A consortium of media companies have agreed to pay $300 million for the exclusive rights to broadcast FA Cup and England international matches in Asia between 2008 and 2012.
The deal with ESPN Star Sports, M-League and IMG represents an almost four-fold increase on the current $80 million contract.
ESS holds the majority of the rights, while IMG's deal covers Japan and the Indian subcontinent. M-League will handle Thailand. Manu Sawhney, the ESS managing director, said the deal was "testament to our proven commitment to building these properties to millions of football fans in Asia".
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