Hong Kong
SPORTEL ASIA REGISTRATION BOOST
With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.
TOTAL SPORTS ASIA TO DISTRIBUTE US OPEN
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced that Total Sports Asia (TSA), Asia’s leading integrated sports marketing company, will be the exclusive Asian television rights distributor for the US Open.
DAGOC TO SPONSOR SPORTELASIA
The Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC) will sponsor the SPORTELAsia 2005 Opening Cocktail.
EMIRATES WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN TAKES OFF
Emirates Airline recently launched its worldwide advertisement campaign to mark its Official Partner status of the 2006 World Cup.
TRAFFIC BUILDS FOR LIBERTADORES CUP
Traffic Marketing Esportivo, holder of the broadcasting rights to South American soccer’s Libertadores Cup, with the exception of the Americas, has started the distribution of rights to 55 countries.
IEC GET TV ROLE FOR TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Organisers of the 17th Asian Table Tennis Championships have appointed IEC in Sports to handle the worldwide television sales and television co-ordination.
IRB CLARIFY JAPAN REPORTS
The IRB has sought to clarify what it describes as “misleading” media reports claiming chairman Dr Syd Millar had supported Japan’s bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
CHINESE MANUFACTURER TO MAKE MOTORSPORT DEBUT
Brilliance will become the first Chinese carmaker to compete at a world level in motor sport next year with an entry in the inaugural FIA World Touring Car Championship.
WOLFF LANDS ESPN PROMOTION
Russell Wolff has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director, ESPN International.
JOHNNIE WALKER TOASTS BEIJING CLASSIC
Deluxe Scotch whisky Johnnie Walker has announced Beijing as the host city of golf’s 2005 Johnnie Walker Classic.
BUOYANT MARKET FOR BEIJING SPONSORS
The head of the IOC’s marketing commission says a three-day visit to Beijing this week to meet with current and potential sponsors “has gone very well”.
KHAN RE-ELECTED SQUASH PRESIDENT
Jahangir Khan has been unanimously re-elected as president of the World Squash Federation (WSF) at the international federation's 34th Annual General Meeting.
HOWLAND NEW SNOOKER CHIEF
Tim Howland is to be the new chief executive of World Snooker. He will take up his appointment on October 11.
IRB APPOINTS PRO-ACTIVE FOR SEVENS
The IRB has appointed Pro-Active Television as the new worldwide production and distribution partners for the IRB Sevens Series over the next two years, and for the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong next March.
IEC IN PORTUGUESE SOCCER DEAL
IEC in Sports has announced a two-year deal for the distribution of the Portuguese Super League Soccer Championships.
IRB SEVENS HITS ALL-TIME HIGH
The corporate punch of the IRB World Sevens tournament continues to grow, with TV figures for the 2003-2004 series surpassing previous records.
RECORD TV COVERAGE FOR IRB SEVENS
The 2003-4 IRB Sevens season generated its best-ever television coverage.
Sportev in Premier League mobile deal
Sportev has reached an agreement with Hutchison Whampoa and CSL Hong Kong to provide video coverage of FA Premier League matches on mobile phones in Hong Kong for the next three seasons.