Japan

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.

Interview with Simon Denyer, chief executive of the Perform Group, on its acquisition of J-League rights for 10 years from 2017 to 2026.

The Japan Professional Football League, organising body of club football in the country, has agreed a 10-season rights deal with digital sports media group Perform.

The J.League, the top division of Japanese club football, is set to agree a new broadcast rights deal with entities including telecommunications company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp and digital sports media group Perform, according to Kyodo News.

Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow has agreed a multi-year deal with the Ligue Nationale de Rugby for rights to the Top 14, the top division of French rugby union.

North America’s Major League Soccer has agreed a two-season rights deal with Japanese commercial broadcaster Fuji TV and has expanded its existing partnership with Le Sports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeEco.

Japanese public-service broadcaster NHK has acquired rights for the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s (IFSC) 2016 season.

Emerging competition in Japan’s digital sector helped the MP & Silva agency earn significant profit on its deals for England’s Premier League and Spain’s LaLiga.