Sports

Fútbol de Primera Radio and Univision Radio announced today a multiyear broadcasting agreement in key markets, including New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego and Austin.

ESPN has appointed Freddy Rolón vice president and general manager of ESPN Deportes via television, online, print, radio and mobile.

Tribes were best explained in author Seth Godin’s 2008 book of the same name, when he described them plainly as “any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, or an idea.” By this definition, everyone you know is a participant in countless tribes.

Univision Deportes partnered with Major League Baseball to bring the league’s upcoming Mexico City Series to U.S. viewers.

Univision Deportes kicks off coverage of this summer’s historic 100th year anniversary edition of Copa America Centenario with a programming lineup centered on and leading up to the biggest sporting event of the year in the America

After all, with the world’s eyes affixed on Rio again this summer, anything can happen. And in light of recent world events, it’s best to prepare for the eventuality that anything will.

GolTV has secured the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for the 2016 Coppa Italia semi-finals and championship match.

Telemundo 48 Area de la Bahia / KSTS announced that its new weekly half-hour sports show, Noticiero Telemundo 48: Edición Deportiva, will premiere on Saturday, February 24 at 11 PM PT.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SportsMax announced a multi-year partnership that will offer an increased number of games, as well as live broadcast of the NBA Conference Finals, to nearly 30 Caribbean territories.  

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Binbit announced a new multiyear partnership that will provide the league’s growing fanbase across Latin America, Europe and Asia with access to extensive NBA content. 

While the rise in time-shifted viewing largely altered viewership trends for most program genres, live viewing remains the standard for sports.

GolTV has secured exclusive broadcast rights with Venezuela’s first division soccer league, Liga Venezolana.  

YuMe, Inc. announced the results of two online surveys focused on how viewers engage with The Big Game.

beIN SPORTS has named Roy Meyeringh Vice President of Business Development & Affiliate Sales for beIN SPORTS USA.

“Viernes Futbolero Tiempo Extra,” the 30-minute live local sports show that debuted last year in Los Angeles and San Francisco, will expand into the Las Vegas and Phoenix markets when the show returns on Friday, February 5.

Matt Neidl will lead US Multicultural and LATAM sales for the organization.

ESPN Deportes will offer exclusive live coverage across all platforms of the 2016 Caribbean Series from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, starting on Monday, February 1 at 1:50 p.m. ET

The hard-hitting action and on-field heroics have also had a strong multicultural impact—especially among Hispanic viewers, who, according to Nielsen third-quarter Total Audience Report, spend an average of nearly 110 hours per month tuning in to live and time-shifted TV and represent more than $1 trillion in spending power.

Univision Deportes announced that it has acquired from UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language broadcast rights to all UEFA national team competitions from 2018 to 2022. 

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is launching a multiyear collecting initiative, “Latinos and Baseball: In the Barrios and the Big Leagues,” to identify artifacts that reflect the social and cultural influence of the game on Latino communities.