Singtel Optus secures exclusive rights to Qatar’s Fifa Club World Cup
Exclusive broadcast rights to the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Fifa Club World Cup have been acquired by Singtel Optus, the Australia -based telecommunications company, for its OTT service Optus Sport
Seven hit by ABC decision to scrap Olympic radio broadcasts
Australian public-service broadcaster ABC will maintain its decision not to pursue radio rights to the 2020 summer Olympic Game, after a meeting between its chairwoman Ita Buttrose and Australian Olympic…
Infront China appoints new managing director
Anne Zhao, the managing director of the Chinese arm of the Infront agency, has resigned and is to be replaced by current deputy managing director Dana Song
Tencent NBA stream ‘halted over Taiwan flag appearance’
A stream of an NBA game between Miami Heat and the LA Lakers by Chinese platform Tencent Sports was interrupted on Saturday because a man seated in the front row of the crowd was wearing a shirt with the…
SCM secures Champions League media rights in Indonesia
A new partnership formed by Indonesian media group Surya Citra Media, satellite direct-to-home TV provider Nex Parabola and satellite operator SES will live-broadcast Uefa Champions League and Europa League…
PBA to announce live media rights deal in China with HWRICL
The Philippines Basketball Association is set to announce a deal with the Hunan World Research Internet Co. Ltd (HWRICL) to air league games live and exclusively on television in China
NBA to stream games on Facebook and Twitter in Philippines as rights talks drag on
The National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday that selected 2019-20 regular-season games will be live streamed in the Philippines for free on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.
NBA seals broadcast and betting partnership with Australia’s Tabcorp
Australian gambling and entertainment group Tabcorp has signed a multi-year agreement with the National Basketball Association to show the NBA TV channel in more than 4,400 retail and entertainment venues…
Silver defends NBA response to tweet furore, CCTV pulls exhibition games
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has responded to the recent furore over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweets on the Hong Kong democracy protests, saying the league would back the right to…
Sony acquires media rights in India for Rugby World Cup
Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired the exclusive media rights in the Indian subcontinent for the 2019 Rugby World Cup