Sports
Streaming and Live Sports, a Marriage Made in Advertiser Heaven
An overhead camera captures athletes competing in heat 2 of the Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final at the Olympic Games at Stade de France on August 7, 2024 in Paris, France. NBCUniversal streamed 23.5 billion minutes of Olympics coverage, which attracted 30.6 million viewers across its platforms — an 82 percent increase from the Tokyo Games, according to Emarketer. Streaming coverage of live sports is becoming a major opportunity for advertisers.
FOX Deportes & Telemundo partner to present Super Bowl LIX
FOX Deportes and Telemundo announced an agreement to air the upcoming Super Bowl LIX live on Feb. 9, 2025 from The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in Spanish on both networks. The relationship will provide the broadest Spanish-language distribution in the United States for any Super Bowl in history.
Women’s Sports Could Be a Net Win for Marketers
Trinity Rodman, No. 8, and Sophia Smith, No. 11, of the United States women's national soccer team, look on during the first half of a game against Columbia at Snapdragon Stadium on October 29, 2023, in San Diego, Calif. Women’s soccer is one of a bevy of women’s sports that are attracting a growing number of passionate fans, with a wide array of brand advertisers following suit.
Celebrate Latino Excellence: NFL’s “Por La Cultura” Campaign Launches Powerful New Spot!
The NFL released a powerful 60-second spot as part of its “Por La Cultura” campaign, which celebrates Latino players, coaches, and staff while celebrating Latino excellence and sharing authentic stories of the community.
Drip Across America
The Drip is in the Details, NFL Shop is looking to highlight “main character energy” - the energy we all get when we wear clothes that makes us feel like we’re bringing our best. The campaign does this by diving further into the details of not only the style, but the fans sporting the merch!
Show me the “Money/Dinero” – – The Hispanic Sports Fan – Young, Engaged, Invested and Female
We all know that sports is a big business, and the leadership at L’Attitude has embraced the growth that comes with sports as a business imperative- so satisfy that need this year’s conference launched its inaugural AVANCE Sports track (Association For The Advancement Of Latino Sports) with athletes, owners and marketers to share the importance of “not just welcoming the community but celebrating and uplifting them”. Every Sport was well represented by athletes or owners of MBL, NFL, NHL, NBA, ESPN with mainstage reserved for Diana Flores, NFL Flag Football Ambassador and Karl-Anthony Towns, NBA All Star Minnesota Timberwolves. By Ana Ceppi
Latinos in Sports: Powerhouse Fans [REPORT]
Sports organizations are constantly searching for innovative ways to expand their fanbases and stay ahead of the competition. The answer may lie in the rapidly growing and passionate Latino sports fan demographic.
¡LISTO! Baseball’s ‘COPA DE LA DIVERSIÓN’ comes to ESTRELLATV and the ESTRELLATV APP
Estrella MediaCo, in cooperation with Bally’s Interactive, and Minor League Baseball (MiLB), is bringing the professional AAA baseball series “Copa de la Diversión™" or "Fun Cup™" to the EstrellaTV app, the free Spanish language streaming app and EstrellaTV.
SeeHer in Sports
This year’s Olympics was a pivotal moment in history with female athletes seizing the spotlight like never before. The Paris Games were the first to have gender parity, with equal numbers of women and men competing. However, parity doesn’t mean equality. Women still lag behind men in most areas of sports, including sponsorship deals, media exposure, pay and roles such as coaches, referees, commentators, and executive leadership.
No Messi, No Problem: How Leagues Cup 2024 Thrived on Social Media Without the GOAT
This North American soccer post is not about the GOAT but rather his absence. It’s about how an analytics-based, strategy-first, fine organic content-focused social media project was able to exponentially grow all Leagues Cup platforms in the last 30 days, despite facing the biggest challenge a brand-new sports property can encounter — missing its franchise star. And we’re talking about one of the biggest superstars of all time. By Marcos Peres - Social Media, Digital Content, Livestream & Communications Consultant | Leagues Cup Social Media Project Leader
TelevisaUnivision and Major League Baseball Announce New Multi-Year Partnership
TelevisaUnivision and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced a new multi-year partnership, with TelevisaUnivision networks set to provide dedicated coverage of the MLB regular season starting Tuesday, Aug. 20, and continuing through the entire Postseason.
Telemundo’s Spanish-language coverage of Paris 2024 wings GOLD – up 51% vs Tokyo
Telemundo presented the most Spanish-language coverage of an Olympics to date, including the first-ever broadcasts of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies on Telemundo. The network deployed its largest Olympic commentary team, with 40+ hosts, commentators, and in-country reporters, representing the different disciplines and countries relevant to Hispanic audiences.
Entravision and NFL Celebrate a Decade of Partnership with Expanded 3-Year Deal
Entravision announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with the National Football League (NFL) through a new three-year radio and audio streaming deal. This extension marks a significant milestone, celebrating a decade of collaboration between the two organizations and securing the partnership through the 2026-2027 NFL season.
INTERSPORT launches Soccer Partnership consulting practice
Intersport has launched Intersport Fútbol Company (Intersport FC) to offer brands the most holistic one-stop resource for activations and sponsorships that meaningfully connect with fútbol (soccer) fans.
How to watch The Olympic Games on Telemundo
Telemundo, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, presents its most comprehensive live coverage and unprecedented multiplatform offerings of the Summer Games of the XXXIII Olympiad starting two days before the Opening Ceremony with the Men’s Soccer Competition on July 24 through August 11.
Understanding Audience Engagement for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics [REPORT]
Excitement is building for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games as over 10,000 athletes from around the world prepare to showcase their incredible talents on this global stage. The City of Light will be teeming with fans and well-wishers who have traveled from near and far to watch and enjoy the Games. Those unable to attend can watch broadcasts on NBC and Telemundo, and networks like USA and the Golf Channel or stream the content on Peacock.
Telemundo Paris 2024 Olympics Talent Roster Revealed – Largest in Network History
Telemundo, the exclusive Spanish-language U.S. broadcaster of the Olympic Games, announced its largest-ever talent roster, featuring more than 40 hosts, commentators, and in-country reporters. This team will spearhead the network's coverage of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris starting two days before the Opening Ceremony with the Men's Soccer Competition on July 24 through August 11 across Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock.
Top brands are like Olympic athletes [INSIGHTS]
Visa first partnered with the Olympics in 1986, Samsung in 1988, Coca-Cola in 1928. Talk about long-term brand building. Like Olympic athletes who train their whole lives for a moment in the spotlight, the world’s top brands know that clutch performance comes from long-term investments.
What’s next for women’s sports: Fueling growth by proving value
Women’s sports are having more than just a moment. Thanks to a confluence of forces, elite womens’ sports are enjoying unprecedented highs across interest, viewership and attendance.
The Olympics: A Real-Time Celebration of Unity and Excellence
In a world that seems more divided than ever, there is one event that stands as a beacon of unity and excitement — the Olympics. For brands, it represents the most compelling branding opportunity a brand can want. No other television spectacle can quite compare to the Olympics. Even the Super Bowl, which dominates U.S. viewership annually, doesn't encapsulate the global camaraderie, athletic variety and purity the Olympics offers. It is a bounty of culturally diverse and awe-inspiring stories told over weeks, not just hours. And this time, those hours fall during prime watching hours.
