South-East Asia
Astro acquires rights to Asian mixed martial arts series
Malaysian pay-television operator Astro acquired exclusive rights to the One Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series
VTV acquires Euro 2012 rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV has concluded its acquisition of the rights to this summer’s Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament – a deal reported exclusively by TV Sports Markets in January – according to lo…
MP & Silva to edge out IMG in close battle for FA Asian rights
FA set for small increase in Asia with new MP & Silva deal
GMM Grammy acquires League Cup and vows to add more sport
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy acquired rights for English football’s League Cup competition, in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
ABS-CBN acquires Philippines national football team rights
Filipino commercial broadcaster ABS-CBN acquired rights from the Philippine Football Federation for national team matches in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015
ESPN and DirecTV team up to win Liga rights in Latin America
Competition in Brazil helps Spanish Liga net 70% increase
Bakrie World Cup deal founders
Bakrie's Indonesia World Cup deal with ISM founders
Starhub acquires rights to S-League in Singapore
Singapore pay-television operator Starhub acquired rights for the 2012 season of the S-League, the top-tier Singaporean football league, in a deal with the Football Association of Singapore
GMM Grammy targets more sport after Bundesliga rights
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy plans to bid for more major sports rights, after acquiring rights for German football’s Bundesliga from 2012-13 to 2014-15, and has established a new subsidiary, GMM 1…
Pitch’s confidence in English football provides boost for FA
FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession
Uefa’s Indonesian bonus
Uefa enjoys big increases in Chinese Taipei and Indonesia
Vietnamese cartel frustrates Sportfive
Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam
Setanta seals new carriage agreement in Thailand
Pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports agreed a carriage deal with Thai pay-television operator TrueVisions
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Horse racing, ice hockey, MMA, Olympics, skiing and more
Horse Racing: Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ agreed a two-year rights deal, for 2012 and 2013, with Horse Racing Ireland and the Association of Irish Racecourses, for races in Ireland.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Euro 2012, Champions League, Ligue 1 and more
Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals with pan-European broadcaster Eurosport and US network Fox for rights to the Club World Cup.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Football: Champions League, Serie A, Bundesliga and more
Football: Uefa agreed deals in the Netherlands for the Champions League and Europa League for three years from 2012-13 to 2014-15
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Fifa World Cup, South Asian Championship and more
Football: The ISM agency acquired the rights in Indonesia to the 2014 Fifa World Cup in a deal worth $55m (€40m). ISM sold the rights to the Bakrie Group for about $60m (page 9).