Japan
Business

An International Rugby Board (IRB) sponsored meeting in Brisbane has resulted in broad agreement on the way forward for an Asia-Pacific Rugby tournament.
Media

Sports & Entertainment Television (SET), the advertiser funded programming arm of Apace Media plc, has signed a deal with Nissan to create and distribute programming across international markets.
Events

The port of Qingdao will be the Chinese stopover for the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race.
Events

Quintus, the sports and entertainment group, has acquired Three-D-Signs International, the company that owns the worldwide patents to 3-D surface branding.
Events

A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia.
Business

FIFA’s television partner, Infront Sports & Media, has achieved record television distribution for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005.
Media

IEC in Sports will handle the international television distribution and transmission for FC Barcelona's forthcoming tour of Japan.
Media

IEC in Sports will handle the international television distribution and transmission for FC Barcelona's forthcoming tour of Japan.

Premiership rugby side Newcastle Falcons will head to Asia for the first time when they embark on a two-match tour of Japan this summer.
Events

This week saw the launch of a new magazine sports show, the ‘World of Athletics’, by programme distributors IEC in Sports.
Stadia

Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) has confirmed the receipt of tenders from Japan, New Zealand and South Africa to host the 2011 World Cup.
Events

A growing band of broadcasters are gearing up to deliver coverage of next year’s FIFA World Cup in high-quality HDTV.
Events

A growing band of broadcasters are gearing up to deliver coverage of next year’s FIFA World Cup in high-quality HDTV.
Events

A growing band of broadcasters are gearing up to deliver coverage of next year’s FIFA World Cup in high-quality HDTV.
Business

The New Zealand Rugby Union has confirmed it will be bidding to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Events

The inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup kicked off in the land of Samba on Sunday.
Business

There is a new look to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) executive committee following its Annual General Meeting in Shanghai on May 1.
Events

Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive agreement with Five, Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, covering all 16 matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 for the UK.