Asia
One Championship partners with Japanese OTT platform
The One Championship mixed martial arts series has signed a rights partnership with Japanese internet television station AbemaTV.
CCTV to cover Ligue 1 in China
The Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, has sealed a rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
IPL receives free-to-air window with Star-Doordarshan deal
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has agreed a sublicensing deal with Doordarshan that will grant the public-service broadcaster coverage of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition for the first time.
Star secures stranglehold over Indian cricket rights with new BCCI deal
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has today (Thursday) become the dominant player in Indian cricket broadcasting after retaining rights to all international and domestic matches played in the country.
AFL secures Chinese exposure
The AFL Aussie rules league has secured three separate free-to-air rights deals in China.
Tencent picks up MLB rights in China
Chinese internet company Tencent has acquired rights for Major League Baseball as part of a broader partnership with the North American league.
DSport to cover Sharma’s Masters debut
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights to golf major the Masters.
Eleven Sports lands Singapore Premier League rights
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Singapore to the country’s top-tier football competition, the Premier League.
Premier League launches rights tenders in Asia, Oceania
The Premier League, the top division of English club football, has launched three tender processes for its broadcasting rights in various Asian territories, Australia and New Zealand.
Wuhan DDMC picks up LaLiga rights in China
Chinese sports and entertainment company Wuhan DDMC Culture Co has acquired rights for Spanish football’s LaLiga.
Lines quits as AFC media rights adviser hours before global rights deadline
Phil Lines resigned this (Thursday) morning as media-rights adviser to the Asian Football Confederation, hours before the bid deadline for the AFC’s global rights.
Star India nets rights to new football tournament
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has acquired rights to the Hero Super Cup, a new club football tournament that will launch in India later this week.
Dentsu set to acquire equity stake in Perform
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu is set to acquire an undisclosed stake in Perform Group, the digital sports-media company that operates OTT service DAZN.
Perform leading the race for Uefa club rights in Southeast Asia
Digital media company Perform is close to agreeing a deal for Uefa Champions League and Europa League rights across five Southeast Asian markets, TV Sports Markets understands.
ECB struggles in India despite three tours over five-year cycle
Two more India tours have not prevented a fall in the value of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) media rights in the Indian subcontinent.
CCTV reignites F1 coverage
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired rights for the Formula One motor-racing world championship.
YuppTV signs wide-ranging IPL rights deal
OTT operator YuppTV has acquired exclusive digital and television rights in a host of markets to the 2018 season of Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League.
BCCI alters rights auction amid interest from digital players – report
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has opted to postpone a decision on its next set of broadcast and digital media rights to all international and domestic matches played in the country amid strong interest in the digital packages on offer, according to The Hindu.