Malaysia

The Professional Squash Association has extended deals with broadcast partners in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian sub-continent.

Sportsfix, a new OTT service for Southeast Asia, has launched in Malaysia through a partnership with telecommunications company Celcom.

The Asian Football Confederation has said it will continue to work with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the United Arab Emirates Football Association to ensure the uninterrupted broadcast of AFC Champions League and Fifa World Cup qualifying matches in a bid to protect its commercial rights amid the ongoing situation concerning rights-holder, Qatar-based pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.

Sportsfix, a new OTT service for Southeast Asia, has acquired rights for the Chinese Super League football competition in Malaysia.

The Football Association of Malaysia’s new regime is seeking a broadcast deal for the country’s domestic league after the collapse of its agreement with the MP & Silva agency.

Organisers of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur have promised that this year’s edition of the multi-sport event will break records in terms of live broadcast coverage.

The Lagardère Sports agency has secured media-rights deals in various territories for the International Table Tennis Federation.

Malaysian telecommunications provider Tune Talk has extended a content deal with the One Championship mixed martial arts series.

Astro’s renewed deal with the Badminton Association of Malaysia will see the telco invest much more in promotion but is largely unchanged in cash terms.

Malaysian pay-television operator Astro has expanded a rights deal with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to become the exclusive broadcast partner of the national governing body.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive rights for the English Football League Cup knockout competition in Brunei and Malaysia.

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

Malaysian satellite-television operator Measat has launched a new channel dedicated to esports.

Singaporean media company MediaCorp has agreed a rights deal with the Dentsu agency for highlights coverage of the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games, according to the Straits Times newspaper.

Malaysian pay-television operator Astro will broadcast live coverage of every match from the 2016 season of the country’s Sepaktakraw League after posting a significant increase in the audience for its coverage of last season.

Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will launch a dedicated esports channel in June.