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Infront on course to make large margin on Fifa rights across Asia
The Infront agency has already exceeded its guarantee to Fifa for rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups across Asia with rights to the 2022 tournament still to sell in all but its most-valuable market, China, TV Sports Markets understands.
ABU left to pick up the scraps as IOC carves out even more markets
IOC carves out five more Asian markets to handle in-house and further weaken ABU rights; Frustrated Barton blasts ABU
Big rights-fee increases continue but key Middle East talks drag on
Premier League enjoys massive increases in more key territories but cooling Middle East market provides a major challenge
ESS adds more cricket rights
ESS adds Sri Lanka Premier League to boost reach of Star Cricket channel
World Table Tennis secures global coverage for Macau debut
A showcase event for the new-look global table tennis tour being run by World Table Tennis began yesterday (Wednesday) in Macau, with broadcast coverage in 141 markets around the world
Riot Games and Redd+E to distribute LoL Pacific Championship Series media rights
Games publisher Riot Games and agency Redd+E have agreed a deal to distribute media rights for the inaugural 2020 Pacific Championship Series in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
LeSports nets NBA rights deal
LeSports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeEco, has acquired rights in Hong Kong and Macau to North American basketball league the NBA.
LeTV Sports saddles up with FEI
Chinese internet company LeTV Sports has agreed a five-year media rights partnership with the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) covering China, Hong Kong and Macau.
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US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
ESS secures Liga rights but break-up still on the cards
ESPN Star Sports wins La Liga rights after aggressive bid but could still split in the next 12 months
Bundesliga targets parity with Spanish and Italian leagues
League rights spotlight on Germany's Bundesliga
Questions over Copa rights value as Japan ponders
Japan's potential forced withdrawal from Copa America casts doubt over value of Traffic's already-agreed broadcast deal in the country.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Uefa’s ex-Europe deals, Copa America and other football deals
Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a number of deals for the Euro 2012 and Euro 2016 tournaments.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, IPL, extreme sports, golf, ice-skating and more
Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed a number of deals for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha
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The major agencies are battling to add to their football federation portfolios in the countdown to the Euro 2012 qualifying draw next month.
Bernie break clause opens door to Asian TV riches
Pan-regional broadcaster ESPN Star Sports increased rights fees five-fold to retain its hold on Formula One rights in Asia.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: Football, tennis, boxing, handball and volleyball
Football: The England Football Association agreed deals for its international rights covering the fouryear period from 2008-09 to 2011-12, bringing in worldwide revenues of over $300m (£144m/€207m) - …
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Athletics, cricket, hockey, boxing and NFL
Athletics: The Dentsu agency signed a 10-year, €180m (£122m) deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations for the worldwide marketing rights and worldwide television rights outside Eu…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro and Serie A football, rugby union
Football: Free-to-air broadcasters HRT (Croatia), RUV (Iceland) and TV3 (Slovenia), acquired exclusive live rights to all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in deals with the Sportfive agency, which is marketing…