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Dentsu sprints to the finish in Asia as Games countdown begins
Dentsu's deal with the Hong Kong government for rights to Paris 2024 has helped the agency keep its sales total ticking as the final deals of the 2018-24 Olympic cycle are completed.
Hong Kong government repeats ‘one-off’ Olympics rights acquisition
Hong Kong’s government has gone back on a promise to steer clear of the country's media rights market, stepping in to acquire exclusive rights to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Club World Cup rights retained for free Fifa+ streaming in over 50 territories
Fifa has opted to retain rights to stream the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup free of charge in over 50 territories on its new OTT platform
World Cup rights take Abema to big quarterly loss, but wider deal impact hailed
Japanese digital media company CyberAgent reported a rare quarterly loss in its 2023 Q1 financial results, caused by the costly acquisition of 2022 Fifa World Cup rights by its streaming platform Abema
EXCLUSIVE: Fifa to move on from Infront regional deal, bring APAC media rights in house
Fifa made the decision to move APAC media rights sales in-house earlier this year and is thought to have notified its two current sales agencies in the region, Infront and Dentsu, several months ago.
DAZN secures Fifa World Cup highlights in Japan
Global streaming service DAZN has acquired short Fifa World Cup highlights rights in Japan
Sony seals multi-sports dominance with Commonwealth Games, World Athletics deals
Sony Pictures Network India has solidified its position as India’s primary broadcaster of multi-sports events after agreeing an increased fee for this summer’s Commonwealth Games, as well as securing rights – free of cost – for the World Athletics Championship.
E-1 Football Championships rights deals agreed in China, Japan
Chinese streaming platform Migu and Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV have acquired rights to this month's East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championships
Sony secures World Athletics Championships rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Network India has acquired exclusive media rights across the Indian subcontinent to the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon
Claro secures World Athletics Championships rights in Mexico
Claro, the Latin American telecoms operator, has secured rights to the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which will take place in Oregon, USA, from July 14 to 24
FanCode nets J.League rights in Indian subcontinent
Online streaming platform FanCode has secured exclusive media rights in the Indian subcontinent to the J.League, the top division of Japanese football
Channel 4 to broadcast Chelsea’s Fifa Club World Cup campaign
Free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has landed rights in the UK to this month’s Fifa Club World Cup.
China Sports Media deals with Dentsu to distribute Fifa Club World Cup rights
Chinese streaming platforms Migu, Youku and Donqiudi have acquired rights for next month's Fifa Club World Cup, in deals brokered by the China Sports Media agency
Falling Japanese market drags down AFC global rights value
A large decrease in Japan has dragged down the global value of Asian Football Confederation media rights by at least 13 per cent in the 2021-24 cycle.
DAZN extends AFC portfolio in Japan for next eight years
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a media rights deal in Japan covering all Asian Football Confederation club and national competitions for the next eight years
VTV secures last-minute Tokyo 2020 rights deal in Vietnam
Vietnamese state-run broadcaster VTV has acquired the broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the eve of the Games
ABU, Emtek among buyers as Dentsu closes Olympics deals
The Dentsu agency finalised deals for Tokyo 2020 media rights with buyers including the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and Indonesian media group Emtek in recent weeks
Tributes paid to APAC ‘broadcast pioneer’ Duijs, who passes away aged 48
Dentsu Sports International has paid tribute to Danny Duijs, the experienced media professional who has died at the age of 48