Japan
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup and national team football, Formula 1
Football: The Dentsu agency acquired the rights in Japan to all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, in a deal with world football’s governing body.
Ecclestone gets 20% rise from Japan
Formula One is said to have secured an increase in rights fees of close to 20 per cent in Japan
New F1 TV deals last beyond key Concorde date
Ecclestone bolsters control by agreeing long-term television deals
IOC moves to break up regional rights deals
Top markets may be carved out from European television-rights deal for 2014 and 2016 Olympics
Commercial TV resists NHK move to cut share of costs
NHK attempts to reduce share of costs fiercely resisted
NHK cuts will hit Dentsu
Deal between Fifa, football’s world governing body, and the Dentsu agency for World Cup television rights
New tennis deals make Asia key revenue source
The International Tennis Federation has signed several television rights deals in Asia for Davis and Fed Cup tennis.
TV rights 1: football, golf and Commonwealth Games
· Football: The Dentsu and Infront agencies acquired the Rest of Asia rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in a deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body. De
TV rights 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.
Ecclestone finally takes over production of main F1 signal
Formula One Management to take over host-broadcasting from 2007 season.