Asia
Viacom18 pays big increase to beat Sony to 2024 Olympic Games
Viacom18 is understood to be confident of turning a profit on its investment given the number of Indians likely to qualify for the later stages across multiple Olympic sports.
Infront sells World Cup rights in Singapore and Myanmar, deal awaits in Thailand
Media rights deals have been struck by the Infront agency in Singapore and Myanmar for this year's Fifa World Cup, with telco StarHub and pay-television broadcaster SkyNet, respectively
EXCLUSIVE: Viacom18 closing in on Paris 2024 deal in Indian subcontinent
Media group Viacom18 is close to securing rights to the 2024 Paris summer Olympics Games in the Indian subcontinent, SportBusiness understands
BeIN settles LaLiga rights payments but Tebas ructions persist
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has said that it has settled its latest rights fee “obligations” to LaLiga “as scheduled” in the wake of the Spanish league’s move to secure a court order in a disp…
FPT strikes three-year deal for NBA rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese telecoms operator FPT has acquired exclusive rights to the NBA in a deal starting with the current season and running until 2024-25
FPT ‘pays huge fee increase’ for Vietnamese V.League football rights
Telco FPT is reported to have paid a huge fee increase to acquire Vietnamese domestic V.League football rights in a multi-year deal starting in 2023
China Telecom gives Formula One hope for revenue recovery in China
China Telecom's six-race deal in 2022 could lead to a longer-term deal from 2023 onwards, as talks with F1 are understood to be ongoing.
VTV announces Fifa World Cup rights acquisition in Vietnam
State broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced the acquisition of the media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles recruits Pulselive founder Richardson as group executive director
Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has recruited Wyndham Richardson, founder of Pulselive, as its group executive director in a technology-focused position
China’s Migu latest to turn to WSC Sports’ highlights technology
Migu has announced an agreement with automated highlights company WSC Sports that will see the Israel-based company create content for the Chinese streaming platform and its social media channels
Coupang pays big increase to take LaLiga from SPOTV in Korea
The value of Spanish LaLiga rights in South Korea has more than doubled as local ecommerce group Coupang made the property one of its biggest exclusive rights acquisitions to date.
Coupang Play acquires LaLiga rights in South Korea
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has taken a significant stride in its sports broadcasting ambitions by securing rights to the Spanish LaLiga in a five-year deal covering 2023-24 to 2027-28
Sony Pictures Networks supplements Bundesliga with DFB-Pokal rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s knockout clubs competition, for the 2022-23 season.
Hong Kong’s i-Cable secures exclusive Asian Games rights
Telecoms operator i-Cable has secured exclusive media rights in Hong Kong to the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
EXCLUSIVE: CSA receives no compliant bids for rights in India
Cricket South Africa is understood to have received no compliant bids for its broadcast rights in the Indian subcontinent, following yesterday's (Wednesday's) bid deadline for rights covering the 2024-25…
Fuji TV regains IJF rights in Japan
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has signed an agreement with Fuji TV to broadcast IJF competitions in Japan across the 2022-23 season and ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Coupang Play acquires rights for NHL ice hockey
South Korean ecommerce and streaming company Coupang has acquired exclusive rights for NHL ice hockey in a deal covering the upcoming 2022-23 season
Asian Cricket Council agrees digital collectibles deal with FanCraze
The Asian Cricket Council is to launch a digital collectibles programme in partnership with FanCraze Technologies.
The ACC and FanCraze will create a set of collectibles that fans can acquire and trade