Asia-Pacific
Eclat, Aser, beIN and others bid to fill Fox Sports Asia gap
Sports rights formerly held by Fox Sports Asia, which is shutting down next month, have attracted bids from several companies interested in taking over the Disney-owned pay-television platform's position…
Hong Kong government says Tokyo Olympic rights intervention a ‘one-off’
The Hong Kong government told SportBusiness Media this week that its acquisition of Tokyo 2020 rights was a one-off prompted by the extreme financial pressures placed on broadcasters by the pandemic.
Fox Sports Asia: Fall of an icon
The shutdown of Fox Sports Asia, announced by owner Disney last month, will draw the curtains on one of the most storied companies in sports broadcasting in Asia-Pacific. SportBusiness Media takes a brief look back over the company's history.
Gap in Asia-Pacific market opens as Disney shuts Fox Sports
Sports media rights markets in Asia-Pacific stand at a crossroads following the exit of longstanding pan-regional player Fox Sports Asia.
Disney to shut Fox Sports Asia channels
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
Eurosport, GCN acquire rights to 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
International sports broadcaster Eurosport and digital platform Global Cycling Network have jointly acquired exclusive rights to this year’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Flanders Classics race in a deal covering E…
Former DAZN executive Peebles joins The Athletic in APAC role
Alex Peebles, the former senior vice-president, Southeast Asia at sports streaming operator DAZN, has joined The Athletic, the subscription-based sports website, in a commercial role focused on the Asia-Pacific…
Uday Shankar renews partnership with James Murdoch
The former head of Disney in Asia, Uday Shankar, is forming a new venture with James Murdoch to invest in technology and media opportunities in India and other Asian markets
Sportradar becomes AFC data and video partner
Data and digital media firm Sportradar has announced an eight-year, global data and video rights deal with the Asian Football Confederation, covering the 2021-28 period
APAC online video revenues to hit $54.5bn by 2025, study finds
Media industry research firm Media Partners Asia is predicting steady growth in the Asia-Pacific online subscription video-on-demand sector with China set to dominate market share
Rugbypass’s market retreat hits Six Nations, EPCR values in Apac
Rugby union digital media platform Rugbypass has stepped back from the rights market after putting its streaming business ambitions on pause, resulting in falls in the value of Six Nations and European Professional Club Rugby rights it previously held, in replacement deals in the Asia-Pacific region.
Football Marketing Asia COO Tyler takes his leave
Co-founder and chief operating officer David Tyler has departed from Football Marketing Asia, the Asian Football Confederation’s Hong Kong-based exclusive commercial rights agency.
BeIN acquires Mena, Apac rights to 2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
Qatar-headquartered pay-television broadcaster beIN has acquired the exclusive rights to the 2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season across the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia Pacific
Eurosport gets rights to bett1ACES and THIEMs7 tennis tournaments
Eurosport has agreed media-rights deals for two European tennis tournaments, bett1ACES in Berlin on July 13-19, and THIEMs7, which got underway in Kitzbühel yesterday and runs until July 11.
Robert Klein and Kevin Sim – Bundesliga International
Robert Klein, CEO, and Kevin Sim, Head of Asia-Pacific, at Bundesliga International explain the German football league’s approach to the first two media-rights deals of its new sales cycle in Asia, in Japan and Vietnam.
Djokovic’s Adria Tour to be aired by beIN in Asia-Pacific and Mena regions
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired exclusive rights in the Asia-Pacific and Mena regions to Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour, an eight-man tennis tournament set up by the Serbian tennis s…
Asia-Pacific broadcasters eye Covid-19 compensation
As major sports properties return to action, the attention of broadcasters in Asia-Pacific is turning to rights-fee rebates and other forms of compensation for the Covid-19 interruption.
BeIN lands exclusive rights to Austria’s ÖFB Cup final
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has secured exclusive rights across multiple international territories to tonight’s final of the ÖFB Cup, the national knockout clubs tournament in Austria.