Posted on 04/19/2022 21:34
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The Brazilian Championship will expand the transmission of matches to foreign fans. 1190 Sports, the company responsible for marketing Brazil’s sports rights abroad, has signed an agreement with the Athletic Sports Group covering all first-class matches (380 matches) for the 2022 season.
The Middle East, North Africa and Europe are some of the regions where the tournament will be moved, with countries such as Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Oman and Yemen. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
In addition, 1190 Sports signed a contract with For Media Sports Management, which holds the rights to broadcast in Poland for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In total, the agreement includes 152 matches over the next two years.
“We are very pleased to bring the main competition games in Latin America to the countries of North Africa and the Middle East. Brazil has one of the largest Arab communities in the world and we hope that there will be a lot of interest in the clubs,” said Leonardo Caetano, Country Director of 1190 Sports Brasil:
The Brazilian championship had already signed a contract with digital platform OneFootball to broadcast the competition in Spain, France and the United Kingdom, as well as Southeast Asian countries.
