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TVB Wins Hong Kong Broadcasting Rights For 2014 Brazil World Cup05 / 23 / 13TVB "has won the Hong Kong broadcasting rights for the 2014 World Cup," according to Benjamin Li of CAMPAIGN ASIA-PACIFIC. The deal "covers TVB's free-to-air TV stations, radio, internet and mobile platforms." TVB Deputy Controller S.T. Tso said that "the agreement with FIFA does not allow... |
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Golf Courses Complete In China, Russia
Design firm Schmidt-Curley has finished a complete remodel of Nanlihu Golf Club on Hainan Island in China, according to GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTURE. Originally designed by Taiwanese architect Wang Zong Qian, Nanlihu is located 45 minutes south of the capital city of Haikou, and sits next to the Nanli L ...
Tags: Facilities, China, Russia
Matches Cancelled Over Political Dispute
The Chinese Football Association cancelled football matches in Beijing, Qingdao and Hangzhou this weekend due to it being a "sensitive time," according to Wild East Football. The CFA offered no further explanation, "but all signs point to this being due to the anti-Japanese protests that have spread ...
Tags: Events and Attractions, China, Japan
China To Host Australian Open Wildcard
The Australian Open tennis tournament is organizing a wildcard playoff event in China next month "to build on the sport’s rising popularity in Asia following Li Na’s Grand Slam success," according to Danielle Rossingh of BLOOMBERG. The 30-year-old Chinese player is the first from Asia to ...
Tags: Events and Attractions, China, Australia
Shanghai Chair Issues New Threat
Zhu Jun, the billionaire chair of Chinese Super League football team Shanghai Shenhua, "insists the mystery boardroom dispute threatening the future of foreign stars," including former Chelsea pair Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka has not been resolved, according to the AFP. Shenhua Coach Sergio Bat ...
Tags: International Football, China
Li-Ning Signs Five-Year Deal With CBA
Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning signed a five-year deal to become the official partner of the Chinese Basketball Association. The deal, brokered by Infront Sports & Media, is the biggest sponsorship commitment ever secured for a Chinese sports property. Li-Ning will take on its new role with im ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, China, Li Ning
Feng Struggling to Attract Sponsors
Jenny Feng Shanshan, the first Chinese golfer of either sex to win one of the big four tournaments, has "not seen the benefits of additional sponsorship" that Li Na enjoyed after winning last year's French Open, according to Richard Castka of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. The 22-year-old said, "I th ...
Tags: China, Marketing and Sponsorship
Guangzhou Free Man Dissolves
China's second-tier National Basketball League team Guangzhou Free Man has dissolved, according to Jon Pastuszek of NIUBBALL.com. The team has been "bleeding through money with no rescue in the form of promotion to the Chinese Basketball Association in sight." The '12 NBL runner-up announced that it ...
Tags: Franchises, China
Li-Ning Will Focus On Its Origins
Following the closure of its only store in Hong Kong, sports apparel brand Li-Ning announced it "will concentrate on the Chinese mainland market for its future development," according to Zhang Ye of the GLOBAL TIMES. A Li-Ning spokesperson confirmed that the store in Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping a ...
China To Rebrand 'Japanese' Marathon
The "gathering Sino-Japanese storm over a set of disputed islands has sent Shanghai authorities sprinting away from the Tokyo chemical company that has sponsored one of the city’s proudest sporting events for the past 16 years," according to James Areddy of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. A press co ...
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Basketball Without Borders Set For Russia
The NBA, Int'l Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Russian Basketball Federation will host Basketball without Borders Europe in Russia for the first time. The camp will take place in Moscow from Sept. 13-16 and will be led by Russian NBA players Andrei Kirilenko , Alexey Shved (Minnesota Timberwolve ...
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