Asia
Baseball coverage to underpin Eleven expansion in Taiwan
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will launch cable-television and IPTV channels in Taiwan early next month after boosting its rights portfolio by sealing a deal with the Lamigo Monkeys Chinese Professional Baseball League team.
Experts claim DSport channel must compete for cricket rights
Indian television experts have questioned the viability of pay-television channel DSport – a partnership between Discovery Communications and Indian broadcast executive RC Venkateish which launched in India last week – in its current form.
Splitting rights brings Japanese windfall for Tennis Australia
Striking a digital rights deal is thought to have helped Tennis Australia earn a large increase in Japan for the 2017 Australian Open.
PPTV in talks for Chinese Super League rights – reports
Online streaming company PPTV is in talks to acquire domestic online rights to club football’s Chinese Super League, according to reports.
CAA Eleven launches latest set of Uefa rights tenders
The CAA Eleven agency has launched tenders in six markets for rights to Uefa national team football properties.
Eleven expands MMA portfolio with Cage Warriors
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights for the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
DSport boosts reach with DishTV carriage deal
Direct-to-home service provider DishTV has agreed a carriage deal for DSport, the new Indian sports television channel launched by international media and entertainment company Discovery Communications.
BCCI opens up fresh tender process for IPL rights
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has opened a new tender process for television and digital rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition, according to multiple reports.
WTCC secures rights partners in India
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports and new sports television channel DSport have acquired rights to the World Touring Car Championship motor-racing series.
J Sports extends WorldSBK rights deal
Japanese pay-television broadcaster J Sports has extended an agreement for rights to the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling series.
Alisports to show Japan’s Asian Winter Games
The Alisports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has acquired rights for the upcoming 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan.
DAZN boosts reach in Japan with NTT DoCoMo partnership
DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform, has agreed a new carriage deal in Japan with mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo.
Fox Sports Asia lands FIM Endurance World Championship rights
Fox Sports Asia, the regional subsidiary of 21st Century Fox’s broadcast arm Fox Networks Group, has acquired rights for the International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Endurance World Championship.
Discovery furthers expansion drive with Indian sports channel
International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has today (Monday) launched a new sports television channel in India.
Uefa in direct negotiations with top Champions League bidder
Team Marketing, Uefa’s sales agent for the Champions League and Europa League, is in final negotiations with one party – believed to be the Desports agency – over rights in China.
Eleven Sports converts Six Nations rights deal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Singapore to the 2017 Six Nations rugby union tournament.
Federation to launch Tajikistan’s first football channel
The Tajikistan Football Federation (FFT) has said it will launch a television channel that will showcase the domestic game and leading competitions from overseas.
Malaysia’s Tune Talk extends with One Championship
Malaysian telecommunications provider Tune Talk has extended a content deal with the One Championship mixed martial arts series.