with UK commercial station ITV to provide coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race. Australia Brazil South Africa Spain United States Broadcast Cricket Power Boating Sailing Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:01:38 +0100 admin 158496 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158476/motorola-behind-british-yacht-racing-team Conrad Humphreys Racing will enter a British team in the Volvo Extreme 40 (VX40) grand prix circuit during 2005-06, backed by sponsors Motorola. Brazil Spain Sailing Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:19:43 +0100 admin 158476 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158415/mobile-seminar-a-sell-out SportBusiness' latest seminar, 'Mobile and Broadband: Opportunities for Sport', is now sold out. Brazil Technology Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:43:25 +0100 admin 158415 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158405/spinola-takes-on-globo-role Brazil's Globo TV International has appointed Marcelo Spinola as director of Globo TV Sports, its new sport events distributor for the international market. Brazil Events Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:24:54 +0100 admin 158405 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158361/uefa-website-scores-new-high The official UEFA website, uefa.com, registered a record number of page views and visits following last night's Champions League games. Australia Belgium Brazil Canada France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Portugal Spain Turkey Football Soccer Technology Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:09:32 +0100 admin 158361 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158340/big-hitters-rev-up-for-f1-sponsorship-forum 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. Brazil Canada China India Malaysia Monaco Switzerland Broadcast Events Marketing Research Sponsorship Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:21:15 +0100 admin 158340 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158339/brazilian-world-cup-deals-finalised Brazilian broadcast deals have been agreed with the pay-TV channels Bandsports and ESPN Brasil for next year's FIFA World Cup. Belarus Brazil Broadcast Events Football Soccer Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:00:20 +0100 admin 158339 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158236/a1-grand-prixs-opening-calendar A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends. Australia Brazil China Germany Indonesia Malaysia Mexico Portugal South Africa UAE United Kingdom United States Marketing Research Motor Racing Fri, 2 Sep 2005 09:14:08 +0100 admin 158236 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158128/korea-wins-premier-league-mobile-deal 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. Brazil Hong Kong New Zealand South Korea United Kingdom Broadcast Marketing Research Technology Tue, 9 Aug 2005 10:45:00 +0100 admin 158128 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158107/legends-set-to-race-into-action The world's first Grand Prix Masters Series revs up next year featuring some of motorsport's most famous names from yesteryear. Australia Brazil France Germany Italy Netherlands South Africa Sweden Education Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:07:45 +0100 admin 158107 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158101/x-games-in-live-first 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. Australia Brazil Canada France Greece Iceland Israel Italy United States Broadcast Events Skiing Surfing Thu, 4 Aug 2005 10:28:12 +0100 admin 158101 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/158010/espn-enjoys-roland-garros-record 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. Argentina Brazil Chile Tennis Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:10:05 +0100 admin 158010 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157991/bulgarian-deal-agreed-for-2006-world-cup Infront Sports & Media Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has agreed a deal to cover all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Germany Iran Japan Saudi Arabia Broadcast Events Football Soccer Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:23:05 +0100 admin 157991 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157764/world-cup-rights-deal-for-armenia A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia. Argentina Australia Brazil Germany Greece Japan Mexico Tunisia Broadcast Events Football Soccer Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:46:59 +0100 admin 157764 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157758/confederations-cup-scores-tv-record FIFA’s television partner, Infront Sports & Media, has achieved record television distribution for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005. Argentina Australia Brazil Germany Greece Japan Mexico Tunisia Administration Broadcast Football Soccer Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:11:14 +0100 admin 157758 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157716/payne-is-gain-for-sports-xchange 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. Australia Brazil China Denmark Hong Kong India Malaysia Singapore Switzerland Broadcast Events Football Soccer Marketing Research Rugby Sponsorship Tue, 7 Jun 2005 11:23:12 +0100 admin 157716 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157675/cctv-president-to-speak-at-sport-xchange 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. Australia Brazil China Denmark Hong Kong India Malaysia Singapore Switzerland United Kingdom Broadcast Football Soccer Marketing Research Rugby Wrestling Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:30:12 +0100 admin 157675 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157663/figo-sets-up-real-rivalry-in-a1-grand-prix 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. Australia Brazil Canada China India Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Portugal South Africa South Korea Spain Turkey UAE United Kingdom Marketing Research Motor Racing Tue, 31 May 2005 10:23:36 +0100 admin 157663 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157435/maiden-beach-soccer-world-cup-kicks-off The inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup kicked off in the land of Samba on Sunday. Argentina Australia Brazil France Japan Portugal South Africa Spain Thailand Broadcast Events Football