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Premier League slumps in South Korea as agency interest evaporates
South Korea can be added to the list of Asian markets where English Premier League rights have fallen in value in the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, SportBusiness Media has learned.
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.
Lagardère opts for JTBC and grows value of AFC in Korea
Asian Football Confederation rights have increased in value by 86 per cent in South Korea after cable-television broadcaster JTBC outbid the country’s free-to-air cartel.
EBU deal will boost exposure in US growth market
EBU deal with US ski federation will increase exposure for ski events in the country
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
ARD and ZDF wind back decade-old inflation
Latest ARD/ZDF athletics deal confirms market correction
Fox plans to do for baseball what BSkyB did for English football
Former BSkyB boss Dovey behind Fox plans to revolutionise baseball coverage in Japan
Vietnam deal closes positive Asian sales cycle
Vietnam deal closes Asian sales
Skynet pays high price to maintain dominant position
Skynet pays a high price to keep Forever at arm's length
Asia continues to deliver massive rights fee increases
Feeding frenzy for Premier League rights continues in Asia; IMG Media and MP & Silva battle it out for Asian rights
MP & Silva achieves large fee increase in Korea
MP & Silva hit a home run in Korea with big increase
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
ESS adds more cricket rights
ESS adds Sri Lanka Premier League to boost reach of Star Cricket channel
Serie A rights value up by at least 25% in Asia
Serie A values up by a quarter in Asia
How ESS will turn into feisty Fox
How ESS will become more aggressive under News Corp; Difficult marriage from day one
US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
Big CCTV deal pushes Sportfive towards fee target
CCTV keeps Sportfive on track
Sky muscles European Tour live rights off BBC
Sky muscles out BBC
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
Vietnamese cartel frustrates Sportfive
Cartel makes life hard for Sportfive in Vietnam