Asia

Cricket
Pakistan

The Pakistan Cricket Board has received lower-than-expected bids for rights to the next three editions of the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournament
China

The NFL and Alibaba have announced a digital partnership in China that will feature weekly content on Youku's sports channel.
Olympic Games
Hong Kong

Hong Kong could be left without a rights-holder for the next two editions of the summer Olympic Games, amid huge increases in broadcasting fees for the events
Cricket
India

The ongoing Australia-India Test cricket series will be  available to all Tata Sky subscribers in India after an agreement was reached between the platform and broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India.
Football
Thailand

Thai media company True Group has posted a net profit of THB385m (€10.4m/$11.7
Cricket
India

Sports viewership on television in India has risen to 46 billion impressions in 2018, according to research carried out by data collection firm BARC India
Football
Afghanistan

IMG has renewed its deal for English Premier League rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for the next three seasons
Chess
Asia

World Chess has confirmed a three-year media-rights deal with international sports broadcaster Eurosport. The deal commences with the ongoing FIDE World Chess Championship 2018.
Football
Singapore

Pay-television broadcaster Singtel has completed a new three-season deal for English Premier League rights, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
Thailand

Research by the Coalition Against Piracy of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has found that as many as 45 per cent of Thai consumers use a television box that can be used to stream pirated content