South Korea
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
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.
London 2017 award rekindles EBU-IAAF special relationship
IAAF goes back to EBU but says it was right to play the field; IEC anger at athletics loss
Deals for Ligue 1 in Turkey and South Korea
Turkish satellite broadcaster Digitürk and South Korean sports broadcaster Sports 1 acquired rights for the French Ligue 1 football.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: Champions League, Euro 2012 qualifiers and more
Football: Korean IPTV broadcaster Spo TV acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League for the three-year period from 2012-13 to 2014-15 for $11.1m (€8m) (page 2).
Fastrack: Issue 15:21
FA set for 50% boost...Spo TV ousts incumbents in Korea...Euroleague on the up...Pacquiao ppv numbers...Box Nation gets encryption deal
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football: World Cup, Euros, Spanish national team and more
Football: Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed deals in the US, Canada, selected territories in Asia and Australia for its events covering the period 2015 to 2022 (see story this issue).
Setanta pays more but Sportfive still challenged in Asia
Euro 2012 fee up in Australia but agency faces a challenge in remaining markets
Tough talks in Korea for two Uefa rights properties
Tough talks ahead in Korea
IAAF defends its rights strategy despite gaps in Daegu coverage
IAAF says IEC was right not to undersell its rights in Spain
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Olympic Games, snooker, Wimbledon, French Open and more
Olympic Games: The International Olympic Committee agreed media-rights deals in France, Germany and Korea for the Olympic Games (see story this issue)
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: World Cup, Champions League, La Liga, Bundesliga and more
Football: Korean media group SBS acquired the rights to the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups in a deal worth between $180m (€124m) and $200m (see story this issue).
SBS swoops for sport’s big two
SBS cements position as head of 'Korean Pool' with big deals
IOC ahead in France but down in Germany after long stand-off
IOC up in France and down in Germany after tough talks
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 4: MMA, Olympics, skiing, table tennis, wrestling and more
Mixed Martial Arts: Fight sports programme distributors, Fighting Spirit, agreed a deal from June until the end of 2012 with mixed martial arts promotion M-1 Global in Africa, Europe and the Middle East…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 3: Asian Games, athletics, boxing, darts, golf and more
Asian Games: The organising committee of the 2014 Asian Games signed memorandums of understanding with Korean networks KBS, MBC and SBS, provisionally appointing them as host broadcasters
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