China
Tencent resumes live streaming of Rockets games
Chinese streaming giant Tencent showed a live Houston Rockets game on Monday for the first time since the Daryl Morey controversy in October 2019
Swiss-Ski retains Huya streaming exposure in China
Chinese streaming platform Huya will continue to broadcast coverage from top Swiss skiing events on the FIS World Cup schedule in a new agreement
Extreme E signs rights deals in Greece and China, details NEP’s production role
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has agreed new rights distribution deals with Greek pay-television operator Cosmote and Chinese internet platform Channel Zero
Tencent drops 76ers broadcasts in protest against Morey appointment
Chinese digital giant Tencent has stopped live streams of games by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers due to their appointment of Daryl Morey as president
Lakers and Curry top NBA social media charts in China
The LA Lakers was the most popular NBA team, and Stephen Curry the most popular NBA player, on Chinese social media in 2019-20, according to digital media specialist Mailman's annual NBA Red Card report
China Mobile rights spree doesn’t herald new boom, but raises hopes for competition
Three big deals by telco China Mobile have raised cautious hopes for competition in the Chinese rights market after a dreadful 2020.
Migu to show Olympics and World Cup under CCTV content tie-up
Chinese streaming platform China Mobile Migu will carry live and on-demand coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Fifa World Cup, under a deal with state broadcaster…
AFC agrees landmark China Mobile Migu rights deal with 5G focus
Mobile telco China Mobile Migu has agreed a landmark sponsorship and media-rights deal for Asian Football Confederation competitions spanning the 2021-24 period
Extreme E targets young audiences with Huya streaming deal in China
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has agreed a rights deal with Chinese live streaming platform Huya ahead of its inaugural season in 2021
Tencent agrees production technology deal with WSC Sports
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed a three-year partnership with Israeli AI technology provider WSC Sports around video production features and enhancements
Manchester United launches channel on Douyin
English Premier League club Manchester United has officially launched a channel on the Chinese domestic social media platform Douyin
Sportfive to sell rights in China as Spanish national team lands on Weibo
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is to launch an account on Weibo, the popular Chinese social media platform, as part of wider work with the Sportfive agency
VSPN eyes global expansion after Tencent-led funding round
Shanghai-based esports solutions provider Versus Programming Network (VSPN) has raised close to $100m (€85m) in a Series B funding round led by Chinese digital platform Tencent.
ESPN agrees one-year SPFL deal in US, secures Latin American rights
The Disney-owned direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ has acquired US broadcast rights to the Scottish Premiership in one of a string of broadcast deals finalised by the Infront agency
Huya-DouYu merger to create Chinese gaming streaming giant ‘worth $11bn’
Huya has agreed a deal to acquire fellow live streaming service DouYu in a stock-for-stock merger deal that is set to create a live online gaming streaming giant in China
CCTV to air Game 5 of NBA Finals, ending year-long hiatus
CCTV, the state-run Chinese broadcaster, will air the fifth game of the NBA Finals series, marking the first time an NBA game will be broadcast in China since a controversial tweet damaged the nation’s r…
Premier League sues over terminated PPLive rights deal in China
The English Premier League is suing its former Chinese broadcast rights-holder for $215.3m (€183m) over its battle for unpaid rights fees, it has been reported.
ICF retains Huya exposure in China in renewal with Horne’s H&A Media
The International Canoe Federation’s events will continue to be broadcast on Chinese streaming platform Huya.t