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 announced the boxing fight dates for the first seven months of the year. Encounters include Mexican favorites Ray Beltran, on Feb. 16, and Óscar Valdez, on March 10.
Monster Energy has signed a multiyear extension of its global partnership with UFC, as the “Official Energy Drink”. Monster’s logo will continue to appear inside the Octagon during fighting events. “Monster will be a consistent presence throughout the year as UFC celebrates its historic 25th anniversary,” stated Paul Asencio, UFC Senior VP/Global Partnerships. According to a Washington Post poll, 38% of mixed martial arts fans are African-American, and 31% are Hispanics.
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Tiffany Haddish, “Girls Trip” star, has become the face of Groupon’s new Super Bowl commercial. In 2017, Haddish became the first black female stand-up comedian to host Saturday Night Live.
For the first time, Kraft will advertise during Super Bowl. Inevitably the brand will reach a broad Hispanic audience, given that “with each passing year, the Super Bowl is generating more interest amongst U.S. Hispanic sports fans and increasingly becoming a key bridge between those who navigate across the Latino and American cultures,” according to a press release published by ESPN Deportes in 2016.
Formula 1 and FOX Sports Latin America strike a new partnership that will run through 2022. The deal includes FOX Sports holding the exclusive broadcasting rights of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship on TV and digital platforms throughout Latin America (excluding Brazil). It also includes the practice sessions on Friday and Saturday, qualifying sessions on Saturday and race on Sunday.
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