Asia-Pacific

The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has announced the appointment of Helena Choe in a newly created position designed to aid the firm’s drive into the Asian sports broadcast market.

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The CSI Sports media company’s Fight Sports Network has announced the appointment of Adam Zecha as its managing director for the Asia Pacific region.

Fijian commercial broadcaster Fiji TV has agreed a three-year deal with English Premier League football team Manchester United to carry coverage from the club’s in-house MUTV channel.

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Fijian commercial broadcaster Mai TV has agreed a deal for the rights to Fifa football competitions between December 2013 and July 2014 - a package that includes the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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The Total Sports Asia agency has agreed a deal with the Mediapro agency to become the exclusive distributor in the Asia-Pacific region of Barca TV, the official club television channel of Spanish Liga football champion Barcelona.

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired a rights package for the sport of sepaktakraw.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has opened an office in Singapore to house its new wholly-owned subsidiary in the Asia-Pacific region.

Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has awarded media rights to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union for the 2013 editions of the Summer Universiade and Winter Universiade multi-sport events.

Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport Asia-Pacific has renewed its deal with the IMG agency for the exclusive pay-television rights to the IAAF Diamond League in the Asia-Pacific region.