Asia-Pacific
Eurosport Asia-Pacific snaps up NBL rights
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport Asia-Pacific has acquired rights for the National Badminton League, a new competition launched by the Badminton England governing body.
Eurosport adds Tour of Poland to cycling offering
Pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive live television and digital rights for this year’s Tour of Poland cycling race.
MP & Silva grows Latin American football portfolio in Asia-Pacific
The MP & Silva agency has acquired rights in the Asia-Pacific region to the Latin American Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Copa do Brazil club football tournaments.
Al Jazeera set to take control in Asia
Al Jazeera set to buy out MP & Silva from beIN Sports in Asia
World Archery signs Eurosport deal
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights for the Archery World Cup and World Archery Championships.
Eurosport on the grid with motocross deal
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights for the Motocross World Championship and Motocross of Nations national motorcycle events.
FIC appoints Sportfive’s Choe to aid Asian development plans
The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has announced the appointment of Helena Choe in a newly created position designed to aid the firm’s drive into the Asian sports broadcast market.
Villans moving quietly into US
Aston Villa expanding its media coverage in US
Fight Sports Network appoints Asia Pacific MD
The CSI Sports media company’s Fight Sports Network has announced the appointment of Adam Zecha as its managing director for the Asia Pacific region.
Fiji TV signs MUTV partnership
Fijian commercial broadcaster Fiji TV has agreed a three-year deal with English Premier League football team Manchester United to carry coverage from the club’s in-house MUTV channel.
Dentsu deal drives IOC growth
Dentsu Asian Olympics deal drives revenue growth for IOC
Mai TV secures Fijian World Cup rights
Fijian commercial broadcaster Mai TV has agreed a deal for the rights to Fifa football competitions between December 2013 and July 2014 - a package that includes the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Simon Greenberg, global head of rights, News Corp
Interview with Simon Greenberg, global head of rights for News Corp, on the company’s Asian clip rights strategy.
News Corp’s ‘dramatic’ clips venture
News Corp says it will succeed with sports clips where other media companies s have failed
The rights acquisitions behind News Corp’s BallBall app
TSA nets Barca TV deal
The Total Sports Asia agency has agreed a deal with the Mediapro agency to become the exclusive distributor in the Asia-Pacific region of Barca TV, the official club television channel of Spanish Liga football champion Barcelona.
Eurosport picks up sepaktakraw package
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired a rights package for the sport of sepaktakraw.
Infront expands with Singapore office
The Infront Sports & Media agency has opened an office in Singapore to house its new wholly-owned subsidiary in the Asia-Pacific region.
ABU seals landmark Fisu contract
Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has awarded media rights to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union for the 2013 editions of the Summer Universiade and Winter Universiade multi-sport events.