Asia

Cricket
Media

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the sport’s governing body in the country, is likely to release its invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Indian Premier League between February 1…
Volleyball
Events

A new franchise-based volleyball competition, the Prime Volleyball League, is set to launch in India this week
Cricket
Finance & Law

Media executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar are in talks to buy a 39-per-cent stake in Indian broadcaster Viacom18, in a deal that would value the company at $4bn (€3.6bn), according to media reports.
Multi-sport
Fan Engagement

Chinese social media platform Weibo has warned its users not to post content from the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics that belongs to broadcast rights-holders
Wrestling
Media

Disney and World Wrestling Entertainment have announced a “multi-year” deal to make streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar the exclusive home of the WWE Network in Indonesia.
Badminton

Competition between budding pan-regional players SPOTV and Eleven helped the Badminton World Federation increase the value of its media-rights in a string of Asia-Pacific markets in a recent deal.
Football
Media

Eclat Media Group has acquired English Premier League media rights in Japan and South Korea for the next cycle, beginning 2022-23, SportBusiness understands
Multi-sport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive rights across the Indian subcontinent to show the 2022 Asian Games, which is due to take place in Hangzhou, China, from September…
Football

The English Premier League faces an uphill battle as it attempts to recover the rights fees it is owed by Chinese streaming platform PPTV, experts have told SportBusiness Media.
Multi-sport
Media

Telecoms operator China Mobile Hong Kong has secured exclusive on-demand virtual reality rights in Hong Kong for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Football
Media

DAZN Group has introduced sizeable price increases in Germany and Japan, two of the OTT subscription broadcaster’s major markets, following high-profile football rights additions and sports rights renewals i…
Cricket
Media

The Pakistan Super League has secured an increase in its media rights fees for its seventh and eighth editions, despite challenging economic conditions in Pakistan.
Table Tennis
Media

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster SPOTV has finalised the acquisition of World Table Tennis rights, including rights to the World Table Tennis Championships, in 14 markets across Southeast Asia
Cricket
Media

The International Cricket Council is to broadcast the upcoming Pakistan Super League in selected international markets on its ICC.tv streaming platform
Cricket
Fan Engagement

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured a deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board for rights to the Pakistan Super League and home matches of the Pakistan national team, until April 2023
Badminton
Media

Pan-regional Asia-Pacific sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed distribution deals in Indonesia with media group MNC and telco Telkom Indonesia
Football
Media

Chinese streaming platforms Migu, Youku and Donqiudi have acquired rights for next month's Fifa Club World Cup, in deals brokered by the China Sports Media agency
Esports
Events

Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has signed a strategic partnerships with the Olympic Council of Asia and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation