Asia
Tencent teams up with NHL for strategic partnership
The North American NHL ice hockey league has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Chinese internet company Tencent.
Sony gets green light for Ten Sports takeover
Media group Sony Pictures Networks India has been granted approval by the Competition Commission of India for its acquisition of the Ten Sports arm of pay-television operator Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
Asian Tour introduces live-streaming initiative for events
Golf’s Asian Tour has launched a new streaming initiative that will result in selected tournaments benefiting from live coverage on its website.
SBS lands World Taekwondo Federation rights renewal
Korean commercial broadcaster SBS has extended its rights agreement with the World Taekwondo Federation.
LeEco secures $2.42bn in fresh investment
Chinese internet company LeEco, whose subsidiaries include media platform LeSports, has alleviated its financial concerns by securing 16.8 billion yuan (€2.31bn/$2.42bn) in strategic investment, chiefly from property developer Sunac China Holdings.
USTA scores extension with Japanese rights partner
The United States Tennis Association has extended its long-term rights deal with Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow.
Astro splashes out on Malaysian badminton rights extension
Malaysian pay-television operator Astro has expanded a rights deal with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to become the exclusive broadcast partner of the national governing body.
NBA sets streaming first with Kings-Warriors game
The NBA North American basketball league yesterday (Sunday) streamed a regular-season game via Facebook for the first time, with the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors available exclusively to users of the social media platform in India.
DittoTV scores rights to I-League
The I-League, the top division of club football in India, is set to benefit from exposure through an OTT platform after a rights agreement was reached with DittoTV, the digital arm of pay-television operator Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
LeSports reaches deal over Premier League rights fee
The LeSports division of Chinese internet company LeEco has reached a compromise agreement over its rights fee for the English Premier League that is set to allow it to continue covering the club football competition.
Sony picks up rights to Chennai Open
Media company Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired rights for the Chennai Open, the country’s only men’s ATP World Tour tennis event.
Sina Weibo seals NFL streaming deal
Chinese social network Sina Weibo has struck a deal to stream live coverage of NFL American football games.
Baidu planning IPO for video-streaming platform
Chinese online company Baidu has announced plans to launch an initial public offering for its Iqiyi video-streaming platform.
Eleven Sports seeks to disrupt Singapore market with new subscription offering
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has introduced new subscription packages in Singapore that it states will seek to disrupt the traditional consumption of premium sport in the country.
Sony gets behind India’s Super Fight League
Media group Sony Pictures Networks India has signed up as the broadcast partner for the Super Fight League, India’s first mixed martial arts promotion.
Fox Networks Group appoints former Roma executive to Asian role
The Fox Networks Group division of media company 21st Century Fox has appointed Italo Zanzi as its new executive vice-president and managing director for sport in Asia.
Eleven sustains Uefa fees and increases coverage in Singapore
Eleven Sports Network’s deal for Euro 2016 in Singapore also included rights to the 2020 European Championship, plus European Qualifier matches from 2016-17 to 2021-22
AFC confirms WSG extension is dead as LeEco looks to offload
The Asian Football Confederation ends nearly two years of speculation and confirms the extension the World Sport Group agency negotiated to its existing deal is dead.