Dentsu Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004; President & CEO: Toshihiro Yamamoto; Head Office: Tokyo; Capital: 74,609.81 million yen) announced today that in an effort to further contribute to its expertise in the sports marketing business it has acquired the overseas media rights, excluding Japan and China, of MEIJI YASUDA J1 League from 2020 to 2022.

Dentsu has been appointed by the Japan Professional Football League (J.League) as "J.League Marketing Partner" in Japan since 2014. Going forward, Dentsu will contribute to the development of J.League abroad, driven by overseas broadcasts.


#####

Contact

Media-related enquiries:
Shusaku Kannan
Executive Communications Director
Corporate Communications Division
Telephone: +81 (3) 6216-8042
E-mail: s.kannan@dentsu.co.jp

Business-related enquiries:
Daichi Takeshita
Media Rights Department 1
Sports Business Division
Telephone: +81 (3) 6216-8372
E-mail: daichi.takeshita@dentsu.co.jp