Asia
Rights deal secured in host market of ‘Fight of Champions’
Bundesliga signs long-term Chinese rights deal
The PP Sports division of Chinese new media company PPTV has acquired television and online rights to the Bundesliga, the top division of German club football.
PCCW picks up Premier League rights in Hong Kong
Hong Kong telco PCCW has acquired rights for the 2018-19 season of football’s English Premier League.
Facebook swoops for LaLiga rights in Indian subcontinent – report
Social media company Facebook has acquired rights to LaLiga, the top division of Spanish club football, in the Indian subcontinent, according to the Inside Sport website.
Eleven to ‘change direction’ in Singapore
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network’s carriage deals with Singaporean telco Singtel and Mediacorp’s Toggle online platform will reportedly conclude on July 20.
Dugout teams up with Mailman to launch in China
Football-focused digital media platform Dugout will launch in China after agreeing a partnership with sports digital consultancy and marketing platform Mailman.
Tencent extends Tour de France partnership
Chinese internet company Tencent has extended its rights deal for the Tour de France cycling event.
Overseas partners sign on for Tour de France
Amaury Sport Organisation has struck broadcast rights deals in a host of overseas markets ahead of the 2018 edition of the Tour de France cycling race.
Wimbledon secures extensions with broadcast partners
The All England Lawn Tennis Club, organising body of Wimbledon, has renewed deals for the grand slam tournament with broadcast partners in France, Spain, Japan and the Middle East and North Africa.
DAZN follows Matchroom deal with Bellator partnership
DAZN, the live and on-demand streaming service owned by digital sports media specialist Perform, has bolstered its combat sports content by agreeing a multi-year rights deal with US mixed martial arts promotion Bellator.
Orient Hontai concludes Imagina deal
Chinese private equity firm Orient Hontai Capital has concluded its deal to acquire a majority stake in Spanish media group Imagina, parent company of the Mediapro agency.
India’s Ireland tour rights picked up by Sony
The Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) media group has confirmed the acquisition of exclusive rights for the India national cricket team’s upcoming tour of Ireland.
Facebook continues sports push with Premier League in Vietnam
Facebook has acquired English Premier League rights in Vietnam, its second deal for the league’s rights in a major Southeast Asian market.
Eleven Sports enters Myanmar with football rights deal
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has today (Friday) made Myanmar its 11th market through an agreement underpinned by the acquisition of rights to the top tier of domestic club football.
DDMC Fortis spells out goals after AFC rights coup
The Asian Football Confederation’s new commercial rights partners have stated their intention to tap into the growing Chinese market, as well as the sport’s presence in Asia as a whole, to transform the governing body’s competitions into “truly world-class” properties.
Sportskeeda moves into rights market with cricket series deal
Indian digital media company Sportskeeda has acquired live streaming rights to the two-match Twenty20 cricket series between Scotland and Pakistan.
World Cup rights deal secured in Vietnam
Vietnamese public-service broadcaster VTV has struck a late deal for rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup, making it one of the last markets to lock down coverage of the national team football tournament.
UCWeb to show World Cup coverage in China
Chinese online streaming company UCWeb has acquired rights in the country for football’s 2018 Fifa World Cup under a sublicensing deal with state broadcaster CCTV.