Kevin McCullagh, Asia office

Badminton

The digital rights deals are all non-exclusive, while CCTV will receive linear exclusivity for selected BWF events. All seven deals cover the five years from 2022 to 2026.
Rugby League

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its media rights for Australia's National Rugby League for five years, from 2023 to 2027
Volleyball

The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) has renewed its domestic media-rights agreement with broadcaster KBS in a deal reported to be worth KRW30bn ($26m/€22m) over six seasons, 2021-22 to 2026-27.
Rugby League

Telco Spark has acquired the exclusive media rights in New Zealand for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, becoming the tournament's first international broadcast partner
Football

Thai businessman Komol Jungrungreangkit stepped in to acquire the media rights in Thailand for the Uefa Euro 2020 football tournament in a last-minute deal on Friday
Cricket

TikTok and the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament will jointly develop content for the social video platform under a new agreement
Football

Thai media company Zense Entertainment has disputed a claim by the Football Association of Thailand that their landmark domestic media-rights deal has been terminated
Football

The China Sports Media agency has distributed digital media rights in China for the forthcoming Copa América tournament to streaming platforms PP Sports, Kuaishou and Huya in non-exclusive deals.
Football

Telco Optus has acquired the exclusive media rights in Australia for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the country and New Zealand
Olympic Games

Chinese digital media operators Tencent and Kuaishou have sublicensed on-demand and short-form video rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics from state broadcaster CCTV