Japan
DAZN secures AFC Champions League rights in Japan until 2028
Sports streaming service DAZN has agreed an exclusive media rights deal for the AFC Champions League in Japan for the next eight years
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
DAZN serves up Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Canada, Japan
Subscription sports streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Canada and Japan to the Ultimate Tennis Showdown
Gap in Asia-Pacific market opens as Disney shuts Fox Sports
Sports media rights markets in Asia-Pacific stand at a crossroads following the exit of longstanding pan-regional player Fox Sports Asia.
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
TV Tokyo makes three-year World Table Tennis commitment
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the of the International Table Tennis Federation, has signed a broadcast rights deal with Japanese terrestrial and satellite broadcaster TV Tokyo until 2024
J Sports secures Extreme E rights in Japan
Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has agreed a rights deal in Japan with pay-TV broadcaster J Sports to show the championship across its linear channels
Genius Sports signs data, streaming rights deal with Japan’s B.League
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has signed an exclusive international streaming and data rights deal with Japanese basketball’s B.League.
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.