NBA agrees free-to-air rights deal in Australia with SBS
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has secured a two-season deal for rights to show two live NBA games and one live Women's NBA game per week
Astro and RTM named broadcasters for Malaysia national team qualifiers
The Football Association of Malaysia announced that national public broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and pay-TV broadcaster Astro are joint broadcasters for all four national team home matches…
Astro offers bundled broadband with sports content, as 4K-UHD nears launch
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro and telco Maxis Communications have signed an agreement to offer bundled broadband with content
Alibaba and Suning sports joint-venture called off
Discussions on a joint-venture between Chinese conglomerate Alibaba's streaming platform Youku Sports and Suning's own streaming platform PPTV have broken down, according to media reports
China’s iQiyi Sports to show all 380 LaLiga games
Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi, which is backed by Chinese online company Baidu, is to show all 380 LaLiga games during 2019-20 season
Sky NZ makes international move with $40m RugbyPass acquisition
New Zealand pay-television operator Sky has acquired a 100-per-cent stake in RugbyPass, the OTT streaming service, in a $40m (€35.9m) deal that expands Sky’s sports business internationally.
CSM to pursue legal action on sites pirating CSL matches
China Sports Media, the commercial rights-holder of the Chinese Super League, will pursue legal action against popular digital website and streaming app Flying Nimbus, after it allowed users to watch a…
Singtel, Starhub buys EFL and EFL Cup rights from Reddentes, Pitch International
Singaporean pay-television platforms Singtel and Starhub have acquired rights for selected English Football League and EFL Cup matches for the 2019-20 season, in a deal with agency Reddentes Sports and…
Dentsu appoints Mitsuyuki Nakamura as executive director of entertainment & sports division
Mitsuyuki “Mike” Nakamura, the global president for Dentsu X, has been appointed the executive director of Dentsu Aegis Network’s entertainment and sports division.
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NBA announces five-year extension with China’s Tencent
The NBA and Chinese social media giant Tencent have announced a five-year extension of their current deal, which will now run through to the 2024-25 season