Soccer Mon, 9 May 2005 08:00:51 +0100 admin 157435 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157354/five-strikes-confederations-cup-deal 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. Argentina Australia Brazil Germany Greece Japan Mexico Tunisia Broadcast Events Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:38:38 +0100 admin 157354 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157329/mcdonald-s-and-nba-in-lifestyle-partnership 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. Brazil China France Hong Kong Mexico Philippines Spain Taiwan Basketball Education Events Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:04:26 +0100 admin 157329 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157223/club-calls-for-wage-black-out 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. Brazil United Kingdom Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Thu, 14 Apr 2005 06:32:19 +0100 admin 157223 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157115/tv-deal-for-brazil-argentina-qualifiers 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. Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Germany Italy Peru Spain Turkey United Kingdom Marketing Research Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:28:22 +0100 admin 157115 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157040/a1-grand-prix-welcomes-mexico-and-brazil 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’. Brazil Mexico Football Soccer Motor Racing Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:40:36 +0000 admin 157040 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/157031/espn-secures-atp-masters-series-rights 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. Argentina Brazil Israel New Zealand Broadcast Education Events Sponsorship Tennis Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:10:44 +0000 admin 157031 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156995/sportel-asia-registration-boost 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. Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Canada China Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kuwait Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Broadcast Events Softball Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:36:08 +0000 admin 156995 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156994/sportel-asia-registration-boost 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. Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Canada China Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kuwait Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Broadcast Events Softball Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:36:03 +0000 admin 156994 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156879/traffic-builds-for-libertadores-cup 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. Albania Argentina Australia Brazil China Greece Hong Kong Hungary Indonesia Italy Japan Saudi Arabia Spain United Kingdom Broadcast Events Marketing Research Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:08:51 +0000 admin 156879 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156849/espn-announces-promotions ESPN International has announced several personnel moves within the company’s programming and production units. Australia Brazil Canada Singapore Baseball Education Football Soccer Marketing Research Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:20:50 +0000 admin 156849 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156813/volvo-stopovers-named Rotterdam, Portsmouth and Gothenburg will be the last two stopover ports and the finish of the 31,250 nm Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06. Australia Brazil Ireland New Zealand South Africa Spain Sweden United Kingdom United States Sailing Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:16:43 +0000 admin 156813 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156587/soccer-match-for-tsunami-aid FIFA and UEFA have joined forces to organise a “Football for Hope” match in aid of the victims of the tsunami. Brazil France Italy Netherlands Spain Broadcast Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:27:32 +0000 admin 156587 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156480/paralympic-viewing-figures-boost 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. Australia Austria Brazil China France Germany Greece Japan New Zealand Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Broadcast Events Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:45:53 +0000 admin 156480 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156467/plazamedia-brings-the-bundesliga-to-brazil PLAZAMEDIA has acquired international online and mobile rights to the first and second football divisions of the Bundesliga. Brazil Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Marketing Research Technology Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:12:30 +0000 admin 156467 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156190/premier-league-mobile-in-brazil Terra Networks and Sportev have agreed a partnership to offer Brazilian mobile customers multi-media content from the English Premier League. Brazil Administration Broadcast Technology Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:25:50 +0000 admin 156190 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156098/wolff-lands-espn-promotion Russell Wolff has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director, ESPN International. Argentina Brazil Canada China Hong Kong India Japan Mexico Taiwan Events Marketing Research Technology Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:37:25 +0000 admin 156098 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156095/f1-bosses-meet-without-ferrari 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. Brazil Italy United Kingdom Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:32:35 +0000 admin 156095 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156042/ford-in-world-rally-pledge 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. Brazil United States Administration Wed, 3 Nov 2004 10:06:01 +0000 admin 156042 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155966/f1-teams-meet-with-bernie Bernie Ecclestone will today meet with team principals in the latest episode in the saga over the British Grand Prix. Brazil Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:36:50 +0100 admin 155966 