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Brazil, Twitter Collaborate on Live World Cup Content Broadcasts

The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has partnered with Twitter to distribute exclusive content produced by the CBF. As the universe of “broadcasters” expands, the potential audience for team- or league-based content increases, making it more attractive to potential marketing partners.

Brazil Has the Largest F1 TV Audience, Strong Growth in Social

The 2017 season saw Formula 1 register an increase in audience figures across both TV and digital platforms compared to the previous year. Brazil was the 2nd strongest market with a 13.4% audience growth.Brazil is still the biggest TV market with more than 76 million viewers.

Kaká Hopes to Leave Post-Retirement Mark on Milan

A growing trend among professional athletes has been the usage of social media to make important announcements. And on Sunday, December 17, Brazilian soccer star Kaká declared his retirement via his Twitter account to his nearly 30 million followers.

Arcos Dorados to Sign Neymar Jr. in Brazil

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. has signed an exclusive contract with soccer star Neymar Jr. to support its 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ marketing and brand campaigns beginning in January 2018.Neymar Jr.’s exclusive contract with Arcos Dorados’ Brazilian operation further strengthens McDonald’s brand market leadership in the country.

Veritone Expansion Fuels Growth in LatAm Market with FOX Sports Brasil Relationship

Veritone®, Inc. continues global expansion with artificial intelligence solution for  FOX Sports Brasil.
Latin American FOX Division Using Veritone Artificial Intelligence will extract new value from Broadcast Content.The agreement with FOX Sports Brasil comes after Veritone’s recent new agreements with CBS RADIO and most recently with iHeartMedia.

Brazil Corner: João Daniel Tikhomiroff – On Branded Entertainment, New Financing Models and More (Part 2)

In the first article of Portada’s new Brazil Corner feature, published last week, Sao Paulo based journalist Carla Ponte interviews João Daniel Tikhomir, head of the Brazilian production powerhouse Mixer. Tikhomir described the state of the Brazilian audiovisual sector and the impact of production incentive laws on studios as well as the relative infancy of branded content and product placement in Brazil. In the below second part of the interview, Tikhomir expands on his expertise in branded integrations, describes new ways to finance audiovisual content and criticizes the high concentration of the distribution in the Brazilian movie market.

Rodale Inc. Announces Return of Women’s Health to Brazil

Rodale Inc. announced the continued international expansion of Women’s Health, with the launch of Women’s Health Brazil.
Why it matters: The relaunch of Women’s Health in partnership with Rocky Mountain Editora expands Rodale Inc.’s relationship with the company, which also publishes the Runner’s World and Bicycling Brazil editions.

Publicis’ Shopper Marketing Agency Arc Enters Brazil 

Worldwide shopper marketing company Arc, which operates in about 30 countries, comes to Brazil. ARC is a subsidiary of Leo Burnett Worldwide.Led by Jean-Louis Gusiew (General Manager) and Clovis Marchetti (Executive Creative Director), Arc will receive R$ 5 million in initial investments.

DDB Worldwide Acquires Brazil’s Grupo ABC

DDB Worldwide, a division of Omnicom Group Inc., has acquired Grupo ABC, the largest independent advertising and marketing communications group in Brazil for approximately US $270 million. Grupo ABC owns agencies like Pereira & O’Dell, DM9, Sunset, Dojo and Africa Global, covering public relations, CRM, digital, promotions, events and advertising.