Singapore
New pay-operators to boost rights bids
SingTel plans to launch a pay-television service at the end of the year.
Goal TV emerges as new challenger to dominant ESS
Goal now has strategic partnerships in three of the five key South and South East Asian markets
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Tennis, Olympics, football, hockey and more
Tennis: US network NBC and cable broadcaster ESPN are set to acquire the rights for the Wimbledon tournament in two separate four-year deals, 2008 to 2011
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Formula One, cricket and football
Formula One: French commercial broadcaster TF1 renewed its deal for Formula One, paying a significant increase.
ESS revenue hit as cable exploits rights victories
Pan-Asian broadcaster in tough talks over continued distribution of its channels in Thailand, following loss of English Premier League football rights to UBC
Premier League set to better last overseas TV rights coup
The English Premier League looks set to boost the sale of its international rights in Asia.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Horseracing, cycling, swimming and more
Horseracing: Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine Network acquired live rights to 13 premier race meetings in 2007 from the Australian Racing Board, which brokered the deal through TVN, owners of …
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
Singapore pays up – two days late
Public-service broadcaster MediaCorp agreed to pay its share of rights fees for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, two days into the event.