A summary of the most exciting news in multicultural sports marketing. If you’re trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.
DAZN a new eight-year deal with sports events promotion company Matchroom Boxing to broadcast 16 live fight nights. The programming will be exclusively available to DAZN users in Canada. The first fight to be streamed as part of the deal will be the Jessie Vargas v. Thomas Dulorme bout on Oct. 6 in Chicago.
- The Houston Rockets has named AntPool, a Chinese bitcoin company, as the official sponsor for the 2018/19 season. AntPool claims to be the second-largest bitcoin mining operation in the world and is a subsidiary of Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies.
- UFC has announced a new multi-year licensing agreement with jeweler brand Bixler. The partnership gives Bixler the rights to manufacture and distribute UFC and MMA athlete-inspired jewelry in the United States and Canada, as well as globally via UFC Store.com. According to a Washington Post poll, 38% of mixed martial arts fans are African-American, and 31% are Hispanics.
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Formula E has announced a five-year extension of its broadcast partnership with Mediaset. The agreement will see the Italian free-to-air broadcaster continue to show coverage of the global electric racing series through to season nine. “The results Mediaset has shown – along with their extensive programming of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship – is a testament to their ongoing commitment and we look forward to bringing all the action live to fans across Italy for a further five seasons,” stated Ali Russell, media and business development officer at Formula E.
- Headphones brand AfterShokz has signed NASCAR drivers Bubba Wallace and Chase Elliott as endorsers in a deal that includes social media promotions and personal appearances. According to 2011 data, 20% of NASCAR’s followers are multicultural fans, 9% were Hispanic and 8% African-American.
- The MLB Players Association announced a partnership with UMG Media Corp. to launch the first-ever esports series of competitions for Major League Baseball players. Both active and retired players will compete against each other in esports play. According to hispanicgamers.com Hispanics expressed more interest in watching others play video games compared to Non-Hispanics.
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