Japan
Extreme E signs up DAZN and MBC for Japanese, Mena markets
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has agreed rights deals with over-the-top streaming service DAZN in Japan and Saudi media group MBC for the Middle East and North Africa region
DAZN tops up mobile payment options in Japan in NTT Docomo tie-up
Over-the-top streaming platform DAZN has introduced another payment option in Japan through a tie-up with Bocu, the mobile payment and identity solutions provider, and NTT Docomo, one of the country’s m…
DAZN signs up Tsunoda and Scuderia AlphaTauri in Japanese F1 push
DAZN has signed up Japanese Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda as a brand ambassador to promote the OTT subscription platform in Japan
Stan secures Japanese Top League rights
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has announced an exclusive rights deal for the Japan Top League rugby union competition
Bach dismisses Tokyo ‘speculation’ as IOC prepares to publish ‘playbooks’
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has dismissed "speculation" about cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and said his organisation would in early February publish its plans to counter…
Eurosport India adds New Japan Pro-Wrestling rights
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a rights deal in India with the New Japan Pro-Wrestling organisation
DAZN extends commercial premises business to Japan
DAZN, the OTT streaming broadcaster, has signed its latest commercial premises agreements with a launch in Japan that allows bars, cafes, restaurants and hotels to show sports content
DAZN strengthens KDDI telecoms ties in Japan with 5G venture
Over-the-top streaming platform DAZN has stepped up its association with telecoms company KDDI in Japan by introducing a 5G offering.
LaLiga to launch subscription mobile app for international fans
LaLiga is launching a subscription mobile app in the Middle East and Africa, with plans to roll it out in other markets, under deals with mobile technology company Mondia and telco Orange
DAZN signs Orange commercial premises deal, begins non-live content push in Japan
Telecoms operator Orange has signed a commercial premises deal with over-the-top streaming platform DAZN for rights to the English Premier League’s 2020-21 season in Spain.
Fox Sports, SuperSport and ESPN Latin America among British Champions Day broadcasters
This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
DAZN negotiates reduced J.League rights fee in profit-share agreement
DAZN Group has negotiated a reduction in annual rights fee payments to Japan’s J.L
UFC launches Fight Pass in Japan
Ultimate Fighting Championship has launched its direct-to-consumer OTT service UFC Fight Pass in Japan.
The service offers an interface and event commentary in Japanese, and localised content
Robert Klein and Kevin Sim – Bundesliga International
Robert Klein, CEO, and Kevin Sim, Head of Asia-Pacific, at Bundesliga International explain the German football league’s approach to the first two media-rights deals of its new sales cycle in Asia, in Japan and Vietnam.
LaLiga agrees content tie-up Japan’s SportsNavi portal
Japanese media platform SportsNavi has rekindled its connection to LaLiga by becoming the first official media partner of the Spanish football competition in Japan
Bundesliga starts Asian sales with Sky PerfecTV deal in Japan
Japanese pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV has renewed its German Bundesliga rights at a small discount, in a deal covering the five seasons from 2020-21 to 2024-25, SportBusiness Media understands.
Sky PerfecTV deal marks Bundesliga’s first Asian media rights agreement of new cycle
The German Bundesliga has agreed a media-rights deal in Japan with pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV covering the five seasons from 2020-21 to 2024-25, SportBusiness can reveal