Infront and BWF go non-exclusive to maintain revenue in China
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.
Sky New Zealand renews NRL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its media rights for Australia's National Rugby League for five years, from 2023 to 2027
Korea Volleyball Federation agrees rights renewal with KBS
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.
Spark acquires RLWC rights in New Zealand
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
Thai tycoon acquires Euro 2020 rights in last-minute deal
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
TikTok agrees deal with Pakistan Super League
TikTok and the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament will jointly develop content for the social video platform under a new agreement
Zense disputes Thai FA media rights deal ‘termination’
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
China Sports Media distributes Copa América rights to streaming trio
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.
Optus acquires rights for 2023 Women’s World Cup
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
Tencent and Kuaishou sublicense Olympics media rights from CCTV
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