Asia

Football
Malaysia

The Football Association of Malaysia announced that national public broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and pay-TV broadcaster Astro are joint broadcasters for all four national team home matches…
Olympics
Thailand

Thai telecoms operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has secured broadcast rights to the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo in a deal struck with Thai agency Plan B Media
Basketball
China

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has detailed a cooperation partnership with technology company Google which is designed to deliver a premium experience to fans who cannot be at the ongoing…
Football
Indonesia

Indonesian media company Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek) has agreed a two-season deal with Uefa for Champions League and Europa League rights, which became available after the collapse of the rights-holder’s deal with the Futbal Momentum Asia agency.
Curling
Global

The World Curling Federation has sought to further connect with the sport’s Chinese audience by launching its first social media channel on Sina Weibo, while it has stepped up a digital overhaul by relaunching i…
Football
USA

Global agency to aid FA Thailand as next cycle of media rights for property begins in January
Motorsport
Brazil

Motor-racing series the World Endurance Championship has revealed new rights deals with Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes (Band) and pay-television broadcaster Star Sports ahead of the start of its…
Swimming
Europe

Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region to the new franchise-based International Swimming League
Basketball
China

Ewell Zhao talks about Tencent’s rights renewal with the NBA, its method for valuing sports media rights and the future of the Chinese sports video streaming industry.
Ice Hockey
Russia

European ice hockey tournament the Champions Hockey League is keen to secure exposure in both China and Russia and has praised the “huge reach” of 26 broadcast deals covering 63 territories as it heads int…
Basketball
Canada

Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Japan and Canada to the upcoming Fiba Basketball World Cup in China
Basketball
China

Chinese social media giant Tencent saw off competition from rival streaming player Youku Tudou to retain the NBA’s digital rights in the country for the 2020-25 cycle at a record-breaking fee, underscoring the strong growth in China’s streaming market in recent years.
Multi-sport
Indonesia

Indonesian media group MNC has acquired rights to the next two editions of multi-sport event the Southeast Asian Games
Rugby Union
Global

World Rugby has selected the Fifty Digital agency to manage creative, social media and content for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Rugby Union
Global

World Rugby has announced plans to provide a streaming service for the forthcoming World Cup in markets where broadcast deals are not in place
Football
China

Broadcast coverage of Korean football’s K League is available once again in China after an agreement was reached with online streaming service K-Ball.
Malaysia

Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro and telco Maxis Communications have signed an agreement to offer bundled broadband with content
Football
China

The China Sports Media agency has extended its exclusive broadcast production and distribution agreement with the Chinese Football Association for four more years until 2023