SportBusiness staff, Asia

Saudi Arabia's national tourism authority has become a sponsor of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament

Indian digital platform FanCode has acquired exclusive streaming rights for EuroLeague Basketball in a three-year deal running 2023 to 2025

Pay broadcaster Premier Sports Asia has acquired exclusive live rights in more than 20 markets in Asia for Australia's National Rugby League in a five-year deal from 2023 to 2027

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV appears to have cut some images of fans not wearing masks from its television coverage of the Fifa World Cup, according to various reports

The Sri Lankan cricket board plans to launch a new T10 cricket franchise league, working with sports marketing firm TTen Global Sports

The Asian Football Confederation has announced a media rights agreement in China with Beijing Shinai Sports Media Technology (Shinai) following the termination of its deal with Super Sports Media

The football federations of Belgium and Spain have agreed content partnerships with Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu ahead of their appearances at the Fifa World Cup

Streaming giant Netflix is taking a more serious look at investing in sport and considering taking stakes in competitions as well as acquiring streaming rights, The Wall Street Journal has reported

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is reported to have renewed its domestic media rights for the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam in a deal with Tennis Australia

Telco FPT is reported to have paid a huge fee increase to acquire Vietnamese domestic V.League football rights in a multi-year deal starting in 2023