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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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China Football Penalties 'Inadequate'
Penalties handed out on Monday by China's top football body to individuals and clubs involved in the country's largest match-fixing scandal "were slammed as inadequate by commentators," according to Tang Zhe of the CHINA DAILY. After a three-year investigation, the Chinese FA issued lifetime bans fo ...
Tags: International Football, China
CFA Bans Former Bosses, Players For Life
The Chinese football body on Monday "banned two former football chiefs for life and meted out heavy punishments on match-fixing clubs, concluding a three-year-long drive to clean up" Chinese football, according to Jianjie & Bing of XINHUA. Former Chinese football administration heads Xie Yalong ...
Tags: International Football, China
Li-Ning To Overhaul Sales Model
Chinese sporting goods brands Li-Ning, 361 Degrees, Anta and Peak Sports are struggling due to "high rents, excess stock, and the sluggish economy" according to WANT CHINA TIMES. Li-Ning chief PR representative Christina Li Wei said, "We believe that a business model which relies on wholesalers is c ...
HKTA Scores $2M Grant For WTA Event
Home Affairs Bureau Deputy Secretary Jonathan McKinley said that a $2M grant from the government to the Hong Kong Tennis Association "could be the first step towards the city boasting a bigger venue to host major tournaments," according to Alvin Sallay of SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. Hong Kong "bought ...
Yao Ming Shares In UniStrong Drop 70%
Amid allegations of insider trading, the company in which former NBAer Yao Ming has 1.053 million shares saw its share price close at RMB 20.16 ($3.23) on Wednesday, "a far cry from its peak" of RMB 113.98 ($18.27), according to Wu Jui-ta of WANT CHINA TIMES. As a result, the market value of Yao's s ...
Pingpong Diplomacy Leged Dies
Former Chinese table tennis player ZHUANG ZEDONG , most known "for his participation in the historic" Sino-U.S. pingpong diplomacy in the '70s, died at the age of 73 on Sunday, according to XINHUA. Zhuang "became one of the world's best" pingpong players in the '60s. During a championship game held ...
Tags: People and Pop Culture, China
New Hong Kong League Could Net $2.6M
The Hong Kong FA "hopes to secure" HK$20M ($2.6M) in sponsorship from "global corporations" as part of its plans for a proposed new Premier League, according to Chan Kin-wa of SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. HKFA Vice-Chair Steven Lo Kit-sing said on Wednesday that "discussions were ongoing with more than ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, China
Bettings Pool Merger In HK Horse Racing
After more than six years of Jockey Club lobbying, the Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau Wednesday "backed the two-way combining of betting pools with foreign jurisdictions, allowing overseas punters access to the larger and more attractive pools here," according to Alan Aitken of the SOUTH CHINA MORNIN ...
Hong Kong FA To Replace Six Members
The Hong Kong FA "will appoint new officials as soon as possible after all six members of its disciplinary committee quit on Monday," according to Chan Kin-wa of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. HKFA Vice-Chair Pui Kwan-kay said, "Their decision has affected our image as many of them have served the as ...
ManU To Play Friendly In Hong Kong
ManU has officially confirmed that it "will visit Hong Kong in the summer to take on Kitchee in a friendly," according to James Porteous of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. The game on July 29 will follow the Barclays Asia Trophy, which will see fellow Premier League clubs Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur ...
