Asia

The Ali Sports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has agreed a rights partnership with the Chinese Basketball Association, while international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired the rights in Taiwan.

The Indian government has issued a ruling ordering privately-held broadcasters to share rights to key matches played by the national cricket team with public-service broadcaster Doordarshan.

Impress Matra Consortium has acquired global broadcast rights for the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 club cricket competition.

Tennis Australia has extended and expanded its rights partnership with Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow.

The MP & Silva agency has relaunched BallBall, a digital football service it operates in the Southeast Asian markets of Indonesia and Vietnam in partnership with media conglomerate News Corporation.

World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union, has appointed International Games Broadcast Services as host broadcaster for Japan’s 2019 World Cup, the first edition of the national team tournament to be staged in Asia.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has apologised to bidders in the tender process for the next set of rights to the Indian Premier League after electing to postpone the scheduled auction for the Twenty20 competition.

The International Judo Federation has agreed a four-year extension to its partnership with Japanese agency Hakuhodo DY Media Partners.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive rights for the English Football League Cup knockout competition in Brunei and Malaysia.

Uncertainty is surrounding the bidding process for the media rights to the Indian Premier League in the wake of Friday’s latest order from the Supreme Court over matters relating to the wide-ranging overhaul of the governance of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Eleven Sports Network has been made accessible on televisions in Singapore for the first time after the international sports broadcaster agreed a partnership with South Korean electronics company Samsung.

DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform, has agreed a deal to begin streaming coverage of Professional Squash Association events to audiences in Japan.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has today (Tuesday) hailed an “overwhelming response” to its latest rights tender for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition after confirming that 18 media and technology entities have purchased the invitation to tender document.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Singapore to North American basketball league the NBA.

The Ali Sports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has struck a deal to become the exclusive global internet business development partner of the China Table Tennis Super League.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has changed the tendering format for the next set of rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition to allow a “consolidated bid” for all packages, according to the Times of India.