Sub-Saharan Africa
IOC eyes high rising Hong Kong
The IOC will also start separate talks this spring in Hong Kong, a rights territory which, like China, has been treated as part of the ABU deal until now
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Football and others
Football: Russia’s Premier League is set to sign a three-year deal worth $17m (£9m/€13m) a season for its rights from the 2005 season with the Fedcom-media agency
TV Rights Clips 2: Motorsport, baseball, cricket and new media
Motorsport: German pay-broad-caster Premiere acquired the exclusive live rights for motor racing’s Nascar and Indycar series for the 2006 season.
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
League thinks early tender will lift rights fees
South Africa’s Premier Soccer League wants to renew its domestic television rights deal a year early to bring in a higher fee.
TV rights 2: African Nations Cup football, handball and more
· Football: African broadcasters acquired the rights for the African Cup of Nations in a series of last-minute deals with the LC2 agency.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Golf, Aussie Rules, ice-hockey, football and more
Golf: The US PGA Tour signed new six-year deals with the CBS and NBC networks, from 2007 to 2012.
Super is no longer only word for African pay-TV
Africa’s television sports-rights market showing signs of strong growth.
Cricket fees rise as CSI fights to retain deals
Australian, English, South African, New Zealand, Zimbabwean boards to benefit from new Asian television rights deals.