Asia
DSport picks up Tie Break Tens rights
Indian pay-television channel DSport has acquired rights to the 2017 Tie Break Tens tennis event, which takes place in the Spanish city of Madrid tomorrow (Thursday).
Malaysian FA seeks new partners after MP & Silva deal collapses
The Football Association of Malaysia’s new regime is seeking a broadcast deal for the country’s domestic league after the collapse of its agreement with the MP & Silva agency.
One Championship hails rise in broadcast, digital figures
Asian mixed martial arts promotion the One Championship has revealed significant growth in its broadcast and digital media footprints.
IMG China teams up with Focus Media
The IMG China division of the WME|IMG agency has formed a partnership with Focus Media International Technology that will feature video content distribution in China.
Neo Sports picks up rights to landmark Indian MMA event
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights to the Brave Combat Federation’s upcoming mixed martial arts event in Mumbai.
Lagardère increases investment in AFF rights in light of AFC doubt
Lagardère Sports has more than doubled its fee to renew its commercial rights to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Football Federation’s biennial national team tournament.
Bundesliga strikes huge China deal while maintaining exposure
Streaming platform PPTV’s acquisition of Bundesliga digital rights in China last month secures its position as the country’s pre-eminent football broadcaster.
After 12 seasons, CBA elects to test rights on Chinese market
The Chinese Basketball Association has ended its media-rights relationship with the Infront Sports & Media agency and will launch a sales process for a new deal.
IPL rights cycle to cover five years
The next cycle of media rights for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament will run for five years, rather than 10 years as originally planned.
Sina Sports strengthens golf portfolio
The Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina has signed content deals with golf’s PGA Tour and the LPGA ladies’ tour.
Facebook to stream World Snooker Championship
This year’s World Snooker Championship will be made available throughout the Americas and the Indian sub-continent via social media platform Facebook.
DAZN adds WWE to Japanese rights portfolio
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has enhanced its content portfolio in Japan by agreeing a rights deal with North American wrestling organisation WWE.
MLB seeks growth in India with Veqta partnership
Major League Baseball has signed a wide-ranging content partnership with Indian digital media company Veqta.
Lagardère Sports to market Thai football rights
The Lagardère Sports agency has agreed a deal to distribute global media rights to events organised by the Football Association of Thailand.
PPTV to add Bundesliga to football rights portfolio
Chinese retail giant Suning has agreed a media and strategic partnership with the German Football League (DFL), according to Kicker.
Japanese broadcasters team up for new online streaming initiative
Japan’s five main commercial broadcasters have come together to develop a system that will serve as the lynchpin for simultaneous broadcasting of television programs over the air and the internet.
Media and football heavyweights call on G7 to tackle internet piracy
A collective of major broadcasters and Europe’s leading football organisations have joined forces to call on the G7 group of industrial nations to take action to tackle internet piracy.
World Games secures coverage in China
The Lagardère Sports and U! Sports agencies have signed an agreement with US-based distributor Madison Communications that secures coverage in China of the 2017 World Games multi-sport event.