Japan
Japan’s Rugby World Cup campaign smashes audience records
World Rugby, rugby union’s global governing body, has reported that Japan set a new Rugby World Cup national television audience record for the national team’s clash against Samoa on Saturday.
Perform spots gap in the market and prepares for 2016 rollout of OTT business
The Perform Group will next year launch two OTT subscription services – one in Japan and one across Germany, Austria and Switzerland – as part of a move which could transform how live sport is delivered to consumers.
MP & Silva nets LaLiga rights in multiple markets
The MP & Silva agency has acquired media rights to LaLiga, the top division of Spanish football, across a host of European markets and Japan.
Japan hosting helps IPC land its biggest broadcast deal
The value of exclusivity and a home Games in 2020 helped the International Paralympic Committee strike its biggest-ever deal, with Japanese state broadcaster NHK, late last month.
WBSC secures Japanese broadcast partners for Premier12 event
Japanese commercial broadcasters Tokyo Broadcasting System and TV Asahi have been awarded the broadcasting rights to the inaugural edition of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Premier12 national team baseball competition.
IPC Swimming Worlds commence with record coverage
The IPC Swimming division of the International Paralympic Committee has said a record level of broadcast coverage has been secured for the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, which got underway today (Monday) in Glasgow, Scotland.
IPC furthers Tokyo 2020 preparations with new Japanese broadcast deal
The International Paralympic Committee has agreed its latest Japanese partnership ahead of Tokyo’s staging of the 2020 Paralympic Games through a five-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Wowow.
IPC hails landmark broadcast agreement with NHK
Japanese public-service broadcaster NHK has acquired exclusive broadcast and exhibition rights to four editions of the Paralympic Games from 2018 to 2024 in a deal the International Paralympic Committee has hailed as the biggest in Paralympic broadcasting history.
FIC signs OTT deals to broaden Fox Sports’ reach in Asia
The Fox International Channels broadcast division of media company 21st Century Fox has linked up with several Asian media companies to make its Fox Sports content available on an OTT basis in the region.
Broadcasters sign up for Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Broadcast platforms from Italy, Canada, Japan, Russia and Germany have agreed deals to provide coverage of the International Paralympic Committee’s 2015 Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.
MotoGP gets off grid with record coverage
MotoGP commercial rights-holder, the Dorna Sports agency, has said the 2015 season of the motorcycling championship will receive record global broadcast coverage.
‘Recalibrated’ Fox sees more profit in selling Bundesliga
Fox International Channels’ decision to sublicense German Bundesliga rights in Japan to the MP & Silva agency surprised industry observers this week. Something seemed to be the wrong way round – agencies buy to sell to broadcasters, not vice versa.
IOC not focused on 4K coverage for Rio 2016
The International Olympic Committee has said it holds no plans to drive an extended roll out of ultra high-definition 4K coverage for the 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
MP & Silva scores Bundesliga rights extension in Japan
The MP & Silva agency has extended a deal to continue distributing rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German football, to broadcasters in Japan.
No competition for Sky PerfecTV
Uefa earned a decent increase in the value of its club tournaments in Japan this month despite the minimal level of competition in the market.
MP & Silva must work hard to turn profit in Japan
MP & Silva has paid a significant increase for the rights in Japan to Euro 2016 in a deal finalised last month. The agency now faces a challenge to turn a profit on the deal.
MP & Silva secures Euro 2016 rights for Japan
The MP & Silva agency has secured the exclusive rights to distribute the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament in Japan.
Japanese wrestling promotion secures US exposure
The New Japan Pro Wrestling organisation has secured its first rights deal in the US by agreeing a partnership with digital cable and satellite television broadcaster AXS TV.