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155854/infront-extend-greek-alliance-for-cup-rights 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. Brazil Germany Greece Broadcast Events Football Soccer Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:03:05 +0100 admin 155854 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155634/survey-puts-reals-fan-base-close-to-500-million 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. Brazil China Japan South Africa Spain United Kingdom United States Broadcast Finance Football Soccer Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:29:07 +0100 admin 155634 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155444/asian-cup-final-smashes-viewing-records 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. Brazil China Hong Kong Iran Japan Broadcast Events Football Soccer Marketing Research Fri, 13 Aug 2004 10:11:08 +0100 admin 155444 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155212/copa-makes-2m The host nation of the Copa America soccer tournament says it made a $2m profit courtesy of the event. Argentina Brazil Finance Football Soccer Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:00:30 +0100 admin 155212 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/155035/iaaf-s-euro-bids 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. Australia Belgium Brazil Finland Germany India Japan Administration Events Track And Field Fri, 2 Jul 2004 07:41:53 +0100 admin 155035 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154750/bravo-brazil 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. Brazil Football Soccer Marketing Research Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:44:08 +0100 admin 154750 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154590/ioc-set-for-2012-shortlist The IOC will confirm tomorrow the cities going through to battle it out in the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games. Brazil France Russian Federation Singapore Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States Administration Mon, 17 May 2004 06:59:18 +0100 admin 154590 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154228/new-york-unveils-2012-logo The team behind New York’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games has unveiled its new logo. Brazil France Russian Federation Singapore Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States Events Marketing Research Tue, 6 Apr 2004 07:46:42 +0100 admin 154228 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/154099/germany-gets-world-cup-test 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. Brazil Germany Mexico Tunisia Football Soccer Fri, 19 Mar 2004 07:58:34 +0000 admin 154099 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153855/morocco-gets-backing 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. Brazil Egypt Libya Morocco Portugal South Africa Tunisia Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:27:48 +0000 admin 153855 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153842/japan-shock-as-fifa-host 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. Brazil Japan United Kingdom Administration Broadcast Football Soccer Marketing Research Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:56:38 +0000 admin 153842 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153637/channel-4-snaps-up-copa-libertadores 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. Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru United Kingdom Uruguay Venezuela Broadcast Football Soccer Marketing Research Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:38:35 +0000 admin 153637 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153580/sportsmedia-rio-2004-postponed The organisers of the Sportsmedia Rio conference, scheduled for next month, have issued a statement postponing the event by a year. Brazil Administration Broadcast Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:04:21 +0000 admin 153580 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153536/all-nine-stay-in-2012-race 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. Brazil France Russian Federation Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States Events Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:24:58 +0000 admin 153536 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153514/ioc-quiz-deadline-nears 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. Brazil France Russian Federation Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States Administration Events Football Soccer Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:39:52 +0000 admin 153514 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153491/rda-wins-traffic-deal 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. Brazil Jamaica Mexico New Zealand United Kingdom Marketing Research Skiing Wrestling Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:38:27 +0000 admin 153491 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153470/pa-signs-with-fiba FIBA has signed a deal with the Press Association to provide editorial for its official website. Brazil Japan Basketball Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:44:47 +0000 admin 153470 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153421/no-elimination-for-2012-cities 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. Brazil France Russian Federation Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States Wed, 17 Dec 2003 09:53:51 +0000 admin 153421 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153414/motogp-figures-leap Live coverage of MotoGP races in 2003 has increased by an average of 138 million – according to rights holders Dorna. Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Japan South Africa Spain United Kingdom Broadcast Events Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:54:10 +0000 admin 153414 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153330/brazil-gp-gets-go-ahead The Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead as planned next year after a reversal of a court injunction against it. Brazil Administration Events Finance Thu, 4 Dec 2003 09:20:50 +0000 admin 153330 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/153170/wada-bills-a-must-for-olympic-bids 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. Brazil Greece Italy Ukraine United States Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:36:54 +0000 admin 153170 at http://www.sportbusiness.com