Asia

Cricket

India’s Supreme Court has said it is considering a submission from Bharatiya Janata Party member Subramanian Swamy for an early hearing of his plea concerning the tender process for the next set of broadcast rights to Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League.

Multi-sport

The International World Games Association has said the 2017 edition of its showpiece event will receive record levels of exposure across the world.

Cricket

Indian media company Star India’s sports operations will be restructured into three segments as it seeks to break even in the current financial year through to the end of June 2018, despite remaining competitive in bidding for rights.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has launched Star Sports First, a new free-to-air channel.

Football

Strong competition helped Uefa secure an increase of about 50 per cent for its club competition rights in Japan last month, as OTT platform DAZN added another premium property to its portfolio.

Multi-sport

Chinese internet company LeEco, which operates the LeSports online streaming platform, has had some of its assets frozen by a court in Shanghai.

Basketball

Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan has signalled its intention to enter into the sports event business with plans to form three university leagues dedicated to basketball, tackle football and kabaddi.

Tennis

Chinese online streaming platform Tencent has acquired digital rights for the Wimbledon Championships.

Football

The China Sports Media agency is seeking to negotiate its rights deal with the Chinese Football Association for the Chinese Super League amid unease at the impact of new reforms brought in for the top division of domestic football, according to reports.

Cycling

Online streaming platform Tencent has struck a deal to show the Tour de France cycling event in China.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured a carriage deal with Taiwanese telecommunications company Chunghwa Telecom.

Basketball

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has struck a rights deal in Taiwan with Fiba, basketball’s global governing body.

Mixed Martial Arts

Filipino media company ABS-CBN has renewed a rights deal for the One Championship mixed martial arts series.

Tennis

Online streaming platform Sina Sports has struck a strategic partnership with the All England Club, which operates the Wimbledon Championships.

Three Chinese online companies, including Sina Weibo, have been ordered by the country’s regulators to stop streaming audio and video services.
Golf

Pay-television broadcaster DSport has bought rights in India to golf’s US Open for a far higher price than the annual fee Sony Pictures Networks paid in 2016.
Mixed Martial Arts

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has turned the tide to earn a significant increase from its pan-regional pay-television rights deal with Fox Sports Asia.

The French Open secured greater revenue from China in 2017 compared to last year thanks to a deal with online streaming platform Tencent agreed earlier this month.