Japan

DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform, has agreed a new carriage deal in Japan with mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo.

The United States Tennis Association has extended its long-term rights deal with Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow.

Uefa, football’s European governing body, is targeting media and marketing revenue of €3.2bn ($3.43bn) from its next cycle of rights to the Champions League as the tender process commences today (Tuesday).

Media company CSI Sports, the owner of Fight Sports, has struck a distribution deal for the pay-television channel with DAZN, the recently-launched OTT service operated by digital-media company Perform.

Tennis Australia has extended and expanded its rights partnership with Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow.

World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union, has appointed International Games Broadcast Services as host broadcaster for Japan’s 2019 World Cup, the first edition of the national team tournament to be staged in Asia.

The International Judo Federation has agreed a four-year extension to its partnership with Japanese agency Hakuhodo DY Media Partners.

DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform, has agreed a deal to begin streaming coverage of Professional Squash Association events to audiences in Japan.

DAZN, the new OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media specialist Perform, has agreed a multi-year content partnership for the Japanese market with mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The Perform Group believes the profitability of DAZN, is a realistic aim within three years in Germany, despite a current outlay of more than €45m ($50.9m) per year on sports rights.

Interview with John Gleasure, chief commercial officer of DAZN, on the Peform-owned OTT platform's launch in Japan and Germany, Austria & Switzerland.

Golf’s PGA Tour has agreed a rights partnership in Japan with digital sports content and media group Perform for its PGA Tour Live service, while it has unveiled a host of new initiatives for its over-the-top subscription offering, including plans to stream content via social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.

Digital sports content and media group Perform has today (Tuesday) launched its new OTT sports subscription service, DAZN, in Japan.

Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has secured exposure on Japanese terrestrial television through a content partnership with commercial broadcaster Fuji TV.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has awarded rights to its 2016 Youth U-15 Baseball World Cup to broadcasters across Asia.

The Perform Group told TV Sports Markets its deal for Japan’s J-League represented “great value” compared to many domestic football leagues, despite a rights fee four times higher than the previous value.