... a and the Fifa World Cup in Brazil also helped boost demand for video streaming services, he said. A recent study by Facebook showed that video consumption by users of the dominant social networking ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
Swiss police on Wednesday arrested six soccer officials, including some high-ranking members of world governing body FIFA, over corruption allegations. The officials were detained pending their extrad ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Cheng said TVB could get a bigger share of advertising dollars after the government denied rival Asia Television Ltd.'s license renewal application. Meanwhile, chief e ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
... ing body, FIFA, has firmly opposed the call. Blatter said misjudgment is part of the game, as it makes a match more dramatic and can prompt heated debate. He also claimed that video technology may be ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
... nephew of FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, said Wanda's investment will help his company improve its offerings in sports. The deal follows Wanda's acquisition of a 20 percent stake in Spanish soccer club Atlé ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
FIFA has cleared Russia and Qatar of corruption in their bids to host the World Cup, but its report only managed to fuel controversy. The former US prosecutor who led the investigation by soccer's gov ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... d to host FIFA's Club World Cup next month, featuring Champions League winner Real Madrid, the report said. It doesn't expect many visitors from Ebola-affected regions. -- Contact us at [email protected] ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
... uring the FIFA World Cup period. Affected employees will receive severance pay in lieu of notice and special remuneration. Some posts will be eliminated through natural staff attrition and cutting of ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-17
... . He said FIFA, the football world governing body, has been too focused on racism and has not done enough to fight match-fixing. "I'm not saying FIFA shouldn't pump in so much money [to tackle racism] ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... o won the FIFA Golden Ball as the best player of World Cup 2014, also proudly wears the number. As such, the number carries a sense of prestige, an air of respect. Rising stars of the beautiful game s ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-29
... d and the FIFA World Cup. -- Contact us at [email protected] VW/SK ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
... sseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter, the report said. FIFA also does not foresee any major problems in Russia's preparations for the event, although the association's vice president Jeffrey Webb has ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
... since the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Brazil last month, their partners rarely have had sex with them. The men also dipped into their savings or used Alipay to bet on the games, often got drunk, and ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-09
Chinese sales of lotteries related to the ongoing FIFA World Cup are expected to top 10 billion yuan (US$1.6 billion), marking a huge increase from the 2.3 billion yuan sales recorded during the previ ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
... n. I hope FIFA will reduce your suspension." So, are we good for a happy ending? This Saturday and Sunday morning we shall be finding out the final four in the World Cup and that could be a good time ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-02
Uruguay striker Luis Suárez has been suspended for nine games and barred from all football-related activities for four months, the New York Times reported. FIFA announced the decision at its World Cup ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-27
What does an obscure Chinese county have to do with the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament? Not so much, except that millions of national flags flown at stadiums and on the streets in Brazil all came f ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-20
You say goal, I say lights out. All eyes will be on 20th FIFA World Cup tomorrow. But wait, that's more than a bit too much of an exaggeration. Just how many eyes will actually be open and staring at ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-12
... hile, the FIFA World Cup, which starts Friday in Brazil, is unlikely to steal demand from casinos because the two serve different markets, Lui was quoted as saying. -- Contact us at [email protected] V ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-12
There's just hours to go until kickoff for the FIFA World Cup and employees are already hard at work cutting their duties to make sure they won't miss out on key matches, the Hong Kong Economic Journa ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-11
