Hong Kong
New Asian owner for Birmingham City
English Premier League club Birmingham City is to come under the control of Hong Kong business man Carson Yeung, after he got 94 per cent acceptances from shareholders for his £81.5 million takeover offer.
IRB to consider Inter-Hemisphere Series
The International Rugby Board has started to look into the feasibility of a biennial Inter-Hemisphere Series featuring the world’s top Test teams.
StarHub takes EPL to HD
Hong Kong’s StarHub is to screen selected 2007/2008 Premier League matches ‘live’ in full high-definition on a new HD channel - HD Showcase.
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.
IOC AWARDS OLYMPIC RIGHTS IN HONG KONG TO I-CABLE
The International Olympic Committee awarded the exclusive rights for Hong Kong for the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010 and London in 2012, to i-CABLE.
ISC REVS UP SALES AND MARKETING DRIVE
US motorsports company International Speedway Corporation [ISC] has made a series of executive promotions to integrate its sales, marketing and event production efforts.
PORTSMOUTH FC TO TAKE PART IN ASIA TROPHY CUP
English Premier League club, Portsmouth FC will take part in this year’s prestigious Asia Trophy Cup.
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.
EUROSPORT LAUNCHES BROADCAST HUB IN HONG KONG
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport launched a state-of-the-art broadcasting facility at Cyberport in Hong Kong.
MEDIA PARTNERS & SILVA AWARD SERIE A TV RIGHTS IN ASIA
Media Partners & Silva and Dentsu announced the assignment of Italian Serie A media rights for the seasons 2007-2010 in Hong Kong, China P.R. Macau, Vietnam and South Korea.
ROAD TO BEIJING TAKEN BY 20 GLOBAL BROADCASTERS
More than 20 broadcasters from around the world have already signed up the TV show Road to Beijing.
EUROSPORT OPENS NEW SALES OFFICE IN HONG KONG
Eurosales, Eurosport's international advertising sales house, opened a new office in Hong Kong to enhance services and long-term strategies offered to Asian advertisers.
NOW TV TO BID FOR ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS
The English Premier League is set for competition for its TV rights in Hong Kong when the auction process begins in December this year.
IEC TAKES ON THE NEW SUPER SERIES IN BADMINTON
The International Badminton Federation announced the launch of the Super Series starting 2007.
IRB ANNOUNCES RECORD TV FIGURES
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced another year of record TV broadcast figures for the popular IRB Sevens World Series.
PCCW SCORE WITH SPORTEV ON PREMIERSHIP RIGHTS
Wireless sports agency Sportev has signed a deal with Asian telecommunications giant PCCW to provide coverage of English soccer Premier League matches on mobile phones in Hong Kong next season.
BID PROCESS FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS UNVEILED
The International Rugby Board has unveiled the hosting criteria and tender process details for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009.
SQUASH WORLD OPEN RETURNS TO EGYPT
The Professional Squash Association has awarded the rights to host and promote the PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship to Egypt.