Asia
Star set for legal challenge if IPL is added to Indian listed events
India’s listed-events legislation is expected to widen to include the Indian Premier League early next year, a move likely to prompt a legal challenge from Star India.
LeSports suffers hefty loss on sale of World Cup in Hong Kong
Digital streaming service LeSports has sold on its Fifa World Cup 2018 rights in Hong Kong at a significant discount as it plans to cease operations in the territory.
Videoland pays up for expanded NBA deal, sublicenses to Eleven
The NBA has increased its annual media-rights value in Taiwan via a new agreement with Videoland, which has subsequently sublicensed rights to Eleven Sports.
LeEco founder placed on debt blacklist
Jia Yueting, the founder of Chinese tech company LeEco, has been placed on a debt defaulter blacklist by a Beijing court.
Sony secures Formula E rights in Indian subcontinent
Indian media group Sony Pictures Networks has acquired exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent for the Formula E Championship electric car-racing series.
SportsFix lends support to new football tournament in Malaysia
SportsFix, an OTT service operating in Southeast Asia, has backed a new club football competition that is set to launch in the region.
NetEase strikes FFF partnership
The French Football Federation has signed a content agreement with Chinese media company NetEase.
Eleven seals extended NBA deal in Taiwan
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has renewed an agreement for rights in Taiwan to the NBA basketball league.
Sony Pictures Network India to show T10 Cricket League
The Sony Pictures Network India media group has acquired rights for the T10 Cricket League, a new franchise-based competition that will launch in the UAE next week.
Star India chief promoted by Fox
Media group 21st Century Fox has elevated Uday Shankar, the chairman and chief executive of pay-television broadcaster Star India, to the position of president of its Asia division.
Indian government considering move to grant Doordarshan IPL rights – reports
The Indian government is working on a directive that would force pay-television broadcaster Star India to share its IPL rights with public-service broadcaster Doordarshan.
New Japan Pro Wrestling secures first media-rights deal in India
The New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion secured broadcast coverage in India for the first time via a deal with pay-television broadcaster DSport.
Serie A fills void in Malaysia with one-season Sportsfix agreement
MP & Silva’s deal with OTT platform Sportsfix this month will ensure Serie A coverage in Malaysia for the first time in almost two years.
CBA nears media-rights target for year one of in-house sales
The Chinese Basketball Association is close to reaching its media-rights income target of $60m (€51m) per season for the current cycle.
IRena not close to breaking even on Chinese Volleyball League deal
Event and venue management company iRena is making a substantial loss on its deal for all Chinese Volleyball League media and marketing rights.
Astro close to renewing Uefa national team rights in Malaysia
Pay-television broadcaster Astro is close to renewing its deal for Uefa national team rights in Malaysia, TV Sports Markets understands.
PCCW lands reassigned World Cup rights in Hong Kong
Hong Kong telco PCCW has acquired exclusive rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Competition watchdog imposes heavy fine on BCCI in IPL rights case
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has been hit with a fine of Rs520m (€6.94m/$8.36m) after being found guilty of breaches of competition rules when negotiating rights deals for Twenty20 tournament the Indian Premier League.