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Eclat secures three-year deal for Open rights in APAC
Eclat Media Group has continued its effort to replace Fox Sports as the dominant pay-television broadcaster in Asia-Pacific, acquiring exclusive rights to The Open Championship across the region in a three-year deal.
AFF renews with Sportradar, late TV deals agreed for Suzuki Cup
The Asean Football Federation has renewed an agreement with sports betting and data services company Sportradar for the Suzuki Cup national team tournament, which gets underway on Sunday
Eleven focuses on D2C and ‘locally relevant’ sport in new Asia-Pacific service
Eleven Sports COO Alessandro Tucci on the company's new Asia-Pacific push and how it will differentiate itself from jostling competitors.
Uefa club rights values in Asia fall after highs of DAZN expansion era
The value of Uefa club competition rights has fallen heavily in Japan and also declined in Southeast Asia during the current cycle, mirroring wider trends in the markets.
Strong AFC deal for FMA as Eleven moves for launch content
The scramble to replace Fox Sports Asia helped the Football Marketing Asia agency secure a strong deal for Asian Football Confederation rights last month in several important Southeast Asia markets.
Serie A values down across France and APAC in new beIN deal
Italian Serie A rights values have declined by around a third in France and Southeast Asia under a deal with beIN Sports, mirroring recent trends in those markets.
Eleven to launch digitally in Southeast Asia after AFC rights acquisition
Aser Ventures' international sports broadcaster Eleven is launching a new subscription service in seven Asia-Pacific markets
Now TV becomes F1’s new home in Hong Kong
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of Hong Kong telco HKT, has agreed a media rights deal with the Formula 1 motor-racing championship
Now TV picks up UFC rights in Hong Kong
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of Hong Kong telco HKT, has acquired rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts promotion
ICC.tv to stream Australia matches in parts of Europe, Southeast Asia
The International Cricket Council has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia which will see the world governing body for cricket stream Australia's forthcoming summer matches in some markets in Europe and…
Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with ‘lean and localised’ SPOTV
South Korean media company Eclat Media Group’s new pan-Asia-Pacific sports media platform will step into the gap left by Fox Sports Asia with a more ‘localised’ and digitally-focused service.
Eclat to launch pan-Asia sports TV and digital operation to replace Fox Sports
South Korean company Eclat Media Group is aiming to fill the gap left by the closure of Fox Sports Asia by launching a new, pan-regional sports pay-television and digital platform in Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong Cable TV unveils Bundesliga deal
Hong Kong’s Cable Television has secured rights to the German Bundesliga, bringing the German top-flight division back onto a cable television network.
Eclat, Aser, beIN and others bid to fill Fox Sports Asia gap
Sports rights formerly held by Fox Sports Asia, which is shutting down next month, have attracted bids from several companies interested in taking over the Disney-owned pay-television platform's position…
Hong Kong government won’t rule out more TV rights bids, outlines sports developments
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has stressed that the government would not rule out the possibility of bidding for the broadcast rights to more major sporting events after it picked up rights to the Tokyo …
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Thailand added in beIN’s Southeast Asia deal for Uefa club competition rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has followed up its recent Uefa club competitions renewal in the Middle East and North Africa with a seven-territory deal across Southeast Asia, including Thailand
Nent lands Copa América rights, deals agreed in Cuba, Hong Kong
Media company the Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has secured exclusive media rights to broadcast the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América in multiple countries through its Viaplay subscription …