Optus secures premier position in football with six-year Premier League deal
Australian telco Optus has renewed its exclusive rights for the English Premier League for the next six seasons, in a deal running from 2022-23 to 2027-28
CK Lee leaving Astro to lead SPOTV in Southeast Asia
Experienced sports television executive Lee Choong Khay (CK) is leaving Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro to become chief executive at the new Southeast Asian, pan-regional sports broadcaster…
Migu and WTT announce gatekeeper media rights deal in China
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has today (Wednesday) announced China Mobile's streaming service Migu as its exclusive, gatekeeper media rights partner…
Strong AFC deal for FMA as Eleven moves for launch content
The scramble to replace Fox Sports Asia helped the Football Marketing Asia agency secure a strong deal for Asian Football Confederation rights last month in several important Southeast Asia markets.
Serie A values down across France and APAC in new beIN deal
Italian Serie A rights values have declined by around a third in France and Southeast Asia under a deal with beIN Sports, mirroring recent trends in those markets.
Eclat’s US Open deal confirmed amid Apac tennis rights battle
Eclat Media Group has added to the growing sports portfolio for its new pan-regional SPOTV platform in Asia-Pacific with a five-year deal for US Open grand slam tennis rights, from 2022 to 2026, covering…
Kaiyan Chen to lead Premier League media rights sales in APAC
The English Premier League has appointed Kaiyan Chen as head of media sales in the Asia-Pacific region, starting in December
BeIN and Stan acquire Autumn Nations Series rights in Australia
BeIN Sports and Stan Sport have both acquired non-exclusive media rights in Australia covering all matches from the upcoming Autumn Nations Series of rugby union test matches
Bundesliga first to land CCTV deal as European leagues face tough rights talks
The German Bundesliga was the first of the 'Big Five' European football leagues to secure a media-rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for the 2021-22 season
Kuaishou becomes NBA’s short video partner in China
Social video platform Kuaishou has become the NBA's official short video platform in China under a multi-year deal