Malaysia
IEC DRINK TO STELLA
IEC in Sports have signed up to distribute the Stella Artois Championships for a further four-year period from 2006-09.
BIG HITTERS REV UP FOR F1 SPONSORSHIP FORUM
Big names have signed up to the only conference and meeting forum for the business of Formula One and motorsport, to be held in Monaco on November 16-17, 2005.
ING UPS ASIAN SOCCER LINK
Dutch global financial services company ING has signed a deal to become an Official Sponsor of the AFC Asian Cup 2007.
A1 GRAND PRIX’S OPENING CALENDAR
A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.
BLUES LOOK EAST
English Premier League champions Chelsea have signed a new sponsorship deal with Tourism Malaysia.
TOTAL SPORTS ASIA SERVING FOR US OPEN
This year's US Open tennis tournament marks the first time in 10 years that the event is distributed on a country-by-country basis in Asia.
DEAL EXTENDS COMMONWEALTH GAMES TV REACH
In a first for the Commonwealth Games, parts of central and south-east Asia will enjoy both television and radio coverage of the event, increasing the reach by 10 countries and some 500 million television viewers compared to Manchester.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews issues from the past seven days.
AFC SIGNS UP TO SPORT XCHANGE
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will set out how it plans to use $200million from its new commercial contract at the Sport Xchange seminar in Singapore on July 4.
PAYNE IS GAIN FOR SPORTS XCHANGE
Totals Sports Asia Ltd has confirmed that Michael Payne of Formula One Management will be one of the key speakers at their forthcoming Sports Xchange forum at the Hyatt Hotel in Singapore on July 4, 2005.
CCTV PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT SPORT XCHANGE
Ma Guo Li, president of CCTV Sports, has been confirmed as a headline speaker at Sport Xchange to be held in Singapore on July 4.
FIGO SETS UP REAL RIVALRY IN A1 GRAND PRIX
Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.
A1 GRAND PRIX GEARS UP FOR INAUGURAL SEASON
A1 Grand Prix has unveiled a provisional calendar for its new 12-race series, dubbed ‘The World Cup of Motorsport’.
REAL LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE ASIAN SHOW
Soccer giant Real Madrid Club and Interactive Sports Television Ltd. (ISTV) have agreed to jointly develop and broadcast an interactive television programme to be launched in several of Asia’s soccer markets this autumn.
NEW AFC DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
Dato’ Paul Mony Samuel is set to become the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) deputy general secretary.
AUSTRALIA SWITCH GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY AFC
The Asian Football Confederation has endorsed Australia's switch from Oceania.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial Director reviews the issues of the past seven days.
AFC DENIES AUSTRALIAN SWITCH
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has denied reports that a decision has already been taken for the Football Federation of Australia to join it as a new member.