Sports

With profits from linear TV shrinking, sports programmers, distributors and leagues should explore new business models.

Andres Cantor, Telemundo Deportes’ iconic sports commentator has been named the recipient of the National Soccer Hall of Fame 2020 Colin Jose Media Award. The famed commentator received one of US Soccer’s most esteemed awards during a special Telemundo Deportes broadcast on Sunday, October 25th preceding the network’s Chivas versus Cruz Azul match coverage.  As the 13th recipient of the Colin Jose award, Cantor is the first Spanish-Language broadcast personality to be honored with the award, and only the third broadcast media personality regardless of language to be honored with the award since JP Dellacamera in 2018 and Seamus Malin in 2005.

Esports describes the world of competitive, organized video gaming. But who is its audience? And why should brands and marketers pay attention? In this episode, we sit down with Ben Paro, Category Director of Sports and Gaming at MRI-Simmons, as he explains the rise of this unique and faithful segmentation. Tune in to understand the innovative entertainment that eSports is serving up- and the opportunities it gives brands and advertisers.

The U.S. sporting goods industry -- which includes toys, sporting goods, and sporting goods and outdoors retailers -- is greatly underspending toward Spanish speakers, according to Kantar 2019 figures. Network English-language ad spending was $173 million dollars, while Spanish-language spending was only $4 million dollars.  The numbers don’t improve much when looking at spot TV spending, with just $1 million toward Spanish spot TV by advertisers.

Telemundo Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, looks ahead to the 2023 tournament as Australia and New Zealand win bid to host the event.

English Premier League returns after the season stoppage forced by COVID-19, and UNANIMO Deportes, the official Spanish radio of the Premier League in the United States, will bring all the action and excitement to fans.  The first event to be broadcast by UNANIMO Deportes Radio will be Manchester City vs. Arsenal, on Wednesday, June 17th, with coverage beginning at 2:45 PM ET.