Asia
DSport makes first big move into cricket with Nidahas Trophy deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport’s acquisition of rights to the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series between Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh is its most significant deal since its 2017 launch.
Olympic Channel signs Snapchat deal ahead of Pyeongchang 2018
The International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel digital platform has agreed a wide-ranging partnership with Snap Inc, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat.
DSport to share cricket coverage with Viacom18
Indian media group Viacom18 has struck a sublicensing deal with Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport to broadcast coverage of the upcoming Nidahas Trophy Twenty cricket tournament.
Iflix takes Malaysian football rights in landmark deal
Football Malaysia, the organising body of club football competition in the country, has secured a landmark rights deal with online streaming service iflix.
Sky extends IPL rights deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed an agreement for rights to Twenty20 cricket tournament the Indian Premier League.
Six Nations to go OTT in Asia with RugbyPass
OTT platform RugbyPass has acquired exclusive rights across Asia for the Six Nations international rugby union tournament.
Chinese Super League strikes new deal with rights-holder
The China Sports Media agency has struck a five-year extension to its rights deal for the Chinese Super League, the top division of domestic club football.
Broadcasters sign up for Hong Kong T20 Blitz
Cricket Hong Kong has unveiled a series of rights deals with pay-television broadcasters for the 2018 Hong Kong T20 Blitz cricket tournament.
One Championship lands Indonesian rights deal
The Asia-focused One Championship mixed martial arts series has agreed a rights deal with Indonesian free-to-air broadcaster SCTV.
SportsFix secures Mayfair 101 investment
Southeast Asian OTT service SportsFix has secured a $1m (€820,000) investment from Mayfair 101 through an initial funding round.
Star embraces virtual reality for IPL debut
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has said it will provide virtual reality coverage of the Indian Premier League for the first time, ahead of its first season as the exclusive rights-holder of the Twenty20 cricket competition.
Infront lends helping hand to CBA in international rights sales
The Infront agency, which is consulting the Chinese Basketball Association on the sale of its international media rights on a deal-by-deal basis, struck the CBA’s deal across Southeast Asia with Sportsfix this month.
Formula E value up in India after interest from big digital players
Switching from Star to Sony last month helped Formula E increase its media-rights value in the Indian subcontinent.
More of the same in Malaysia as Astro renews WWE rights
WWE’s value in Malaysia has stayed flat in a new deal with pay-television broadcaster Astro.
DSport to cover Indian cricket team for first time
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport will broadcast the country’s national cricket team for the first time after acquiring rights to the upcoming Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 tournament.
DSport picks up Bellator rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights to the Bellator mixed martial arts series.
Top media companies, Premier League initiate Singapore copyright case
Media companies Singtel, StarHub, Fox Networks Group and football’s English Premier League have teamed up to bring a legal case against two Android television box-sellers in Singapore who have been accused of “wilfully infringing” copyright.
SportsFix links up with Twitter for pre-season football tournament
SportsFix, an OTT service operating in Southeast Asia, has linked up with social media platform Twitter to stream live coverage of the new Boost SportsFix Super Cup football tournament.