Asia

The Sportfive agency agreed a rights deal in Myanmar for this summer’s Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament with state-owned broadcaster S Media.

Indian pay-television distribution company TheOneAlliance terminated its agreement to distribute the Neo Sports pay-television channels, citing the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s cancellation l…

Singapore pay-television operator Starhub acquired the rights to Singapore Lions’ matches in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015, from the Football Association of Singapore.

Vietnam’s government said a court must resolve a dispute over domestic football rights after digital broadcaster AVG demanded compensation from state-owned satellite broadcaster VTC for broadcasting t…

Pakistani public-service broadcaster PTV will launch a dedicated sports channel this month in a move it says is designed to encourage the country’s youngsters to take up sport, and which is also expected t…

Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports acquired rights in Pakistan for a package of International Cricket Council events in a four-year sublicensing deal with Pakistani state broadcaster PTV, from…

Pan-Asian sports broadcaster The Outdoor Channel acquired rights for the 2012 Tour de Timor, a mountain bike race, in a deal with the race organisers and the Government of Timor-Leste

Turkish satellite broadcaster Digitürk and South Korean sports broadcaster Sports 1 acquired rights for the French Ligue 1 football.

The Nimbus Communications agency said it had complied with the terms of its broadcast rights deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and was focused on resolving its differences with the national…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India cancelled its broadcast rights partnership with Nimbus Communications after accusing the agency of failing to pay rights fees on time

World Series Hockey organisers postponed the start of the inaugural event until February 2012 after Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) president RK Shetty accused national governing body Hockey India of using…

Indian media company Bennett Coleman Group and sports and leisure management company Procam International launched a joint venture programming brand called R1, which will aim to transform the image of…

Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports renewed its deal with Cricket Australia for exclusive rights to the home matches of the Australian national team and Australian domestic cricket for a further five…

Golf: UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired exclusive rights for the 2011 Australian PGA Championship and 2011 Australian Open in a deal with the World Sport Group agency

Basketball: The MP & Silva agency brokered several deals for the Spanish league, the ACB, beginning this season

Football: Korean IPTV broadcaster Spo TV acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the three-year period from 2012-13 to 2014-15 for $11.1m (€8m) (page 2).

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