Asia

Football

Streaming platform iQiyi Sports has become the English Premier League's exclusive digital media rights partner in China in a four-season deal, 2021-22 to 2024-25
Olympic Games

Korean internet streaming firms Wavve and Afreeca, along with telco LG U+, are the latest to secure non-exclusive streaming rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Korea in sublicensing agreements with the…
Cricket

Marron Media, the Australia-based sports media agency co-founded by former International Cricket Council media rights manager Lara Richards, has been appointed to distribute the international broadcast…
Paralympic Games
Media

Mediacorp, Singapore's state-owned broadcaster, has acquired the media rights to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after striking a deal with Singapore-based marketing agency Reddentes Sports
Olympic Games

Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks yesterday obtained an order from the Delhi High Court aimed at shutting down piracy of Tokyo Olympics coverage by websites and rogue pay-television platform operators
Football
Finance & Law

The Football Association of Thailand has been ordered to grant pay-television broadcaster SiamSport BHT450m (€11.6m/$13.7m) in damages for unfairly cancelling a contract between the two parties.
Cricket
Fan Engagement

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has reached an agreement with Facebook and Twitter, enabling the social media platforms to show highlights and clips from the Indian cricket team's forthcoming…
Olympic Games
Media

The Dentsu agency finalised deals for Tokyo 2020 media rights with buyers including the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and Indonesian media group Emtek in recent weeks
Cricket

Online streaming platform FanCode has acquired exclusive rights in India to The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new limited-overs competition.
Olympic Games

Internet services company Naver has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Korea, in a sublicensing deal with the Korea Pool grouping of terrestrial broadcasters
Cycling

J Sports, the Japanese pay-television broadcaster, has renewed its agreement for exclusive broadcast rights to cycling’s Tour de France and the Vuelta a España.
Football

Chinese, female-skewed social media and e-commerce platform Xiaohongshu has agreed two significant sports partnerships, with state broadcaster CCTV and the women's national football team
Multi-sport

Huya has moved to formally terminate a merger agreement with fellow live streaming service DouYu after China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) vetoed the proposed deal, citing concern o…
Olympic Games

Viewers of the Tokyo Olympics will be able to interact with the Games via digital features including video walls within venues and a 'cheer map' that will visualise virtual cheering by fans around the…
Football

Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Olympic Games

Korean ecommerce company Coupang has been making aggressive bids for sports content since entering the market six months ago, culminating in a major bid for Tokyo 2020 Olympics rights in recent weeks.
Football

Telco FPT’s desire for football content to drive its video streaming platform has helped Uefa to an increase in the value of its club competition rights in Vietnam.
Football
Media

Spanish LaLiga’s value in India has seen a sharp decline in media group Viacom 18’s deal for exclusive rights to the property from 2021-22 to 2023-24, driven by a lack of competition.