• One World Sports extends deal for three football rights

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 30, 2012
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: One World Sports, the Asian focused sports network in the United States, has extended its exclusive North American multi-platform rights agreement with Japan?s J. League, the Korea Professional Football League (K-League) and the Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL).

    The sports network has entered into a three-year agreement with World Sport Group (WSG), which has the global media rights for the three properties.

    Each weekend, One World Sports will feature three games from the J. League, two games from the CSL and one game from the K-League. This is in addition to two games from the Australian League (A-League). The combination of leagues offers a full host of top-notch soccer from Asia?s leading soccer leagues. The games are presented live whenever possible to add to the real-time excitement of the match.

    "We are so pleased with the extension of our J. League, K-League and CSL football rights," said ONE World Sports Senior Vice President Programming Rick Jemison. "We are committed to bringing Asia?s best soccer matches to its fans in North America. It is a tremendous vote of confidence for Asia?s preeminent soccer leagues to choose us to continue to deliver the live and exclusive coverage of their games."

    The J. League includes 18 teams and is the top division of the Japanese professional football league. Its season is played from March to December and consists of matches played in double round-robin (home and away) format of 34 games each.

    The CSL is the highest and most prestigious level of professional soccer in China. The league has 16 teams. Three clubs competed in this season?s AFC Champions League, Asia?s premier soccer club competition, with Guangzhou Evergrande qualifying for the round of 16.

    The K-League is South Korea?s top professional soccer league. It has a proven history of excellence, with four of the league?s 16 teams competing in the 2012 AFC Champions League and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Ulsan Hyundai advancing to the round of 16.

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  • Fox Soccer retains broadcast rights for Hyundai A-League

    Submitted by ITV Production on Apr 12, 2012
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: Fox Soccer, America?s premier soccer destination, has announced the renewal of exclusive media rights for Australasia?s topflight soccer league, the Hyundai A-League, in an agreement brokered by World Sport Group.

    The rights include coverage of 31 exclusive regular season and Finals Series matches on Fox Soccer and Fox Soccer Plus, the brand?s 24/7 premium subscription network, through the 2015 season. In addition to live and delayed match coverage, the renewal includes Hyundai A-League Highlights, a weekly 30-minute show discussing results, storylines and memorable events from weekly matches.

    ?We are very excited to renew the Hyundai A-League for three more seasons. Fox Soccer viewers are fans of the global game, and this renewal ensures continued coverage of one of the sport?s fastest developing leagues and talent pools," said Fox Soccer VP Programming and Acquisitions Joshua Glassel.

    ?The Hyundai A-League has produced the highest technical standard of play this season, delivered first-class live TV entertainment and fantastic in-stadium atmosphere with average crowds above 10,000,? said Football Federation Australia CEO Ben Buckley.

    ?The extension of the FOX Soccer agreement shows the growing stature of a competition that?s on the move. We?re delighted that North American audiences can see the Hyundai A-League live and exclusively on a major channel.?

    Bounded in 2005, the Hyundai A-League is a collection of 10 top-division teams from Australia and New Zealand competing annually from October through April. The top six teams at the end of the regular season are entered into the Finals Series, culminating in the Hyundai A-League Grand Final to crown the league champion.

    The Hyundai A-League sends three teams each season to the AFC Champions League, Asia?s premier club competition.

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