Asia
Eleven steps into Singaporean breach and adds rights in Taiwan
LeSports CEO confirms strategy change amid cash-flow troubles
Chinese streaming operator LeSports will change its acquisition strategy to focus on premium content, chief executive Lei Zhenjian told TV Sports Markets this week.
Globe signs up as partner for Twitter’s NBA streaming coverage
Star India sports chief stands down
Eleven picks up NBA digital rights in Taiwan
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired digital rights in Taiwan for the NBA North American basketball league.
Sony nabs Bangladesh Premier League rights as Neo steps away
Sony Pictures Networks India last month picked up rights to the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament after pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports refused an option to extend its deal.
PPTV comes up trumps in huge Chinese Premier League deal
The English Premier League’s new media-rights deal in China is one of the most valuable ever signed in the country.
LeEco secures fresh funding amid expansion concerns
China’s Leshi Holdings, which controls internet company LeEco, has secured $600m (€543.5m) in funding amid concerns over the sustainability of its expansion into multiple new business areas.
EXCLUSIVE: PPTV snaps up Premier League rights in China
Online streaming company PPTV has acquired rights in China for football’s English Premier League.
Fight Sports lands knockout DAZN deal
Media company CSI Sports, the owner of Fight Sports, has struck a distribution deal for the pay-television channel with DAZN, the recently-launched OTT service operated by digital-media company Perform.
Fox Sports Taiwan picks up rights to Asia Winter Baseball
The Fox Networks Group division of 21st Century Fox has acquired exclusive rights to the World Baseball Softball Confederation-sanctioned Asia Winter Baseball league in Taiwan.
CAA Eleven opens new Uefa rights tenders
The CAA Eleven agency has launched new tenders for rights to Uefa national team properties.
Eleven secures Chelsea TV carriage deal in Singapore
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has agreed a deal to carry the in-house television channel of English Premier League football club Chelsea in Singapore.
Adelaide United signs up Chinese media partner
Australian A-League football club Adelaide United has struck a partnership with CubeGoal, the mobile application created by pre-match information platform Cubee Technology.
Constantin Medien strikes Tata Communications deal ahead of key AGM
Media group Constantin Medien has forged a partnership with Indian telecommunications company Tata Communications to develop a new media hub in Germany.
ESPN bolsters Asian team with new appointments
International sports broadcaster ESPN has hired Joyee Biswas as its new head of Southeast Asia, along with expanding Kelly Cooke’s role to take on the position of general manager of ESPN North Asia.
LeSports’s late payments may herald rights-buying slowdown
Aggressive Chinese OTT operator LeSports has cash-flow problems, resulting in delays to payments for many of its deals.
Eleven Sports links up with Liverpool channel
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has teamed up with LFCTV, which is operated by English Premier League football club Liverpool, to distribute content from the in-house channel.