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Juanfutbol Confirms its Expansion Plans for Latin America

A week ago, Univision announced its alliance with Juanfutbol to launch an exclusive soccer channel focused on millennials. Now, in an interview with Portada, Juanfutbol founder Miguel Ramírez Lombana tells us about his plans for expanding the business to a second country in Latin America.

Vote Now And Choose Golazo Awards’ Finalists!

During this edition of #PortadaLat, Portada is recognizing the important role of soccer marketing in the U.S. and Latin America. In addition to an agenda focused on sports marketing, on June 7, we introduced the Golazo Award, where nine shortlisted nominees will battle it out in front of a jury. Now, it is up to you who gets on that list. Check out the nominees and vote for you favorite now!

6 Ways the FCC’s Ruling Impacts Univision and Hispanic Marketing

Yesterday’s announcement of the FCC by which the U.S. regulator allows foreign ownership of Univision to exceed the mandatory 25% is major news. As a result Televisa will increase its stake to 40%. 5 ways this may impact the largest media company targeting Hispanic audiences in the U.S and the multicultural marketing space.

FCC Allows Televisa to Increase Stake in Univision to 40%

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided that it will allow foreign investors to own equity in Univision beyond the mandated 25% cap on foreign ownership in U.S. radio and television companies, Radio and Television Business Report reveals. Foreign investors will now be able to own up to 49% of Univision’s stock and voting rights.

Univision Lays Off 250 Employees

Univision Communications will lay off at least 250 employees. The cuts are mostly related to Univision’s digital units including Fusion Media Group.The lay offs amount to almost 6% of Univision’s workforce.

How Much Do Mexican Soccer Clubs Get Paid for U.S. Broadcasting Rights?

Broadcast channels in the U.S. are spending millions of dollars a year to obtain the rights to transmit Mexican soccer games in an effort to reach the 35 million Hispanics of Mexican descent living in the U.S. (Note: This article is included in Portada’s 2016 Sports Marketing Guide, to get the full version,