China
Events

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has called ‘for a rapid peaceful resolution in Tibet’ following the protests that blighted the London leg of the Beijing 2008 torch relay.
Events

IOC president Jacque Rogge commented on China's political situation before protests by pro-Tibetan and press freedom activists disrupted the launch of the Beijing 2008 Touch Relay, which was lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece on Sunday.
Media

China’s national broadcaster CCTV.com has awarded Video networking company, ViDeOnline Communications, the exclusive rights to package and create video advertisement partnerships for online video streaming broadcasts of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games via live and VOD (Video On Demand) channels on CCTV’s online service.
Business

The Infront Sports & Media agency signed Du-Bang Insurance as an Official Partner of the Chinese women’s national football Team.
Media

A total of 594 participants, representing 304 companies from 46 countries worldwide, attended this week’s SPORTELAsia 2008 at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai, China.
Media

State-run national broadcaster, China Central Television, agreed partnerships with social networking site MySpace China and online-video site Tudou.com to run an interactive website for the Beijing Olympics.
Events

US President George W Bush has said that he will attend the Beijing 2008 Olympics as a political row over China’s role in the Sudan continues to impact on Beijing's preparations for the Summer Olympics.
Stadia

Event ticketing solutions company Tickets.com and China Sports Industry International agreed a joint-venture to provide ticketing and ticketing-related services for sports and associated markets in China.
Media

Infront, the exclusive commercial partner to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and internet operator KongZhong Corporation, have signed a multi-year cooperation agreement and launched the official CBA mobile website.
Media

UEFA finalised four major contracts for media rights in China and Japan for UEFA EURO 2008™ in Austria and Switzerland this summer.
Events

The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing this year could become the first sporting event to attract a record total live audience of one billion, according to a report by global media communications agency Initiative Sports Futures.
Media

The International Olympic Committee awarded the digital broadcast rights for the 2008 Beijing Olympics to CCTV.com, the online arm of Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Business

Lenovo Group, said it will not renew its sponsorship contract with the International Olympic Committee after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Business

Samsung Electronics said it has signed a sponsorship deal with the Chinese government to provide technical support for mobile communications during next year’s Paralympics.
Media

CCTV, the Chinese state-broadcaster, will bring in 80 billion yuan ($10.7 billion) worth of advertising for 2008, when it hosts the Olympic Games.
Media

Sohu.com and PremierGoals Ltd., the official Chinese content provider for English football, launched a Chinese-language website for 16 English football clubs, on a new Chinese football community site.
Stadia

ASK-TongFang has been selected to manufacture the contactless inlays for the 12.2 million RFID tickets for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Events

Sportfive and IEC in Sports launched the Transorientale, a 10,000 kilometre, 17-day rally.