http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/area/combo/content_newsitem/360%2C373/feed Areas combo dynamic http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/167444/swedish-open-scores-top-tv-distribution Forty-five media companies have signed up to air action from the ATP Catella Swedish Open. Media Agencies Broadcast Tennis TV Rights Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:24:08 +0100 msherlock 167444 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166955/mp-silva-opens-new-office-in-miami MP & Silva's new office in Miami will oversee the agency’s operations in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Media United States Agencies Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:50:40 +0100 msherlock 166955 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166957/iec-in-sports-agrees-portuguese-football-league-deal IEC in Sports agreed an international distribution deal with Portuguese Football League. The deal covers territories in most of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. Media Portugal Agencies Football Soccer TV Rights Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:18:59 +0100 msherlock 166957 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163162/iec-in-sports-adds-to-athletics-portfolio IEC in Sports increased its its portfolio of athletics events, acquiring the rights for the IAAF Grand Prix Athens “Tsiklitiria". Media Agencies Broadcast Track And Field Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:05:48 +0000 msherlock 163162 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163137/espn-star-sports-launches-icc-tender Pan-Asian pay-broadcaster ESPN-STAR Sports invited interested parties to tender for the TV rights to all International Cricket Council (ICC) events outside of India from 2008 to 2011. Media Agencies Broadcast Cricket TV Rights Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:18:06 +0000 msherlock 163137 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163134/mp-silva-in-new-baseball-deal The MP & Silva agency was appointed as the exclusive marketing agency for the 2008 Beijing Olympics Final Qualifying Tournament for baseball. Media Agencies Baseball Broadcast TV Rights Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:44:45 +0000 msherlock 163134 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162620/tsa-distributes-more-badminton-from-hong-kong The Hong Kong Badminton Association (HKBA) appointed Total Sports Asia (TSA) as exclusive worldwide media rights distributor for the Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open Badminton Super Series 2007. Media Hong Kong Agencies Badminton Broadcast TV Rights Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:17:05 +0100 msherlock 162620 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162441/mann-makes-news-as-he-joins-agency-fuse UK sports agency Fuse has recruited the former head of sports sponsorship at national newspaper the Daily Telegraph. Media United Kingdom Agencies Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:08:09 +0100 cbritcher 162441 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162303/brazil-world-cup-qualifiers-on-korean-tv Public broadcaster Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) agreed a deal with the Traffic Sports Marketing and Total Sports Asia agencies for the rights to broadcast all nine of Brazil’s home matches of the 2010 South American World Cup Qualifying Tournament. Media South Korea Agencies Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Wed, 8 Aug 2007 08:51:59 +0100 msherlock 162303 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162269/comperio-research-opens-for-business-in-australia Comperio Research, the media and market research arm of IMG, extended its global footprint with the opening of a new office in Melbourne, Australia. Media Australia Agencies Tue, 7 Aug 2007 08:35:10 +0100 msherlock 162269 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162076/asian-sports-marketing-spendto-surge-us-18-billion-next-year Expenditure on sports marketing in Asia is forecast to surge by 20 per cent from US$15 billion this year to US$18 billion in 2008 with the Olympic Games in Beijing next year acting as a major catalyst in this explosive growth. Media Asia Agencies Broadcast Football Soccer Motor Racing Sponsorship Summer Olympics TV Rights Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:47:47 +0100 msherlock 162076 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162064/comperio-research-to-monitor-copa-america Comperio Research, an IMG company, was appointed to monitor and analyse the worldwide television coverage of Copa América 2007 in an exclusive deal with Traffic Sports Marketing, who own all commercial rights to the tournament. Media Agencies Audience Data Broadcast Football Soccer Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:10:02 +0100 msherlock 162064 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162056/img-media-wins-rights-for-2008-rugby-league-world-cup The Rugby League International Federation appointed IMG Media to act as exclusive sales agents for the international TV rights to the Rugby League World Cup, 2008. Media Australia Agencies Rugby TV Rights Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:05:55 +0100 msherlock 162056 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161849/goltv-scores-copa-america-rights GolTV acquired exclusive English-language TV rights in the United States for the Copa America. Media Latin America United States Agencies Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Thu, 17 May 2007 08:45:15 +0100 msherlock 161849 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161742/comperio-research-opens-hong-kong-arm Comperio Research, the market research arm of IMG Media, said it was to open a new office in Hong Kong which will serve as a hub for its operations in the Asia Pacific region. Media Hong Kong Administration Agencies Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:08:34 +0100 msherlock 161742 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161688/img-acquires-quintus The IMG agency acquired Quintus, the sports and entertainment company. The acquisition follows the recent purchase by IMG of a number of other companies including CSI Sports, BSI Speedway, Tennis Week and Art + Commerce. Media United Kingdom Agencies Sponsorship Tennis Triathlon Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:44:40 +0100 msherlock 161688 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161621/premier-league-and-twi-sign-for-another-three-years TWI, the sport production arm of IMG media, was re-appointed by the Premier League to be its production partner, producing and distributing all of its matches for the overseas TV market for another three years. Media United Kingdom Agencies Broadcast Football Soccer TV Rights Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:04:21 +0100 msherlock 161621 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161528/sportfive-completes-management-re-jig Now that the Lagardère Group’s acquisition of the Sportfive agency has been completed, the management structure of the agency has been changed, with Lagardère's Olivier Guiguet appointed interim CEO of Sportfive. Media France Germany Administration Agencies Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:22:36 +0000 msherlock 161528 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161508/spectrum-strategy-consultants-in-value-partners-merger Value Partners, the European management and IT consulting group headquartered in Milan, is to merge with leading UK consultancy Spectrum Strategy Consultants. Media Italy United Kingdom Agencies Broadcast Football Soccer Mobile Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:07:56 +0000 msherlock 161508 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161460/nfl-consultant-to-head-up-pr-firm-s-euro-expansion US PR firm TransMedia Group has appointed NFL Europe consultant Neil Reynolds associate director of its newly launched European operation. Media United States Agencies American Football Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:27:52 +0000 cbritcher 161460 at http://www.sportbusiness.com