China
Four ways that IMG owners can cash in investment
IMG may not be for sale. But the industry is assuming otherwise
Saran looking beyond Turkey
Saran brothers sports-rights ambitions expand beyond Turkey; Perform and IMG take different routes to crack Turkish market; Super Lig deal probed
Sina to show live PGA Tour golf
Chinese internet operator Sina will simulcast live coverage of 12 golf tournaments per year as part of an extension to its partnership with the US PGA Tour
Diamond League’s ‘perfect world’ is gone, yet rights fees increase
The Diamond League is working but organisers are realistic about live coverage on major channels
ARD and ZDF wind back decade-old inflation
Latest ARD/ZDF athletics deal confirms market correction
Infront one step closer to monopoly
Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights
The long game
The recipe is simple: take the world’s most popular sport in a market primed for growth, get in while the sport, the broadcast market or the economy more generally is underdeveloped, invest in long-term p…
Vietnam deal closes positive Asian sales cycle
Vietnam deal closes Asian sales
Broadcast footprint increased for World Mind Games
Broadcasters in Latin America, Asia and Europe have signed rights deals to show the 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games
Infront hails increased exposure for Chinese basketball league
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will provide “unprecedented” coverage of the Chinese Basketball Association’s top league during the 2012-13 season, according to the Infront Sports & Media agency.
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CCTV renews and expands NBA rights
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has renewed its rights for the National Basketball Association in a multi-year deal which will expand the level of the league’s coverage in China.
Big rights-fee increases continue but key Middle East talks drag on
Premier League enjoys massive increases in more key territories but cooling Middle East market provides a major challenge
Premier League completes overseas rights hat-trick
The Premier League, the top division of football in England, has agreed rights deals in China and Macau, the Caribbean and Canada
IEC links up with Chinese badminton league
The IEC in Sports agency has been appointed by the Chinese Badminton Association, the sport’s governing body in the country, to coordinate host broadcast services and distribute the national and international m…
CCTV snaps up IAAF rights
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired rights for International Association of Athletics Federations events, including the athletics World Championships, in a six-year deal from 2014 to 2019
IMG-CCTV links up with Chinese Super League as Eurosport acquires rights
The IMG agency’s joint venture in China with the country’s state broadcaster, CCTV, has agreed a 10-year deal, from 2012 to 2021, to manage and market the Chinese Football Association Super League, the…
Africa continues good start but picture less clear in Singapore
Premier League turns to trusted partners in Africa and Singapore
China deal pushes Uefa over €235m for current cycle
China deals push up Europa League values as Team ends sales cycle on a high