Hong Kong
Vietnamese cartel frustrates Sportfive
Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: World Cup, Euros, Spanish national team and more
Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals in the US, Canada, selected territories in Asia and Australia for its events covering the period 2015 to 2022 (see story this issue).
Setanta pays more but Sportfive still challenged in Asia
Euro 2012 fee up in Australia but agency faces a challenge in remaining markets
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1:Euro 2012, World Cup qualifiers, Football League and more
Football: Hong Kong pay-television operator Now TV acquired the rights to Euro 2012 from the Sportfive agency(page 8)
ESS secures Liga rights but break-up still on the cards
ESPN Star Sports wins La Liga rights after aggressive bid but could still split in the next 12 months
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: Ice hockey, mixed martial arts, motorsports, sailing and more
Ice Hockey: Internet operator Laola1.tv acquired live rights for the Kontinental Hockey League, streaming its first match on September 15
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Olympics, rugby union, tennis, US college sport and more
Olympic Games: Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 acquired the television, internet and mobile rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics in a deal with the Sportfive…
Massive increases for Uefa in key Asian markets
Uefa enjoys big increases for its Champions League and Europa League rights in Asia
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Europa League and more
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed three-year deals, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, for the rights for the Uefa Champions League in the UK with commercial broadcaster ITV and pay-television b…
Mediapro’s tough Liga stance with Asian broadcasters
Mediapro looking to reap rewards for its Liga rights across Asia
Bundesliga targets parity with Spanish and Italian leagues
League rights spotlight on Germany's Bundesliga
La Liga global rights set to reach €150 million
League rights spotlight on Spain's La Liga
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: English FA, Champions League, Bundesliga and more
Football: Middle Eastern pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera agreed a four-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2015-16, worth over $30m (€21m), for English Football Association rights in a deal brokered by t…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: NCAA and NBA basketball, boxing, football and more
Badminton: The Badminton World Federation, badminton’s governing body, signed a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with IMG Media for the global exploitation of all media rights for the BWF's major e…
Lifetime IMG deal gives Hearn more rights control
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn on new deal with IMG Media.
News in brief, Issue 15:5
Premier League gives up on growth in China ... Copa deals concluded ... FA digging in on Uefa plan ... Rai-federation stalemate ... New home for Strikeforce ... MotoGP confirms IMG.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Motorsport, Olympics, rugby union, tennis and more
Kickboxing: German commercial broadcaster Sat.1 agreed a two-year deal, beginning immediately, for rights to the fights of World Kickboxing Association world champion Christine Theiss
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Boxing, ICC and IPL cricket, cycling and football
Boxing: New Zealand state broadcaster Māori Television acquired the exclusive rights to show the heavyweight boxing clash between David Tua and Demetrius King on March 19.