Japan
Premier League eyes record fees as it cuts out agencies
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, baseball, snooker and more
Japanese TV pays big MLB fee rise
Formula 1’s move to Asia could hit TV rights cash
IOC hopes to win increased TV rights fees from Asia
Japan tells IOC: Lower your sights for TV rights fees
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football, rugby union, basketball and more
Football: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for up to 49 matches in football’s 2006 World Cup from Swiss agency Infront Sports & Media.
Forget TV fees, for now, hockey wants coverage
The revival of the India-Pakistan hockey test series after an interval of five years has attracted high television interest.
Japan and China face major tensions over World Cup bids
Japan set for fight over rise in TV fee for Olympics
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Cricket, football, swimming and rugby union
Cricket: Indian broadcaster Zee Telefilms made a $308m (£174m/ €257m) bid for the worldwide television rights to Indian cricket for four years, from October 2004 to September 2008.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Japan Olympic deal, Uefa football and more
Revenue share on new-media wins over Japan pool
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Olympics, F1 and more
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: African Nations Cup football, handball and more
Football: African broadcasters acquired the rights for the African Cup of Nations in a series of last-minute deals with the LC2 agency. In Ghana, state broadcaster GTV acquired the rights for €1m (£686,000).
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Cricket, motorsport, football and tennis
Motorsport: German pay-broadcaster Premiere extended its deal for live Formula One rights by one year, until the end of the 2007 season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: ICC, World Cup and Euro football and more
Cricket: Pan-Asian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports acquired the worldwide rights for International Cricket Council events from September 2007 through to 2015.
Yes says No, paving way for Sportfive
Sportfive outbid local agency Dentsu to win the Japanese rights for the English Premier League.