Asia
State broadcaster snaps up Sri Lanka cricket series rights
Sri Lankan state broadcaster Rupavahini has acquired rights for the ongoing Sri Lanka v New Zealand national team cricket series in a sublicensing deal with the Sporty Solutionz agency.
ICC outlines unprecedented broadcast platform for U19 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has said the 2016 U19 World Cup in Bangladesh will receive unprecedented broadcast coverage as it seeks to enhance the national team tournament’s position in the sport’s marketplace.
IMG nets Premier League rights in 27 markets
The IMG agency has acquired broadcast and digital clips rights for the English Premier League, the top division of football in the country, across 27 markets in Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.
Star Sports secures Premier Badminton League rights
Asian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights for the 2016 season of India’s Premier Badminton League team competition.
VSTV picks up men’s tennis rights in Vietnam
Pay-television operator VSTV has acquired rights in Vietnam for the men’s ATP World Tour tennis series.
Neo picks up returning BPL
The chequered history of cricket’s Bangladesh Premier League contributed to a reduced rights fee on the Indian subcontinent for the competition, which is returning after a one-year hiatus.
ATP closes lucrative new deals in China and India
The ATP World Tour earned hugely improved terms in new deals covering China and India this month.
PCB awards broadcast rights for new Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Cricket Board has awarded media rights for its Pakistan Super League to the country’s public-service broadcaster PTV and pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports, with Tech Front acquiring global rights to the new Twenty20 franchise competition.
Neo Sports enters club football market with Fifa tournament deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Fifa Club World Cup football competition.
SuperSoccer seals MUTV agreement
Football-dedicated media company SuperSoccer has agreed a deal to carry Manchester United’s in-house pay-television channel, MUTV, in Indonesia.
Wanda Sports unveiled following deals with Infront, WTC
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda has today (Wednesday) revealed that the Infront Sports & Media agency and World Triathlon Corporation will be integrated in a newly formed entity named Wanda Sports Holding, and are to be rebranded accordingly.
Le Sports serves up ATP World Tour rights
Le Sports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeTV, has acquired exclusive digital media rights in the country for the ATP World Tour men’s tennis series’ Masters 1,000 and 500 tournaments.
World Sport Group told to pay MSM ‘facilitation fee’
The Lagardère Sports agency’s Asia-focused division has been ordered to pay $27.9m (€26.2m) to the MSM Satellite (Singapore) unit of Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media.
IQiyi makes sport play with prestige tennis and golf
Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi made an aggressive move into sport this month, acquiring digital rights in major deals with the PGA Tour and the Women’s Tennis Association.
NBA secures increases in latest international deals
The National Basketball Association has finalised a string of deals outside its domestic US market in recent weeks, securing large increases in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and India, and a modest uplift in Poland.
Le Sports beats rivals to carry AFC flame in China
The Asian Football Confederation will enjoy a huge increase in the value of its rights in China in its new deal with Le Sports.
MP & Silva takes the ball back in second round of APAC deals
MP & Silva’s clean sweep of markets in the Premier League’s second group of Asia-Pacific rights sales has reasserted the agency’s position in the region.
MSM seals ATP World Tour rights
Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has acquired exclusive rights for the ATP World Tour, the top professional men’s tennis calendar.