MUMBAI: IMG Media, a division of IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, has been appointed by the Jordan Football Association to market the international broadcast rights to the national team?s matches until the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

The Jordan FA will continue to sell rights to domestic broadcasters.

IMG will distribute the rights to Jordan?s qualification matches for the tournament against Syria and Oman as well as a number of international friendly fixtures to be announced in due course.

IMG Media SVP Michael Mellor said, ?This is the first time the Jordan FA has had an international rights partner and we are delighted they chose us. We are developing their friendly calendar and plan to help them to develop and commercialise their football operation over the next couple of years, although we, of course, hope it is the beginning of a long-term relationship.?

MUMBAI: IMG, the global sports, fashion and media company, has entered into an exclusive three-year media rights deal with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL)until 2015.

IMG will market and distribute the league outside Russia and has already secured contracts with more than 20 broadcasters including NHK in Japan, ESPN in Brazil and Polsat in Poland.

The new agreement will see IMG selling the rights for live and highlights coverage of all 240 League games and also includes internet streaming, mobile phones, DVD and in-flight and in-ship.

IMG is currently in discussions with a number of other broadcasters around the world and anticipates further deals being concluded in the coming months.

IMG Media Senior Vice President Michael Mellor said, "We are delighted to be working alongside the Russian Football Premier League and are working closely with them to both develop the profile of the clubs and players and the reach of the league.

"The increasing investment of the Russian clubs in top world talent has seen the quality of football and competition rise and the league is now rated the seventh best by Uefa. We are sure this will continue and enable IMG to utilise our worldwide international sales team in sixty offices in thirty countries around the world to grow exposure of the RFPL over the next three years."

Founded in 2001, the RFPL, which is run by the 16 clubs in the league, succeeded the Russian Top League which had been run by the Professional Football League of Russia. The current champions are Zenit St Petersburg. The 2012/13 season will be the first run from autumn to spring like most of the other European leagues, the season having previously started in March.