Dentsu
Dentsu extends IAAF World Athletics Series partnership
The International Association of Athletics Federations has signed a 10-year extension to its long-running commercial partnership with Dentsu, with the agency to continue to market the IAAF’s media rights worldwide outside of Europe and Africa through 2029.
Peter Hall, head of marketing and TV, Fina
Interview with Peter Hall, Fina’s head of marketing TV, on the federation’s new deal with commercial broadcaster TV Asahi in Japan.
TVB pounces for Olympic rights
Free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster TVB has acquired rights in Hong Kong for the 2016 summer Olympic Games.
Uefa exceeds its own expectations
Uefa is on course to earn more than expected from the sale of its European Qualifiers media rights from 2014-15 to 2017-18, according to research conducted by TV Sports Markets with local media sources over the last 12 months.
FMS close to deal in Singapore, the last of a lucrative Asian sales round
SingTel close to deal for Fifa World Cup rights for 2014
Pitch muscles out rival agencies
Pitch International lands volleyball World Championship in 2014
TVB picks up Sochi 2014 rights in Hong Kong
Free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster TVB has acquired rights in Hong Kong for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
Sports5 to show Olympics
Sports5, the sports arm of commercial broadcaster TV5, has acquired rights in the Philippines for the Olympic Games.
Dentsu deal drives IOC growth
Dentsu Asian Olympics deal drives revenue growth for IOC
Dentsu beats ABU to Olympic rights in Asia
Dentsu signs Olympic TV rights deal in Central Asia
Vietnam delivers big increase
Big increase for value of Fifa World Cup rights in Vietnam in deal with MP & Silva agency
Japanese TV pays big MLB fee rise
China is make-or-break for high-paying Fifa agencies
The joint venture of Dentsu and Infront will be banking heavily on getting good revenue from China.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Tennis, skiing, boxing, darts, athletics and more
Tennis: Pan-European cable and satellite broadcaster Eurosport extended its deal for coverage of the Australian Open for a further four years, from 2008 to 2011. Eurosport will also be the distribution agent for the media rights across Europe. The rights were previously held by the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella group representing the region’s public-service broadcasters.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: F1, Asian Games and more
• Formula One: German free-to-air sports broadcaster DSF acquired a package of Formula One rights for the 2007 season.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 1: Euro 2008, football, golf
Football: French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 reportedly acquired the rights for football's Euro 2008 in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency.