IMG bags FA Cup rights for India; ESS gets most of Asia

[ajuravi007]

MUMBAI: The FA has announced that ESPN Star Sports (ESS), IMG and M-League will have rights to broadcast FA Cup and [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]England[/COLOR][/COLOR] matches within Asia for the 2008-2012 period.

The majority of rights within Asia have been acquired by ESS, The FA's current partner within the region.

For the Indian sub-continent and [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Japan[/COLOR][/COLOR], the rights, however, have gone to IMG. M-League has acquired all broadcast rights for Thailand. The Asia partnerships together represent the largest regional market in The FA's new range of deals for its international broadcast rights, the total of which is over $300 million, a 275 per cent increase on the current four-year $80 million deals.

FA Group commercial director Jonathan Hill said, "We are delighted that we have renewed our relationship with ESPN Star Sports in what was an intensely competitive market and we look forward to continuing to grow our brands in Asia with ESS's significant marketing support and leverage."
FA head of broadcast Stuart Turner said, "We are pleased to be continuing our relationship with IMG who have a very strong presence in Japan and the sub-continent and we are thrilled to have a new agency partner in M-League who are committed to maximising exposure of the property in the key market of Thailand."

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[Prudent]

So...we can watch it on TEN Sports?:S

 

[Crazysah]

ESPN SHOULD GET the rights!

 

[ajuravi007]

I think for sub continet IMG has bagged the rights then who will telecast the matches in india

 

[maahkaal]

IMG is a management group so they will have to sell the telecast rights to a sports broadcaster. Espnstar, Ten/Zee sports and Neo will bid for the rights and the highest bidder will win. I have a feeling it's going to be Ten/Zee Sports.

 

[kreacher]

This year ESPN Star is telecasting FA Cup matches, last Friday they were showing Hereford - Leeds match. I hope they get the rights from IMG for India too.

 

[ajuravi007]

This year ESPN Star is telecasting FA Cup matches, last Friday they were showing Hereford - Leeds match. I hope they get the rights from IMG for India too.
YEs even i saw that and i hope ESS gets the right but its telecasted in the mid night thats the only problem with FA cup matches, La Liga, UEFA & Champions league:wall:

 

[India]

Well ESS showed FA CUP round 1 match on 2 days back so don't worry we would see it.

 

[maahkaal]

Espnstar will no doubt try to get the rights but for Ten/Zee sports , this is a golden opportunity to gain some momentum and paying over the odds won't be a issue with them. Winning the Fa cup rights will be a significant milestone for them.