Singapore

The MP & Silva agency has entered into a strategic media and commercial partnership with the Football Association of Singapore, the sport’s governing body in the country.

Singapore media company MediaCorp will serve as the host broadcaster for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

The Dentsu Sports Asia subsidiary of the Dentsu advertising agency has secured a deal to produce and distribute coverage of the Singapore Marathon.

Marine motorsport promoter Powerboat P1 has signed a broadcast deal with the Fox Sports International division of media company 21st Century Fox.

Singaporean pay-television broadcaster StarHub will rebrand its sports channels from August 15.

Singaporean pay-television broadcaster StarHub has acquired rights for the Women’s Tennis Association Finals.

The CAA Eleven agency has launched an invitation to tender for the media rights in Singapore to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments, along with Euro 2016 itself.

Singaporean telecommunications company SingTel has acquired rights for the 2014 Fifa World Cup national football team tournament.

StarHub’s head of media business, Lee Soo Hui, said that the Singapore pay-television broadcaster remains hopeful of acquiring rights for the 2014 World Cup national team tournament “at a sensible rate” even though talks with Fifa, football’s global governing body, have dragged on for more than a year.

The Sunset+Vine sports media production company has announced it will open up a new office in Singapore.

The Sportfive International agency has agreed a deal with the Netball Singapore governing body for the host production and global distribution rights to its 2013 Nations Cup competition.

Singapore pay-television broadcaster StarHub has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Singapore Sports Council that will lead to its SuperSports Arena channel becoming free-to-air.

The CSI Sports media company will launch its Fight Sports television channel in Singapore after agreeing a multi-year carriage deal with pay-television operator SingTel.

Singapore cross-carriage ruling will drive down sports rights fees

Coverage of English Premier League football in Singapore will be shared by pay-television operator SingTel and pay-television broadcaster StarHub for the first time over the next three seasons after the former’s appeal against a cross-carriage order was rejected, according to the New Paper.

Singapore media company MediaCorp has acquired the exclusive national broadcast rights to the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup football tournament.