Asia
Formula E explores new coverage window with Twitter streaming deal
Social media platform Twitter has acquired live streaming rights in Japan to the Formula E electric car-racing series.
DAZN claims ‘huge moment’ for Japanese service with SoftBank deal
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has boosted its position in Japan by taking over a rival service operated by telco SoftBank.
Philippines Football League signs wide-ranging Sportradar deal
The Philippines Football League has entered into a multi-year partnership with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar, through which it will launch its own video and streaming platform.
BCCI takes international, domestic rights to market
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has launched a tender process for broadcast and digital media rights to all international and domestic matches played in the country, with contracts set to be awarded via an online auction process.
Star adds IPL production contract to rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has been awarded audio-visual production services rights for the Indian Premier League following its acquisition last year of the global television and digital rights to the Twenty20 cricket competition.
Orient Hontai sees off competition to complete Imagina deal
Imagina, parent company of the Mediapro agency, and Orient Hontai Capital have formally sealed a deal through which the Chinese private equity firm will acquire a majority stake in the Spanish media group.
Mena missing from AFC tender, giving beIN the chance to renew
The Asian Football Confederation’s media and marketing rights tenders – sent out earlier this month – do not cover the Middle East and North Africa, TV Sports Markets has learned.
FAM changes strategy and grows value with OTT and pay-TV deals
The Football Association of Malaysia has earned a significant sum for its media rights after opting to split them between online streaming service iflix and telco Telekom Malaysia.
Six Nations value takes a hit in Asia as RugbyPass secures rights
The annual value of Six Nations media rights in Asia has been cut almost in half following a new deal with OTT service RugbyPass.
Orient Hontai seals deal for Mediapro parent company
Chinese investment fund Orient Hontai has ratified a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Imagina, the parent company of the Mediapro agency, according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial.
RugbyPass extends rights to Australian event
OTT platform RugbyPass has extended its deal for exclusive coverage of the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens event across its 23 Asian territories.
Eleven strikes late deal for Pyeongchang 2018 rights in Singapore
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in Singapore to the 2018 winter Olympic Games, ensuring that the country’s debut at the event will be covered live.
Fox Sports Asia partners with Super Fight League
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Asia has acquired rights for the Super Fight League mixed martial arts series.
Olympic Channel to set first with Pyeongchang 2018 coverage in Indian subcontinent
The International Olympic Committee has revealed that its Olympic Channel will show coverage of the 2018 winter Olympic Games across India and the sub-continent.
DSport moves into badminton with Asia Team Championships deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has secured rights to this year’s edition of the Badminton Asia Team Championships.
Pyeongchang 2018 rights deal signed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong commercial broadcaster TVB has agreed a late rights deal for this year’s winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
CSL renegotiates with CSM and sells international rights to IMG
China Sports Media’s deal for Chinese Super League domestic rights – the emblematic deal of China’s sports-rights gold rush – will be worth just two-thirds of its initial annual value following a renegotiation.
New Australian Open deals in China and sub-Saharan Africa
The value of Australian Open tennis rights in China increased by 75 per cent in the new cycle, from 2018 onward, following new digital and linear broadcast deals.