Asia
Indonesian football fans to get ‘world’s first’ personalised video app
Melbourne-based cloud video analytics vendor Linius has partnered with social network SportsHero to create the "world's first" customisable sports channel for the Football Association of Indonesia's (PSSI)…
Global Cycling Network launches Japanese channel
Global Cycling Network has launched GCN Japan, its first dedicated channel in Asia
Singtel buys Malaysia domestic football rights from Reddentes
Singaporean pay-television platform Singtel has acquired rights for 30 Malaysian domestic club football matches in the 2019 season, across the Malaysia Super League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup, in a deal…
Cricket World Cup coverage propels Hotstar to record 100m daily active users
Hotstar, the OTT service from Indian pay-television broadcaster Star, had a record 100 million daily active users on June 16, the day of the India v Pakistan Cricket World Cup game
NBA teams up with Unbnd on mixed-reality service
The NBA basketball league has partnered with Australian creative technology company Unbnd to deliver NBA TV content through a mixed-reality theatre experience
Sony acquires 2019 World Cup Kabaddi rights in South Asia
Pay-television broadcaster Sony has acquired exclusive rights in South Asia to this year’s World Cup Kabaddi tournament.
WWE and PP Sports extend China digital rights partnership
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and PP Sports have signed a new multi-year agreement that extends their deal for weekly live WWE programming across China
TVRI nets Premier League deal in Indonesia
Indonesian state broadcaster TVRI has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television operator Mola TV for free-to-air rights to football’s English Premier League.
UWW partners with Sporty Solutionz in Indian subcontinent
United World Wrestling has announced a partnership with the Sporty Solutionz agency that will see the latter distribute the rights-holders media rights in the Indian subcontinent
Chinese platform Huya signs first Western esports streaming deal
Chinese live-streaming platform Huya has signed its first deal with a Western esports team, gaining the rights in the country to stream the content of Dutch multi-genre outfit Team Liquid
VTV picks up Euro 2020 rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese public-service broadcaster VTV has acquired multi-platform rights to next year’s Uefa Euro 2020 national team football tournament.
Value of Premier League tumbles in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
After two failed negotiations in an uncompetitive environment, the English Premier League has completed a deal in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos with pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions that will see the value of its rights halve.
FISU confirms broadcast union rights deal in Asia-Pacific
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has formally sealed a three-year extension to its partnership with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Premier League confirms Star Sports deal in India
The English Premier League has confirmed a new three-season deal for its rights in India to pay-television broadcaster Star Sports, from 2019-20
Reddentes to market 2019 AFF U-18 Championship rights
Singaporean agency Reddentes Sports has partnered with agency Next Media to sell the broadcast rights for the upcoming Asian Football Federation's U-18 Championship outside of host nation Vietnam
TrueVisions secures exclusive Premier League rights in Thailand
Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions has acquired exclusive rights in the country to football’s English Premier League.
The three-year deal covers the 2019-20 to 2021-22 seasons.
Reddentes agency acquires Paralympic distribution rights in Asia to 2020
Singapore-based agency Reddentes Sports has been named as the media rights distribution partner for a trio of Paralympic events in Asia out to 2020, as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) looks…
J1 League to anchor launch of Rakuten Sports
Japanese ecommerce and internet company Rakuten launched a global live streaming and video on demand sports platform on Tuesday that will have the J1 League, the top tier of domestic club football, as…