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Google and Disney Plus Hotstar agree IPL ‘web stories’ deal
Internet search giant Google will show Indian Premier League match highlights this year via its Web Stories feature under a tie-up with Indian media group Disney Plus Hotstar
Blast Premier agrees flurry of media-rights deals for 2021
Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has reached eight new international media rights deals for the 2021 season
Elta agrees deal to show Extreme E in Taiwan
Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has agreed a rights deal with Taiwanese digital operator Elta TV
Saran Media Group retains Uefa club competition rights in Central Asia
The Saran Media Group agency has extended its agreement with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for broadcast rights to its club competitions in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan a…
YuppTV renews multi-territory rights for Indian Premier League
Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired rights for this year's Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament in nearly 100 countries
PFL expands Asia reach by securing broadcast deal with Vietnam’s FPT TV
The Professional Fighters League has secured a media rights deal with Vietnamese sports network FPT TV for the 2021 season, expanding the mixed martial arts organization's distribution in Asia
Tencent expands sports streaming outside China with MLB deal
Chinese streaming platform and internet giant Tencent has announced its first major sports media rights deal covering territories outside its home market, with a three-year deal for Major League Baseball…
Fuel TV deal with Samsung adds distribution in India, Mexico
Fuel TV, the action sports television channel, has secured distribution in India for the first time and strengthened its presence in Mexico in a deal with electronics giant Samsung
Sony renews rights deal for international archery across the sub-continent
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed its exclusive rights agreement with World Archery
Tencent becomes Extreme E’s latest Chinese rights-holder
Off-road electric racing series Extreme E has further boosted its coverage in China ahead of its impending debut by agreeing a rights deal with conglomerate Tencent
Zhibo.tv agrees five-year deal for MotoGP rights
Chinese sports streaming platform Zhibo.tv has agreed a five-year deal for media rights for the MotoGP motorcycle racing world championship, beginning with the 2021 season.
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Eurosport bags rights for India football friendlies
The Discovery-owned Eurosport India has acquired rights for the Indian national football team's friendlies against Oman and the United Arab Emirates
Eurosport, GCN add Flanders Classics rights to 2024
International sports broadcaster Eurosport and digital platform Global Cycling Network will showcase the Flanders Classics cycling races in European and Asian markets until 2024 after agreeing a new deal…
Fox Sports to cover FIH Pro League in Southeast Asia
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has agreed a rights deal for its Pro League national team competition with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Asia
Setanta Sports secures four-year NHL rights extension in Ukraine, Eurasia
Setanta Sports has secured a four-year extension of National Hockey League rights in Ukraine and the Eurasia region, from the 2022-23 season through 2025-26
KBO teams agree sponsorship and media deals ahead of new season
Korean KBO baseball league teams are busy agreeing commercial deals ahead of the start of the 2021 regular season on April 3
Astro and Malaysian Netball Association launch new league
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro and the Malaysian Netball Association launched the inaugural Netball Super League last weekend