VTV announces Fifa World Cup rights acquisition in Vietnam
State broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced the acquisition of the media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup
Coupang pays big increase to take LaLiga from SPOTV in Korea
The value of Spanish LaLiga rights in South Korea has more than doubled as local ecommerce group Coupang made the property one of its biggest exclusive rights acquisitions to date.
Coupang Play acquires LaLiga rights in South Korea
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has taken a significant stride in its sports broadcasting ambitions by securing rights to the Spanish LaLiga in a five-year deal covering 2023-24 to 2027-28
ESPN expands NBA deal in Australia
ESPN has expanded its media rights agreement in Australia with the NBA to add two live games per week that were previously on free-to-air public-service broadcaster SBS, starting from the upcoming 2022-23…
ICC details broadcast coverage and digital innovations for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council over the weekend unveiled details of media rights deals, world feed content and digital media innovations for this year's Men's T20 World Cup, which got underway in Australia…
Coupang Play acquires rights for NHL ice hockey
South Korean ecommerce and streaming company Coupang has acquired exclusive rights for NHL ice hockey in a deal covering the upcoming 2022-23 season
Asian Cricket Council agrees digital collectibles deal with FanCraze
The Asian Cricket Council is to launch a digital collectibles programme in partnership with FanCraze Technologies.
The ACC and FanCraze will create a set of collectibles that fans can acquire and trade
Ligue 1 returns in Japan as local stars drive DAZN deal
Extensive live coverage of French Ligue 1 football returned in Japan this season following a one-season hiatus, as streaming platform DAZN increased its valuation of the league.
EXCLUSIVE: beIN Sports set to acquire Formula 1 rights in Asia-Pacific
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is finalising a multi-year deal beginning in 2023 for Formula 1 rights across its Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
Infront unseats IMG and ups Uefa national team value in Indonesia
Infront’s new deal was finalised late, resulting in the first six matchdays of the 2022-23 Uefa Nations League. from June to September, going without broadcast coverage in Indonesia.