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Asian TV gears up for World Cup war with agencies

Presence of Beckham has made La Liga Asia's second most popular overseas league, ahead of Serie A

Rights are top sports property in SE Asia, and crucial to ESS carriage deals

The value of the Spanish league’s international rights for the three years starting this season has increased on the last, thanks to the big-player signings made by Real Madrid (Zidane, Figo and Beckham) a…

A rematch between boxers Oscar de la Hoya and Shane Mosley for the WBC and WBA super welterweight world titles is set to go ahead after US pay-television network HBO offered Mosley a greater share of pay-per-view…

The international badminton federation said this week that it has brought in higher television-rights fees and better worldwide exposure for its top events this year.

The International Badminton Federation is set to sign an unusual television-rights deal with the pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.

David Ciclitira, former Chairman of World Sport Group, talked this week about how the financially-troubled agency split into two.

Fifty broadcasters around the world will show the tennis’s Masters series this year.

The bidders and the winners in South-East Asia

Rights revenue increases 141 per cent on last round of Asian deals

More control over television coverage sought, including ability to ensure greater exposure for Fifa events

Bid could be critical for IOC chance's of improving value of rights

State oil company, state broadcaster, and Chinese host circuit agree interlinked deals for sponsorship and television rights

Ecclestone desire for more races in Asia will hit audiences in Europe, which is still the biggest television rights revenue generator

Room for "tremedous growth" in Olympic coverage in Asian markets

Football: German sports agency Infront did not take-up its €595m (£412m) option for the Deutsche Fussball Liga rights for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons, failing to reach agreement over price. 

The revival of the India-Pakistan hockey test series after an interval of five years has attracted high television interest.