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i-Cable retains J.League rights in Hong Kong
Pay-television broadcaster i-Cable has acquired the exclusive media rights in Hong Kong for Japanese football's J.League.
i-Cable has purchased the rights in a three-season deal covering 2020 to 2022
Dentsu reports revenue drop and large loss for 2019
Japan-based marketing group Dentsu has reported stagnant or declining revenues across a range of markets in 2019, contributing to a loss of Y80.9bn ($737m) in 2019
EXCLUSIVE: ITTF to adopt hybrid in-house and agency rights model
The International Table Tennis Federation has decided against awarding its commercial rights wholesale to an agency in its next cycle, and will instead use a combination of in-house expertise and agency…
Optus acquires J.League rights to 2022
Australian telco Optus has acquired rights for Japanese football's J.League in a three-year deal beginning with the 2020 season
Tokyo 2020 creative director resigns after bullying probe
A high-profile creative director working with Japanese marketing group Dentsu on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has resigned after being found to have harassed colleagues
EXCLUSIVE: ITTF to appoint long-term Chinese commercial partner after nine-month search
The International Table Tennis Federation is close to announcing a Chinese investor as its long-term partner as part of a wider commercial overhaul, SportBusiness understands
Dentsu announces job cuts, sports business unaffected
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu is cutting about 3 per cent of its workforce outside of Japan as part of a restructure prompted by weaker-than-expected business performance
Fifa Club World Cup nets free-to-air exposure in Eurovision Sport deal
Widespread free-to-air coverage in Europe of the Fifa Club World Cup has been ensured through a new rights agreement with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union
DAZN picks up Fifa Club World Cup rights in Germany
Streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Germany to the 2019 Fifa Club World Cup.
The deal was negotiated by the Dentsu agency, Fifa’s sales agent for the competition.
Saran renews exclusive Fifa Club World Cup rights in Turkey
Saran Media, the Turkish rights agency, has renewed its deal for the exclusive rights in Turkey to the 2019 and 2020 Fifa Club World Cup tournaments
beIN secures exclusive rights to Qatar’s Fifa Club World Cup
Exclusive broadcast rights to the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Fifa Club World Cup have been acquired by beIN Media Group, the Qatar-based pay-TV broadcaster, across the Middle East and North Africa
Limited free-to-air linear rights on offer in Copa América rights tender
Free-to-air broadcasters in South America bidding for rights to the 2020 Copa América will be limited to showing a maximum of 11 matches on their linear channels, according to the terms of the recently …
Dentsu reports further slide in Q3 growth, with APAC showing “no green shoots of recovery”
Global marketing services group Dentsu, the parent of Dentsu Aegis Network, reported a decline in organic growth of 1
Dentsu extends exclusive Copa America rights deal to 2028
Japanese advertising agency Dentsu has signed an eight-year deal with Conmebol, the continental football federation in South America, for the rights to the next three editions of the Copa America
Dentsu and China Sports Media awarded J.League rights to 2022
Dentsu, the Japanese advertising giant heavily involved in sports marketing, has acquired the international rights to the J.League, Japanese football’s top division.
Dentsu reports weak first-half growth due to “absence of large-scale sports events”
Global marketing services group Dentsu, the parent of Dentsu Aegis Network, reported a decline in organic growth of 1.5 per cent, despite posting an overall increase in net revenue of 2
Dentsu to drop Aegis name, trim Asia-Pacific operations
Global marketing services group Dentsu Aegis Network is planning to drop "Aegis" from their brand name in 2020
Dentsu to launch mobile football game based on “Captain Tsubasa” cartoon
Media group Dentsu is launching a football-themed mobile game, based on Japanese football-themed children’s cartoon Captain Tsubasa and featuring the likenesses of 10,000 real-world players including L…