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BeIN reduces fee for Uefa club rights in Asia
BeIN Sports secured Uefa club competition rights in all its active Asian markets at a slight decrease on its previous deal, despite the addition of Indonesia in the new agreement.
EXCLUSIVE: BeIN to hold Uefa club rights in all its Asian markets
BeIN Sports is close to finalising a deal that would see it hold Uefa club competition rights in all its active Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
Singtel ‘exploring all options’ on Optus but rules out full sale
Singaporean telco Singtel is considering disposing of a significant stake in its Australian business Optus to a Canadian private equity firm, but plans for a full sale have been vehemently denied by the firm.
Team takes Uefa club competition rights to market in raft of Asian territories
Team Marketing has gone to market simultaneously with Uefa club competition broadcast rights in 13 different Asian countries and territories as it begins to wrap up the 2024-27 sales cycle
EXCLUSIVE: IMG senior APAC media executive Broom to exit
Tom Broom, one of the agency sector's most experienced media executives in the Asia-Pacific region, is to leave IMG after more than two decades at the Endeavor-owned company, SportBusiness has learned
BeIN expands Bundesliga rights with three-year APAC deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights to the Bundesliga in 10 territories across the Asia-Pacific region as part of a new deal with the German Football League (DFL) until 2025-26
Mediacorp gives free-to-air spotlight to PTO Tour’s Singapore debut
The Professional Triathletes Organisation will enjoy additional broadcast exposure in Singapore for the country’s new PTO Tour event through a deal with state-owned media group Mediacorp.
Mediacorp lands 2023 SEA Games rights in Singapore
State-owned media group Mediacorp has acquired rights in Singapore to the forthcoming Southeast Asian Games and Asean Para Games
Mola extends Boxxer rights in Italy and Southeast Asian markets
Streaming service Mola has extended its exclusive media rights deal with UK boxing promoter Boxxer in its home market of Indonesia, along with Malaysia, Singapore and Italy
SEA Games media rights ‘bought’ in four participating countries
Media rights deals for the Cambodia 2023 Southeast Asian Games have been agreed in five participating countries, the secretary-general of the organising committee has announced
StarHub continues F1 coverage through beIN carriage
Singaporean telecoms operator StarHub will continue to carry pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports’ coverage of the Formula 1 motor racing championship.
AFF Championship value up in Vietnam as on-pitch success fuels interest
A ‘golden generation’ of men’s footballers have helped make Vietnam the most valuable market for Asean Football Federation Championship rights for the second tournament in succession.
Premier Sports renews NRL rights in Asia
Pay broadcaster Premier Sports Asia has acquired exclusive live rights in more than 20 markets in Asia for Australia's National Rugby League in a five-year deal from 2023 to 2027
Biswas joins Web3 platform Virtualness after leaving Meta
Web3-focused platform Virtualness has hired experienced media executive Joyee Biswas as a founding team member, heading sports and media partnerships for the fledgling Singapore-based company
OneFootball sheds 11.5 per cent of global workforce
Streaming platform and media company OneFootball has made 62 redundancies following a review of business operations that has dramatically downsized operations in Singapore and downgraded revenue expectations…
Singapore’s Mediacorp extends AFF Championship commitment in Sportfive deal
State-owned broadcaster Mediacorp has extended its rights deal in Singapore for the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championship to cover the impending edition of the national teams tournament
Singapore Women’s Open to tee off in December off after two-year wait
The inaugural edition of the Singapore Women’s Open golf tournament will finally take place next month after being postponed for more than two years as a result of the pandemic.
Fifa and Infront secure World Cup value increase in Singapore
The increased valuation for World Cup rights in Singapore is a good result for Fifa and Infront given that the market's cross-carriage regulation eliminated competition for the rights.