China
Infront extends partnership with Chinese basketball league
The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended its commercial partnership deal with the Chinese Basketball Association for the CBA League, for a further five years, from 2013 to 2017
Web more valuable than TV for Uefa rights in China
New media values outstrip TV for Uefa in late Chinese deal
Contrasting fortunes for IOC in Canada and China
Big jump in China, big drop in Canada for 2014-16 Games
Uefa strikes Champions League and Europa League deals in China
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in China for the Champions League and Europa League competitions for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
CCTV renews Olympics rights in China
Chinese public-service broadcaster CCTV has retained the rights for the next two editions of the Olympic Games in a deal to run from 2014-16
Serie A rights value up by at least 25% in Asia
Serie A values up by a quarter in Asia
Chinese portals forgo live rights to London 2012
Chinese internet portals Sina, Sohu, Tencent and Netease have turned down sublicensing deals for live rights for the 2012 Olympic Games in favour of on-demand rights, according to local news service the…
Fans flock to social networks
Sports fans increasingly turn to social networks for content
Leenders: Fiba has found ‘innovative solution’ for rights
Fiba teams up with Leenders and Klooz in 'innovative' move
US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
Big CCTV deal pushes Sportfive towards fee target
CCTV keeps Sportfive on track
Uefa seals deals in Asia and Oceania for Euro 2012
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in a number of territories in Asia and Oceania for rights to this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament.
IMG looks east in FIVB expansion plans
IMG sees room for growth in China and South East Asia
FIVB hails ‘dream’ rights deal with IMG, ABC and Dentsu
FIVB targeting global growth with new long-term rights deal
Sportfive’s gamble paying off
Sportfive set to make healthy profit on Caf rights deal
Big three players at the crossroads after changes at the top
Agencies at the crossroads
Difficult year ahead in Europe
Eurozone crisis not the only challenge facing sports rights agencies in 2012
Vietnamese cartel frustrates Sportfive
Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam