Asia
Canal Plus makes pre-emptive strike with Premier League renewal in midst of Ligue 1 tender
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has hailed the importance of the English Premier League to its audience, after retaining exclusive rights in France just as domestic rights to Ligue 1 are on the market
ICC introduces vertical broadcast feed for World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has claimed a first for the sport by announcing that it will produce an additional vertical video feed for India’s staging of the upcoming 2023 World Cup.
Next Media pays increase on back of Bundesliga ratings growth in Vietnam
Vietnamese sports marketing agency Next Media renewed its rights for the German Bundesliga, this time alongside the VMG Media agency, after agreeing to pay a slight increase on the previous deal.
Asia Football Group named new AFC rights agency, FMA staff to transfer over
Media and sponsorship rights to the Asian Football Confederation’s flagship competitions will be sold by Asia Football Group (AFG), a new single-client entity set up following the termination of the A…
Coupang pays big uplift to take AFC rights from 2025-28
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang secured exclusive Asian Football Confederation rights from 2025 to 2028 after agreeing to pay a significant uplift.
EXCLUSIVE: AFC has deal in place with special purpose vehicle following FMA termination
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has terminated its exclusive eight-year commercial rights contract with Football Marketing Asia and is poised to appoint a new special purpose vehicle likely to comprise…
FanCode nets AFC Champions League streaming rights for two seasons
Indian streaming platform FanCode has secured exclusive rights to selected Asian Football Confederation competitions over the next two seasons, 2023-24 and 2024-25
Viacom18 acquires exclusive rights to ISL, India national team
Media group Viacom18 has acquired exclusive rights to the Indian Super League, following the first-ever tender launched by the country’s top-tier football competition.
Bundesliga nets strong increase in India with Sony
Sony Pictures Networks secured exclusive rights across the Indian subcontinent to the German Bundesliga for three more seasons after agreeing to pay an increased rights fee.
BCCI rights sale hints bilateral series have passed their peak
Last week’s sale of BCCI media rights indicates that bilateral series have likely passed their peak value, experts have told SportBusiness Media.
Viacom18 strengthens grip on Indian cricket with BCCI linear, digital rights
Media group Viacom18 has strengthened its position as the home of Indian cricket, after today (Thursday) acquiring exclusive linear and digital rights to the national team’s bilateral matches.
Sportradar gives K League TV a face-lift, to net sponsors in renewed pact
The Korea Professional Football League and sports data and betting services company Sportradar have renewed their wide-ranging global media and betting rights deal for another four years, with sponsorship…
Bundesliga and Next Media go early with rights extension in Vietnam to 2028
Next Media, the sports marketing agency in Vietnam, has sealed an early extension of its rights to German football's Bundesliga, and is to work with the VMG Media agency to make the matches more widely…
K+ outbids rivals to net AFC rights in Vietnam from 2025-28
Pay-television broadcaster K+ secured exclusive rights to all Asian Football Confederation competitions in Vietnam from 2025 to the end of 2028 after agreeing to pay a 50-per-cent uplift.
Huya sublicenses UFC rights from Migu
Streaming platform Huya will begin showing Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events in China after sublicensing rights to the mixed martial arts promotion from rival streaming service Migu.
Wanda initiates Infront sale process with Deutsche Bank hire
Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group has appointed Deutsche Bank as advisers on a potential sale of the Infront sports marketing agency
BeIN expands Bundesliga rights with three-year APAC deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights to the Bundesliga in 10 territories across the Asia-Pacific region as part of a new deal with the German Football League (DFL) until 2025-26
Sony-Zee merger to intensify Indian sports streaming market
The merger between media groups Sony and Zee will challenge the current streaming dominance of Disney and Viacom18 in the Indian sports media market, experts say.