Japan
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.