Infront
Vietnam delivers big increase
Big increase for value of Fifa World Cup rights in Vietnam in deal with MP & Silva agency
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 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 1: Euro 2008, other football, tennis and more
Football: Greek public-service broadcaster ERT acquired the free-to-air rights for all 31 matches of Euro 2008 in a €9.5m (£6.5m) deal with the Sportfive agency. It is the first deal done for the championship.
Agency pays well to keep handball rights in play
The Sportfive agency acquired the rights for the 2007 and 2009 World Handball Championships.
Skiing ‘must adapt’ to win over TV and viewers
France Télévisions believe that FIS must change to interest broadcasters.
Lagging Poland and Spain agree World Cup deals
Polish television has agreed a deal for football’s 2006 World Cup after months of negotiations with the Infront agency.