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Infront Sports & Media’s deal to distribute international rights to the Indonesian Super League (ISL) is “a flag in the ground” in the market for the agency, its managing director in Asia, Ian Mathie, told TV Sports Markets.

The adviser model for football leagues operated by the Infront Sports & Media and MP & Silva agencies could be rolled out in more European markets than the three where it already exists, rights experts say. But it is unlikely to be adopted by leagues which are confident about their growth prospects.

Interview with Ian Mathie, managing director of Infront Pan-Asia, on why the agency moved to acquire the international media rights to the Indonesian Super League.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has agreed a media rights deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency.

Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian football, and its strategic media rights advisor, the Infront Sports & Media agency, have launched a tender for the international broadcast rights to Serie A.

BV Sports, the rights holder of the Indonesian Super League representing the governing body Liga Indonesia, has closed an agreement with the Infront Sports & Media agency to distribute the global media rights to the country’s top-tier football league, outside of Indonesia.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has announced that it has secured record broadcast reach for the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) 2014 Road World Championships.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has been approached by a number of potential investors, according to the Reuters news agency.

Private equity company Bridgepoint Capital could exploit the global expansion ambitions of the two major US sports marketing companies – WME/IMG and CAA – to secure a price in excess of €1bn ($1.32bn) for the Infront Sports & Media agency, experts say.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 picked up the rights to the inaugural season of the Champions Hockey League ice hockey tournament for a small rights fee.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the Champions Hockey League, the new European ice hockey tournament.

Fifa, football’s world governing body, said that Host Broadcast Services, the World Cup host broadcaster, had provided its media partners for the 2014 competition in Brazil with “more and better” coverage compared to the 2010 and 2006 tournaments.

The Infront Sports & Media agency is aiming to raise €155m ($211m) of loans to pay private equity owner Bridgepoint a dividend, according to the Reuters news agency.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has moved to support its entry into the Turkish market by opening a new office in Istanbul.

North American pay-television broadcaster One World Sports has extended a rights deal for games operated by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Media rights to the Champions Hockey League ice hockey club competition were sold last month in Switzerland, with a rights fee and production costs included.