Bundesliga starts Asian sales with Sky PerfecTV deal in Japan
Japanese pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV has renewed its German Bundesliga rights at a small discount, in a deal covering the five seasons from 2020-21 to 2024-25, SportBusiness Media understands.
Sky PerfecTV deal marks Bundesliga’s first Asian media rights agreement of new cycle
The German Bundesliga has agreed a media-rights deal in Japan with pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV covering the five seasons from 2020-21 to 2024-25, SportBusiness can reveal
Round-Up: EPL broadcasters ask for ‘unprecedented’ access, Lancs’ India plans, new Chinese basketball museum, and more
UK government culture secretary Oliver Dowden has said he hopes the Premier League can resume by mid-June. The teams have agreed to start non-contact training in small groups today
K League under global spotlight as it resumes season
Korean football's K League became the focus of the football and wider sports world's attention at the weekend, as it resumed its 2019-20 season after suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Hot market in Vietnam helps Lagardère raise Suzuki Cup value in four-country deal
Vietnam’s hot market for national-team football rights helped Lagardère Sports secure an increase in the value of rights in the country for the 2020 Asean Football Federation Championship.
Covid-19 hits at heart of Sky NZ’s sports-led turnaround plans
Covid-19 has made an ambitious, sport-focused business turnaround at Sky New Zealand an even tougher task.
Covid-19 rejig could spell the end for Super Rugby
Super Rugby is set for major and permanent change, sparked by the Covid-19 shutdown, according to stakeholders within Sanzaar, the grouping of Southern Hemisphere rugby unions
Olympians host online Airbnb ‘experiences’
Olympic athletes are working with Airbnb to provide online experiences for fans, including goal-setting advice sessions and home workouts
Mediapro’s Roures welcomes financial reset for European football
The chief executive of Spanish media group and sports marketing agency Mediapro has said Covid-19 will put a welcome rein on transfer spending by European football clubs
NRL ‘close’ to three-year broadcast extension with Fox and Nine
Australia's National Rugby League is close to a renegotiation and extension of its domestic media-rights deals with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine, according…