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The Week in Multicultural Sports Marketing

A summary of the most exciting news in multicultural sports marketing. If you're trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.

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A summary of the most exciting news in multicultural sports marketing. If you’re trying to keep up, consider this your one-stop shop.

  • McDonald'sDAZN is entering the Brazilian and Latin-American market after securing media rights for two major European soccer leagues. According to SportBusiness, the OTT platform is trying to get the rights to Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 in both regions, which are currently owned by IMG and BeIN Media Group respectively.

 

  • McDonald’s Germany is moving out of soccer and focusing on esports by ending its partnership with the German Football Association and building upon its relationship with esports brand ESL. McDonald’s first partnered with ESL in January to sponsor the national esports championship in Germany, the ESL Meisterschaft.

The Portada Brand-Sports Summit in Los Angeles on March 15, 2019 (Hotel Loews Santa Monica) will provide a unique setting for brand marketers to learn about the opportunities sports and soccer content offers to engage consumers in the U.S. and Latin America.

  • Boxeo TelemundoBoxeo Telemundo is coming back to Telemundo Deportes on Nov. 16. The season premiere will feature Puerto Rican Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez and Mexican Juan “Pinky” Alejo battling for the WBO/NABO flyweight title. Rene Giraldo and Edgar Lopez will act as commentators alongside Abner Mares.

 

  • MLB owners are looking at a new television contract possibility with FOX Sports as well as a bespoke agreement with the OTT streaming service DAZN. The DAZN deal would see the platform negotiating a $300 million, three-year deal with MLB for in-game cut-ins.

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