Hong Kong
TV Rights Deals 2: IAAF, Major League Baseball, cycling, golf and handball deals
Asian Games: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV acquired the rights for the 2010 Asian Games in Guangdong, China, in a deal with the Games’ organisers. CCTV will undertake the host broadcasting of the event.
WSG seeks damages after bitter divorce from Asian Tour
Golf’s Asian Tour is engaged in a legal row with its long-standing agency partner, WSG after the two sides failed to extend their relationship for the 2009 season.
Mediapro takes Asia plunge after agencies say no
The Mediapro agency is set to sell the Asian rights for Spanish football’s La Liga directly to broadcasters across the region after failing to find an agency buyer.
TV Rights Deals 2: Asian Games, athletics, cricket, F1, motorsport and more
Asian Games: Hong Kong pay-broadcaster I-Cable Communications acquired the exclusive television and internet rights for the 2010 Asian Games, in Guangzhou, in a deal worth an estimated $1m (€780,000).
ASN launches in Asia after platforms say Yes to US sport
Yes TV has begun rolling out its new US sport channel, All Sports Network, with this week’s carriage deal with PCCW’s Now TV platform in Hong Kong.
Bundesliga agency winners prepare for key market battles
The Deutsche Fussball Liga has generated about €30 million (£23.5 million) through last week’s sale of three territory-based packages of international Bundesliga rights.
Bernie break clause opens door to Asian TV riches
Pan-regional broadcaster ESPN Star Sports increased rights fees five-fold to retain its hold on Formula One rights in Asia.
TV RIGHTS DEALS 2: Greece, Cycling, MotoGP and more
Basketball: Greek pay-operator NetMed acquired the rights for A1 league club PAOK in a three-year deal from 2008-09 to 2010-11
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, tennis and more
Football: Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS acquired the rights for all 64 matches of football’s 2006 World Cup in a deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency.
Beckham quadruples La Liga rights fees in Asia
Presence of Beckham has made La Liga Asia's second most popular overseas league, ahead of Serie A
Premier League sets ball rolling for tough Asian battle
Rights are top sports property in SE Asia, and crucial to ESS carriage deals
Forget cricket, Ciclitira banks all on Asian golf
David Ciclitira, former Chairman of World Sport Group, talked this week about how the financially-troubled agency split into two.
Sony in need of more Asian deals
Sony is struggling to conclude sub-licensing deals for the cable and satellite rights for this year’s cricket World Cup in Asia outside India and Nepal.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, Olympics and horseracing
Football: The Japan Consortium, consisting of public-service broadcaster NHK and commercial networks Fuji TV, NTV, TBS, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo, acquired the rights to football’s 2006 World Cup, paying ¥1…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Olympics, football and F1
Olympics: The International Olympic Committee confirmed its deal with the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body representing Europe’s public-service broadcasters, for the media rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games.
How battle for Hong Kong led to Asian bonanza
Rights revenue increases 141 per cent on last round of Asian deals
Must-have rights for Hong Kong TV
ESS attributes 40 per cent of its 650K subscriber base to having Premier League
Agencies wonder if Premier League has set precedent
Broadcasters able to outgun the agencies in head-to-head competition, helping the Premier League bring in hugely increased revenue