Asia

Red Star Kunlun’s entry as the first Chinese team in the Kontinental Hockey League has helped the league massively increase its exposure, but is yet to have any impact on its bottom line.

Vietnamese pay-television operator Vietnam Cable Television (VTVcab) has said it remains in talks over rights for the Uefa Champions League after the group stages of the 2016-17 season of the European club football competition commenced without coverage in the country.

LeSports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeEco, has acquired rights in Hong Kong and Macau to North American basketball league the NBA.

The Sony Pictures Networks India media company has acquired rights for the ongoing summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Singaporean media company Mediacorp has struck a late rights deal for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

China Arena Football League, the country’s first professional American football league, has struck a rights partnership with online video platform iQIYI ahead of its debut season.

LeSports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeEco, has appointed Zhang Zhiyong as its president, according to the Yutang Sports website.

The International Paralympic Committee has entered into a strategic partnership with the Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina ahead of the start of the 2016 summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow (Wednesday).

DAZN, the new OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform, has agreed a multi-year content partnership for the Japanese market with mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The Perform Group believes the profitability of DAZN, is a realistic aim within three years in Germany, despite a current outlay of more than €45m ($50.9m) per year on sports rights.

The value of Asian Football Confederation rights doubled in Thailand after a renewed deal with commercial broadcaster BBTV.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport recovered a third of its spend on the 2016 US Open in Asia from a deal with LeSports in Hong Kong.

Vietnamese public-service broadcaster VTV has been confirmed as the host broadcaster for the 2016 Asian Beach Games.

Interview with John Gleasure, chief commercial officer of DAZN, on the Peform-owned OTT platform's launch in Japan and Germany, Austria & Switzerland.

Chinese online company Sina Sports has created a new feature page to house expanded coverage of the 2016 US Open tournament under a deal with the US Tennis Association.

Media group Sony Pictures Networks India has today (Wednesday) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Ten Sports arm of pay-television operator Zee Entertainment Enterprises in a deal valued at $385m (€340.4m).