Asia

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has appointed TS Panesar as the head of its recently-launched Indian pay-television broadcaster, DSport.

The PGA of America has furthered its new rights strategy for the PGA Championship in the UK, by stating that live streaming of the 2017 edition of the US golf major will be available via social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.

India’s Supreme Court has requested feedback from the Board of Control for Cricket in India over its tendering process for the next set of broadcast rights to Twenty20 competition the Indian Premier League.

Sportsfix, a new OTT service for Southeast Asia, has acquired rights for the Korean K League, Liga 1 Indonesia and Thai League top-tier football competitions, as well as pre-season friendlies featuring European teams.

Asian mixed martial arts series the One Championship has agreed a rights deal with Latin American media platform Claro Sports.

The Asian Football Confederation has said it will continue to work with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the United Arab Emirates Football Association to ensure the uninterrupted broadcast of AFC Champions League and Fifa World Cup qualifying matches in a bid to protect its commercial rights amid the ongoing situation concerning rights-holder, Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.

Chinese online video platform iQIYI.com has sealed a rights deal for tournaments on the ATP World Tour men’s tennis series.

Online streaming platform Tencent agreed a late deal for non-exclusive live digital Wimbledon rights in China for less than the price paid by LeSports before its deal was terminated.

Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network will pay a small fee to show Fiba events in Taiwan in an exclusive five-year deal agreed last month.

Sportsfix, a new OTT service for Southeast Asia, has acquired rights for the Chinese Super League football competition in Malaysia.

Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights for the ESL India Premiership esports competition.

Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has secured rights to golf’s Open Championship, the 2017 edition of which gets underway tomorrow (Thursday).

Media group Sony Pictures Networks India has launched two new channels amid an overhaul of its sports platform in the Indian subcontinent.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will launch a new tender for media rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition on Friday, stating the existing process will be maintained despite opposition from certain parties.

Chinese sports and entertainment company Wuhan DDMC Culture Co has agreed a deal to acquire Super Sports Media, which has media rights for football’s English Premier League in China.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Asia has struck a deal with Tottenham Hotspur to broadcast the English Premier League football club’s Spurs TV international programming block.