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LeSports suffers hefty loss on sale of World Cup in Hong Kong
Digital streaming service LeSports has sold on its Fifa World Cup 2018 rights in Hong Kong at a significant discount as it plans to cease operations in the territory.
LeSports’s late payments may herald rights-buying slowdown
Aggressive Chinese OTT operator LeSports has cash-flow problems, resulting in delays to payments for many of its deals.
NBA nets bumper deal in Hong Kong as LeSports replaces PCCW
National Basketball Association media rights soared in value in Hong Kong by more than 500 per cent this week as LeSports displaced incumbent rights-holder PCCW.
Eurosport recoups chunk of US Open fee in LeSports HK deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport recovered a third of its spend on the 2016 US Open in Asia from a deal with LeSports in Hong Kong.
LeTV Sports’ Hong Kong buy leaves marker
Chinese internet company LeTV Sports’s acquisition of English Premier League rights in Hong Kong is indicative of the company’s international ambitions.
Hong Kong league finds home
The Hong Kong Premier League agreed a deal with free-to-air broadcaster ATV earlier this month, just days before the kick-off of the league’s inaugural season.
Three-way battle in Hong Kong gives Uefa big uplift
Pay-television platform i-Cable paid a significant increase to retain rights amid stiff competition for the Uefa Champions League in Hong Kong.
Rights acquisitions and distribution strategy boost TVB
The acquisition last week by Hong Kong broadcaster TVB of the rights to the 2016 Olympic Games underlines the determination of the broadcaster to protect its dominant position in free-to-air television while making inroads into the pay-television market.
Uefa seals further increases in Hong Kong and Sweden
Uefa does good business for Euro 2016 in Sweden and Hong Kong
MP & Silva and Pitch look to diversify in Asia
Broadcasters worried by Pitch and MP & Silva joint venture but rivals say it's business as usual
MP & Silva to push channel strategy
Neo beats Sony and Taj to New Zealand rights
Neo explains why it bid big for New Zealand cricket rights
ABU left to pick up the scraps as IOC carves out even more markets
Asia continues to deliver massive rights fee increases
Feeding frenzy for Premier League rights continues in Asia; IMG Media and MP & Silva battle it out for Asian rights
ESS makes $100m profit on ICC
Deal in Australia takes ESS over $100m profit threshold for global ICC rights sales
ESS adds more cricket rights
ESS adds Sri Lanka Premier League to boost reach of Star Cricket channel