Kevin McCullagh, Asia office

Cricket

Bangladeshi agency Ban Tech has acquired media rights for Bangladesh men's home international cricket matches in a deal with the Bangladesh Cricket Board running from now until October 2023
Rugby Union

Rugby union digital media platform RugbyPass has continued its return to live rugby streaming with a rights deal for the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition covering major markets in Europe as well as…
Cricket

New Bangladeshi sports broadcaster T Sports has acquired media rights for English Premier League matches and India home international cricket in a deal with video content rights marketplace Allrites
Football

Pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow has acquired media rights in Singapore for Uefa Euro 2020 and agreed distribution deals with local telcos Singtel and Starhub
Multi-sport

The Walt Disney Company is shutting down its Fox Sports Asia pay-television channels later this year, drawing the curtain on one of the longest-standing sports television businesses in the region
Football

The first events of the Asian Football Confederation’s 2021-24 commercial cycle began last week with media rights coverage gaps in Japan and most of the Middle East and North Africa, and only a couple o…
Football

Australian streaming platform Sports Flick has said it will "not be seeking to finalise" its bid for Uefa club competition media rights for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Football

Chinese football-focused digital platform Dongqiudi has acquired non-exclusive live streaming rights for the Chinese Super League in a three-season deal starting with the upcoming 2021 season
Multi-sport

K Madhavan has been appointed president of The Walt Disney Company India and Disney-owned pay-television platform Star India
Cricket

Internet search giant Google will show Indian Premier League match highlights this year via its Web Stories feature under a tie-up with Indian media group Disney Plus Hotstar