Wowow renews rights to Australian Open
Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow has renewed its rights for the Australian Open tennis grand slam in a multi-year deal beginning in 2022
KBO broadcasters seek compensation for league disruption
Four Korean broadcasters with rights to the country's baseball league are seeking compensation due to disruptions to this season's schedule caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Migu renews Chinese Volleyball Super League media rights
Migu, the video streaming service run by Chinese telco China Mobile, has renewed its domestic media rights for the Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL) for three seasons, 2021-22 to 2023-24
Victoria Racing Club strikes deal with virtual racing platform Zed Run
Melbourne's Flemington horse racing track will appear on virtual, NFT-powered horse racing platform Zed Run under a deal with Victoria Racing Club
Sports Flick founder ‘sues former business partners’
Dylan Azzopardi, the businessman behind Australian sports streaming platform Sports Flick, is suing the current owner of the company, Dominic Galati, for A$12.7m ($9.5m/€8.2
Silver Lake ‘in advanced talks’ for A-Leagues stake
US investment firm Silver Lake is close to acquiring a 30-per-cent stake in the commercial rights business of Australia's domestic football leagues, according to Australian newspapers the Sun-Herald and…
Singapore’s StarHub agrees deal for SPOTV channels
Singaporean telco StarHub has agreed a carriage deal for the new pan-regional, Southeast Asia SPOTV sports pay-television channels
Indian Premier League franchise sale, media rights bidding talked up
The Glazer family, CVC Capital Partners, Cristiano Ronaldo and superstar Bollywood couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are among the parties linked to bids for new Indian Premier League franchise…
Nine ‘close to NRL renewal’
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is close to extending its biggest sports media rights property, free-to-air rights for the National Rugby League, according to local media
Foxtel, ABC renew Women’s NBL rights
Australia's Women's National Basketball League has renewed domestic media-rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel and public-service broadcaster ABC for the 2021-22 season