ABU Sports Group

Sports Group Committee

  

Chairperson: Mr. Jiang Heping

Mr. Jiang Heping, the Controller of CCTV Sports has been unanimously re-elected as the Chairperson of the ABU Sports Group at its 56^th ABU Sports Conference in Beijing May 7- 9, 2015.

Mr. Heping expressed his appreciation to the Sports Group members for their goodwill and confidence, and re-electing him. Mr Heping assured his support to the group for the development of Sports broadcasting in Asia and the Pacific.

The ABU Sports Group is open to ABU members interested in sports broadcasting. The group meets twice a year. Its discussions cover sports rights and facilities to trends in sports broadcasting, information on upcoming events of interest and relations with sporting bodies. 

Often, guest speakers are invited from federations, organising committees and sports agencies to attend the ABU Sports Conference, which is held back to back to the ABU Sports Group. The Secretariat maintains contact on sports matters with other broadcasting unions and major sports federations. The Head of Sport attends important international meetings on sports broadcasting and passes on information to the members.

 

Broadcast Rights Committee

  

Chairperson: Mr. Hamid Hiraniha

The Chairperson of the Broadcast Rights Committee, Mr. Hamid Iraniha of
IRIB was elected at the 60th ABU Sports Group Meeting in Hong Kong, May 2017.

Committee Members:-
IRIB Iran
TVB Hong Kong
TPT Thailand
Mediacorp Singapore
RM Malaysia

The Broadcast Rights Committee or BRC meets twice a year – during the ABU General Assembly in October and in Spring. The committee basically reviews the activities of the ABU Sports and discuss issues related to rights acquisition of sporting events.

 

 Finance Committee

  

Chairperson: Mr. John West

The Chairperson of the Finance Committee, Mr. John West of TVNZ was elected at the 60th ABU Sports Group Meeting in Hong Kong in May 2017.

Committee Members:-
TVNZ New Zealand
VTV Vietnam
ATN Afghanistan
TVB Hong Kong
NHK Japan

The committee is mandated to maintain that the expenditure from the Sports Fund is spent judiciously for the benefit of the members. The fund is basically meant to develop and enhance sports broadcasting and support a limited number of members who are unable to pay for the rights and technical costs.