China
SportsFix seals Chinese basketball partnership
Southeast Asian OTT service SportsFix has struck a rights deal with the Chinese Basketball Association.
Spengler Cup broadens reach as Chinese rights deal signed
Ice hockey’s Spengler Cup will be broadcast in China, the UK, Ireland and Georgia for the first time when its 2017 edition takes place later this month.
Premiership Rugby claims first with Chinese rights deal
Chinese free-to-air sports broadcaster CCTV5 Plus has acquired rights to the English Premiership club rugby union competition.
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.
NetEase strikes FFF partnership
The French Football Federation has signed a content agreement with Chinese media company NetEase.
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.
Tencent teams up with Chinese skating body
Online streaming platform Tencent has signed an exclusive online rights deal with the Chinese Skating Association.
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.
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.
Real Madrid teams up with Sina Weibo
Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has struck a strategic partnership with Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo.
CCTV scores extension to Fifa rights deal
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has extended its rights deal with Fifa, football’s world governing body.
CBA strikes series of rights deals
The Chinese Basketball Association has awarded media rights to state broadcaster CCTV, online streaming platforms Tencent and Zhibo and video-sharing website Bilibili.
AELTC settles claims over Wimbledon’s Chinese rights deal
The All England Lawn Tennis Club, organiser of the Wimbledon grand slam championships, has settled its claims against LETV, operator of Chinese online streaming platform LeSports.
Chinese Volleyball League adds more digital partners
The Chinese Volleyball League has signed additional digital rights partners through deals with the Jinri Toutiao news and information platform and online streaming service Tencent.
Chinese Volleyball League partners with Sina, Suning
The Chinese Volleyball League has agreed rights deals with the Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina and the Suning Sports division of conglomerate Suning Holdings.
Volvo Ocean Race to set sail with Sina Sports
The Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina has agreed a content partnership with sailing’s Volvo Ocean Race.