Asia

Multiple Sports
India

The merger between media groups Sony and Zee will challenge the current streaming dominance of Disney and Viacom18 in the Indian sports media market, experts say.
Basketball
Philippines

The commercial success of the upcoming Fiba Basketball World Cup in south-east Asia will ensure the sport’s governing body breaks even for the four-year cycle despite the devastating impact of the global p…
Football
Hong Kong

Now TV, the pay-television arm of Hong Kong Telecom and its parent company PCCW, has renewed its LaLiga rights as part of a new three-year deal with the Spanish football league
Multiple Sports
India

The merger between India’s Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises has received approval from the National Company Law Tribunal. The long-awaited merger is set to create a $10bn (€9.1bn
Football
China

Chinese media group Shinai Sports has announced an exclusive digital rights deal for Uefa club competitions for the 2023-24 season, bolstering its portfolio of top-tier football properties
Football
Japan

The abundance of Japanese national team players in the Bundesliga has encouraged Abema, the Japanese streaming platform, to commit to another season of showing Germany's top football league
Football
Vietnam

Pay-television broadcaster SCTV secured exclusive rights in Vietnam to Spain’s LaLiga for five seasons after outbidding its rivals.
Cricket
India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched an invitation to tender for its media rights to India's bilateral matches in a six-year cycle from 2023-24 onwards as it seeks to follow on…
Football
Indian Subcontinent

Pay-television operator Sony Pictures Networks India has extended its exclusive rights across the Indian subcontinent to the German Bundesliga for three more seasons
Football
India

Viacom18 is thought to be the front runner to secure rights to the Indian Super League, the country’s top-tier football competition which has launched its first ever tender.
Football
India

Football Sports Development Limited, the operator of the Indian Super League, has launched its first invitation to tender for media rights to the country's pre-eminent football competition
Football
Vietnam

Pay-television operator SCTV has acquired exclusive rights in Vietnam to Spain’s LaLiga for five seasons, up to and including 2027-28.
Rugby Union
South-East Asia

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired exclusive rights in several Southeast Asian countries to this year’s Rugby World Cup, which will take place in France from September 8 to October 28.
Football
Japan

Streaming platforms DAZN and U-Next agreed to pay a marginal increase to secure co-exclusive rights in Japan to LaLiga in five-year deals.
Multiple Sports
Belgium

DAZN has launched its subscription products in Belgium, Portugal and Taiwan on the back of its acquisition last year of Eleven Sports
Football
Indian Subcontinent

Government-owned Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) and streaming platform FanCode have both acquired rights in India to the Fifa Women’s World Cup in sublicensing deals with the US-based 1Stadia.
Cricket
India

Viacom18-owned OTT platform JioCinema is showing India’s current tour of the West Indies after sublicensing co-exclusive digital rights in India from FanCode for a significant fee.
Football
Japan

A blackout of the Fifa Women's World Cup has been averted in Japan, after state broadcaster NHK stepped up to acquire the rights at late notice