Asia
DSport secures European Tour rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights to a number of marquee events on golf’s European Tour.
PSL teams up with IMG-Reliance, Techfront
The Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket competition has confirmed that it has agreed production and broadcast deals with the IMG-Reliance agency and technology solutions firm Techfront
Uefa goes back to trusted partner PCCW for Euro 2020
Uefa, European football’s governing body, is thought to be close to a deal with telco PCCW for Euro 2020 rights in Hong Kong.
Pakistan Super League earns huge media rights increase, but franchises will remain in the red
Global Sports Commerce has solidified its influence in the world of T20 cricket, retaining global media rights to the Pakistan Super League alongside its consortium partner Blitz Advertising
DSport leader resigns from role
TS Panesar, head of Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport, has resigned from his position.
Panesar was appointed as head of the Discovery Communications-owned broadcaster in the summer of 2017
My Sports partners with Forever Group
Eleven Sports' operation in Myanmar, My Sports, has agreed a partnership with Forever Group to produce and distribute the country's top-tier football league, the Myanmar National League, on the media entertainment…
Premier League hit by big market correction in Hong Kong and cooling in Netherlands
The value of Premier League rights in Hong Kong more than halved in the deal agreed last week with PCCW Media, owner of the Now TV pay-television service
StarHub picks up Italian football rights
Singapore-based telco StarHub has acquired rights in Singapore and Indonesia for the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana club football competitions
Government calls for pace to be increased on VTV divestment drive
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Vương Đình Huệ, has called for efforts to intensify in divesting public-service broadcaster VTV’s stake in VSTV, the service provider of pay-television broadcaster Kplus, ac…
I-League agrees live streaming of untelevised games
The All-India Football Federation and its broadcast partner Star India have announced that I-League matches not shown on linear television will be livestreamed on Star's Hotstar and JioTV platforms
PCCW secures exclusive Premier League rights in Hong Kong
Telco PCCW has acquired exclusive rights to the English Premier League in Hong Kong in a new three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
One Championship strikes TV Tokyo deal
Asian MMA promotion ONE Championship has signed a multi-year media-rights deal with Japanese free-to-air broadcaster TV Tokyo.
The agreement is exclusive and covers all ONE Championship content
My Sports strengthens football line-up in Myanmar
My Sports, the new service launched by pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports in Myanmar, has struck an exclusive live rights and production deal with the Myanmar Football Federation
Hutton: Facebook spending on rights will remain highly targeted
Facebook has finally emerged as a major player in the global sports rights-market
Acquisition strategy is highly targeted, with India and Latin America among priorities
PCB receives lowball bids for PSL rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has received lower-than-expected bids for rights to the next three editions of the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournament
NFL partners with Alibaba’s Youku to push content in China
The NFL and Alibaba have announced a digital partnership in China that will feature weekly content on Youku's sports channel.
Hong Kong facing hefty rights fee for Olympics, report claims
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
Tata Sky, Sony settle carriage dispute
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.