South-East Asia
Kaiyan Chen to lead Premier League media rights sales in APAC
The English Premier League has appointed Kaiyan Chen as head of media sales in the Asia-Pacific region, starting in December
BeIN extends Extreme E rights to Southeast Asia
International pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its rights agreement with electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E to cover countries and territories in Southeast Asia
Serie A builds engagement strategy in Indonesia with Helo launch
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has stepped up its commitment to fans in Indonesia by launching an official account on Helo, a platform owned by Chinese internet…
Singapore’s StarHub agrees deal for SPOTV channels
Singaporean telco StarHub has agreed a carriage deal for the new pan-regional, Southeast Asia SPOTV sports pay-television channels
YuppTV lands T20 World Cup rights in continental Europe, Southeast Asia
Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired rights in continental Europe and Southeast Asia to cricket’s Men’s T20 World Cup.
Singtel announces SPOTV deal, reveals Open and WTT rights
Singaporean telco Singtel has officially announced its carriage deal with SPOTV, the new pan-regional sports pay-television broadcaster in Asia-Pacific
Eleven to launch digitally in Southeast Asia after AFC rights acquisition
Aser Ventures' international sports broadcaster Eleven is launching a new subscription service in seven Asia-Pacific markets
Eclat adds PTO content deal to SPOTV line-up
South Korean firm Eclat Media Group has agreed a content deal with the Professional Triathletes Organisation for its new Southeast Asian pay-television and digital platform, SPOTV
Singtel picks up Formula 1 rights
Telco Singtel has acquired rights in Singapore for Formula 1, previously held by pan-regional sports broadcaster Fox Sports Asia, which shut down on October 1
Eclat officially launches SPOTV in Southeast Asia, adds Wimbledon and US Open rights
South Korean firm Eclat Media Group has announced the launch of its SPOTV pay-television and digital platform in Southeast Asia, and the addition of Wimbledon and US Open tennis to its rights portfolio
Indonesian player Mola TV launches overseas, but sport will stay secondary
Indonesian streaming platform to expand to UK, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore.
TapDMV acquires B.League rights in Philippines
Filipino sports media platform Tap Digital Media Ventures has acquired digital and linear television rights for Japanese B.League basketball for the 2021-22 season
Singapore to host AFF Suzuki Cup
Singapore will host the entire 2020 Suzuki Cup national team football tournament, in a break with tradition for the competition due to the pandemic
Astro acquires rights for Thai football matches featuring Malaysian players
Malaysian pay-television platform Astro has acquired rights for Thai club football matches featuring Malaysian national team players Junior Eldstal and Dominic Tan
UFC finds new home in Singapore as Fox Sports exit looms
Singapore telco StarHub has acquired broadcast rights to mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship
ICC.tv to stream Australia matches in parts of Europe, Southeast Asia
The International Cricket Council has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia which will see the world governing body for cricket stream Australia's forthcoming summer matches in some markets in Europe and…
Thai FA domestic rights value drops following collapse of Zense deal
The value of domestic rights to the Thai League 1 and men’s national team matches has dropped substantially in a series of deals agreed last month.
Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with ‘lean and localised’ SPOTV
South Korean media company Eclat Media Group’s new pan-Asia-Pacific sports media platform will step into the gap left by Fox Sports Asia with a more ‘localised’ and digitally-focused service.