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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.

  • ESPN is closing its ESPN Deportes radio business in September as the company looks to shift resources into mobile and podcasts, according to the Minute MediaSports Business Daily. The division, which debuted in 2005, has 44 terrestrial affiliates in 15 states, as well as a SiriusXM channel. Staff layoffs are expected.

 

  • Minute Media has raised $40 million in its latest funding round. The publishing platform owns and operates five media brands powered by its proprietary technology platform: 90min, DBLTAP, and 12up, As well as Mental Floss and The Big Lead. Combined, Minute Media’s properties reach more than 140 million monthly and feature original content in 12 languages.
    “With the commercial momentum we’re experiencing as an organization, growing at 100% year-on-year, we’re purposely focusing investment on the deepening of our publisher product and tech offering — a part of our business that is rapidly expanding. Additionally, the new capital enables us to continue to be aggressive on the M&A front, constantly looking to acquire premium publishing brands across new content verticals and within new markets,” said Asaf Peled, Founder & CEO.

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  • DAZN locked Spanish media rights to all 26 matches from this year’s Copa América, for a reported US$1.69 million. Conmebol’s streaming rights were previously carried by Telefonica’s Movistar+ streaming platform.

 

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    Canelo Alvarez
    Canelo Alvarez.

    Canelo Alvarez came fourth in the top 10 members of Forbes’ highest-paid athletes for 2019, with $94 million ($92 million in winnings. Forbes calculates earnings include prize money, salaries, and bonuses earned between June 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019, as well as endorsement estimates of sponsorships, appearance fees and licensing incomes for the same 12-month period. 

 

  • Combate Americas’ Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Tucson Unbreakable showcase reached more than 420,000 viewers, nearly 10% higher (421,000 vs. 390,000) than the previous event which was held in Lima.

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