Asia

Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has launched a new online streaming service in Singapore.

The Ali Sports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has agreed a media partnership with American football league the NFL.

The Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina has acquired rights to broadcast MUTV, the in-house television channel of English Premier League football club Manchester United.

Major League Baseball has sealed its first mass market media partnership in China by agreeing a three-year deal with Le Sports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeTV.

Pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has agreed a one-year extension to its rights deal in India for the I-League, the top division of club football in the country.

LeTV Sports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeTV, has denied reports it has agreed a deal to take a 50 per cent stake in Chinese Super League football club Beijing Guoan.

Eleven Sports Network has appointed Joyee Biswas as the international media group’s managing director for Asia.

Singaporean pay-television broadcaster StarHub has acquired rights to broadcast Spanish LaLiga football in the country.

The Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina has entered into a strategic partnership with mixed martial arts series the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), formerly known as Multi Screen Media, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in India and five other markets for the new Masters Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is being urged to launch a new tender process for the broadcast rights to its new Pakistan Super League competition after legal action was launched in the Lahore High Court.

Commercial broadcaster TV5 has acquired rights in the Philippines for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Star India has been awarded the Asian Cricket Council’s next cycle of rights, while the Novi Digital Entertainment division of the pay-television broadcaster has been appointed as the exclusive digital clips licensee in India for all International Cricket Council events.

Chinese internet company LeTV, which operates the Le Sports service, has agreed a deal to acquire a 20-per-cent stake in media technology company TCL Multimedia and will form a joint venture with Digital Domain Investments to provide live sports virtual reality services.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports is planning to launch a new over-the-top platform next year, according to the TelevisionPost.com website.

US wrestling organisation the WWE has added another key market to WWE Network’s global footprint, with the pay-television channel set to launch in Japan on January 5.