Japan

The acquisition by Dentsu of a stake in the Asian agency World Sport Group will give the Japanese advertising and sports agency a much sounder foothold in Asia.

Football

The bidders and the winners in South-East Asia
Football

Rights revenue increases 141 per cent on last round of Asian deals
Football

Broadcasters able to outgun the agencies in head-to-head competition, helping the Premier League bring in hugely increased revenue
Football

Next question: Can leagues and federations manage without the agencies?

American Football

Football: English football’s Premier League began the sales for its next round of international television rights, covering the three-year period from 2004-05 to 2006-07). 

Bid could be critical for IOC chance's of improving value of rights
Football

Rights sales process up and running with auctions in different territories
Baseball

Football: Irish pay-per-view broad-caster Setanta signed a four-year, £35m (€52m) deal with the Scottish Premier League.  The deal will run from 2004-05 to 2007-08.  Se
Baseball

Five-year deal, four different broadcasters, three times the previous rights fee

Ecclestone desire for more races in Asia will hit audiences in Europe, which is still the biggest television rights revenue generator

Room for "tremedous growth" in Olympic coverage in Asian markets

But IOC are "waiting for the Japanese economy to come out of the doldrums"
Basketball

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.

Hockey

The revival of the India-Pakistan hockey test series after an interval of five years has attracted high television interest.

Football

Fifa’s approach to the sale of the 2010 World Cup television rights is leading to major tensions among Asian broadcasters

Japanese broadcasters will have what look to be major advantages when they start negotiating for the television rights of the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games next summer
Cricket

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.