Asia
SportsFix targets localised content with Football Tribe
SportsFix, an OTT service serving Southeast Asia, has joined forces with Football Tribe to deliver more localised sports content for fans across the region.
ESPN seals EPL clips deal with Singtel TV
ESPN’s Digital Network has struck a collaboration with Singapore-based pay-television broadcaster Singtel TV to offer clips of football’s English Premier League.
ABS-CBN to show top European football
Filipino media company ABS-CBN has struck a sublicensing deal with Thailand-based media company Triple CH to show free-to-air coverage of three of football’s top competitions.
Eleven secures Asean Basketball League rights in Taiwan
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has struck a rights deal for coverage of the Formosa Dreamers in the Asean Basketball League, as well as the regional club competition’s play-offs.
Big CCTV deal puts Infront on course for healthy Asian margin
The Infront Sports & Media agency looks well placed to earn a healthy margin on its World Cup rights across Asia following this month’s deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
New Zealand Cricket to return to screens in Indian subcontinent
Two scheduled India tours has helped the Pitch International agency finally sell New Zealand Cricket rights in the Indian subcontinent after three years without a deal.
IMG offer tempts Uefa into rare agency deal covering Indonesia
Uefa has earned a healthy increase in the value of its national team rights in a new deal covering Indonesia with the IMG agency.
FIH unveils ‘landmark’ YouTube deal for Hockey World League Finals
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has hailed a “landmark” commercial partnership with video-sharing platform YouTube, which will provide live streaming of the upcoming Hockey World League Finals.
Sportsfix deal returns Serie A to Malaysia
Sportsfix, an OTT service serving Southeast Asia, has acquired rights in Malaysia for Serie A, the top division of Italian football.
Tencent teams up with Chinese skating body
Online streaming platform Tencent has signed an exclusive online rights deal with the Chinese Skating Association.
DSport adds to wrestling line-up with NJPW deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights to the New Japan Pro Wrestling series.
Tencent acquires stake in Snap
Chinese online streaming platform Tencent has acquired a 12 per cent stake in Snap Inc, the parent company of social media platform Snapchat.
Star Sports lands New Zealand Cricket rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has agreed a three-year rights deal with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body of the sport in the country.
Sony buys Cricket Australia rights as Indian value plummets
Cricket Australia’s media rights in the Indian subcontinent have significantly dropped in value in a new long-term deal with Sony Pictures Networks India.
BPL international coverage to be limited as DSport and IMC argue
The Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 competition begins this Saturday with limited international coverage due to a dispute over who can legally sell the rights.
Tennis Australia expands iQiyi deal for Australian Open in China
Streaming platform iQiyi has almost doubled its fee in a renewed deal for Australian Open digital rights in China.
Alibaba adds Pac-12 media rights to expand Chinese partnership
US college sports conference the Pac-12 has increased its annual media-rights income in China by about 66 per cent after agreeing a long-term deal with Alisports.
IMG to market Uefa rights in Indonesia
The IMG agency has agreed a deal with Uefa to exclusively sell and distribute the Indonesian rights to a host of upcoming national team tournaments organised by football’s European governing body.