China
Media

Italian broadcast group Mediaset has reportedly reached a three-year agreement with the CGM Sport Channel.
Events

The AST (Action Sports Tour) has launched it international expansion effort with the creation of an AST China event, a global skateboarding competition scheduled for Beijing in April 2008.
Business

Environmental groups, like Greenpeace and the WWF, have made presentations to the seventh World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Beijing, China.
Events

The IOC’s Coordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will visit the Chinese capital for the ninth - and penultimate - time next week.
Media

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will take TV advertising spend to $182.4 billion next year, up from $169.9 billion this year, according to ZenithOptimedia.
Media

The MP & Silva agency agreed a three-year deal with Singapore-based sports agency, Nimbus Sport International, for new media rights to the Barclays Premier League, for the 2007-08 to 2009-10 seasons.
Events

Following in the footsteps of the NBA, executives from Euroleague Basketball have met with city and sporting officials from Shanghai to forge sporting and business ties.

The NBA wants to take a role in the management of the Chinese Basketball League, according to a leading NBA official.
Events

The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay will no longer go through Taiwan after negotiations between Taiwanese and Chinese officials broke down.
Events

The NBA has named Tim Chen, CEO of Microsoft Greater China, as CEO of NBA China - a new enterprise being created to encapsulate all of the league’s businesses in Greater China.
Media

The Chinese Taipei Badminton Association has appointed IEC in Sports as exclusive co-ordinators for its international TV rights.
Media

The fifth FIFA Women’s World Cup is expected to reach new heights in global TV viewership and will be covered in over 200 territories across all confederations.
Media

FIFA will offer live webcasts of all 32 matches of the 2007 Women’s World Cup through FIFA.com TV, a free interactive service from its official website.
Events

Efforts by Beijing city chiefs to cut down levels of pollution in a bid to ease IOC concerns appear to have been successful.
Media

SINA Corporation acquired the online broadcasting rights for China for English Premier League and Italian Serie A football matches.
Media

The IAAF completed sales for the TV rights for its World Championships in Athletics, which open on 25 August in Osaka Japan.
Events

IOC President Jacques Rogge recognised that Beijing's air pollution could force the delay or postponement of some outdoor endurance events during the 2008 Olympic Games.
Events

Sportsworld has been appointed by the British Olympic Association and 17 other National Olympic Committees around the world as an Official Ticket and Tour Operator for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.