Philippines
SPOTV agrees distribution deal with Cignal in Philippines
Southeast Asian pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed a carriage deal in the Philippines with pay-television platform Cignal TV
ELF strikes streaming deals with Eleven in Italy and Southeast Asia, iQiyi in China
The European League of Football (ELF) has announced media rights agreements with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi in China and international streaming platform Eleven across Italy and Southeast Asia
BeIN acquires Speedway GP rights across Southeast Asia and the US
Pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship in a season-long agreement with new event promotor Discovery Sports Events, the global promotion…
SPOTV lands exclusive rights to the US Masters in eight markets across Southeast Asia
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured exclusive rights to the US Masters golf tournament in eight markets across Southeast Asia as part of a one-year deal with the Augusta National Golf Club
SPOTV mobile streaming app rolled out in Southeast Asian markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has launched a mobile streaming app.
SPOTV Now will provide live and on-demand access to linear pay-television channels SPOTV and SPOTV2 across Southeast Asia
Sportfive strikes AFF U23 Championship media rights deals
The Asean Football Federation has announced rights deals with nine broadcasters brokered by the Sportfive agency for this month’s AFF U23 Championship.
Formula E strikes 15-market deal with SPOTV, secures Indonesian agreement
Eclat Media Group has acquired rights to the Formula E World Championship in 15 markets across the Asia-Pacific region, in a two-year deal with the electric car racing series covering 2022 and 2023
BeIN Sports acquires ATP rights across Southeast Asia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired ATP Tour rights for nine markets across Southeast Asia in a four-year deal with the Association of Tennis Professionals, running 2022 to 2025
BWF benefits from pan-regional battle in Apac but value drops in Malaysia
Competition between budding pan-regional players SPOTV and Eleven helped the Badminton World Federation increase the value of its media-rights in a string of Asia-Pacific markets in a recent deal.
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League secures rights-fee increases in Japan, Korea as Eclat expands again
Eclat Media Group has acquired English Premier League media rights in Japan and South Korea for the next cycle, beginning 2022-23, SportBusiness understands
Premier League media rights bids due in 14 Asia-Pacific markets
Bids are due today (Thursday) for English Premier League media rights for 2022-23 onwards in 14 Asian markets.
Would-be bidders have been mulling the opportunity since the tender was released in mid-December
SPOTV confirms BWF rights in 12 Asia-Pacific markets
Sports broadcaster SPOTV has acquired Badminton World Federation media rights in 12 Asia-Pacific markets in a five-year deal, from 2022 to 2026, brokered by the Infront agency
Premier League tinkers with Asia tender to address tough markets
The English Premier League introduced several novel elements in its tender for media rights in Asia-Pacific markets for the new cycle, aimed at cracking what are expected to be some of its toughest sales territories.
beIN Sports acquires Roland Garros rights in Southeast Asia
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the exclusive media rights for the French Open tennis Grand Slam in 10 Southeast Asian markets in a five-year deal covering 2022 to 2026
Eleven deals with Astro for pan-regional Sepak Takraw League broadcast rights
Malaysia’s Sepak Takraw League (STL) will be shown in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand on Eleven Sports’ OTT service Elevensports.com.
Post-Fox Sports Asia landscape emerges as SPOTV and beIN snap up rights
A volley of rights sales this year reallocated properties formerly held by pan-regional broadcaster Fox Sports Asia and began shaping a new sports broadcasting landscape in Asia-Pacific.
Eclat secures three-year deal for Open rights in APAC
Eclat Media Group has continued its effort to replace Fox Sports as the dominant pay-television broadcaster in Asia-Pacific, acquiring exclusive rights to The Open Championship across the region in a three-year deal.
AFF renews with Sportradar, late TV deals agreed for Suzuki Cup
The Asean Football Federation has renewed an agreement with sports betting and data services company Sportradar for the Suzuki Cup national team tournament, which gets underway on Sunday