Japan

FIVB targeting global growth with new long-term rights deal

FA set for small increase in Asia with new MP & Silva deal

FIVB set for revamp

The World Sport Group agency renewed its rights deal with Japan’s top-tier football league, the J-League, for a minimum of three seasons, from 2012 onwards.

Uefa gets bonsai-sized bonus

Japanese free-to-air broadcaster TV Tokyo acquired delayed rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship 144 event taking place in Japan this Saturday, February 26

Japanese pay-television operator SkyPerfecTV renewed its rights deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for the Champions League and Europa League for three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.

IOC deal in Japan looks good in dollars, not so good in Yen

Bakrie's Indonesia World Cup deal with ISM founders

The International Olympic Committee agreed a deal in Japan with a consortium of broadcasters for the rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and the 2016 summer Games reported to be worth $472 million…

Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam

American Football: US networks CBS, Fox and NBC acquired rights for the NFL in nine-year deals, from 2014-15 to 2022-23, worth a combined $3.1bn (€2.4bn) per year.

Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals with pan-European broadcaster Eurosport and US network Fox for rights to the Club World Cup.

Golf: UK pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired exclusive rights for the 2011 Australian PGA Championship and 2011 Australian Open in a deal with the World Sport Group agency

Two-event sales keep Rugby World Cup income growing

Pan American Games: Brazilian commercial broadcaster Record acquired rights for the 2019 Pan American Games in a deal said to be worth more than the $30m (€21.6