South-East Asia
Value of Premier League tumbles in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
After two failed negotiations in an uncompetitive environment, the English Premier League has completed a deal in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos with pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions that will see the value of its rights halve.
Reddentes to market 2019 AFF U-18 Championship rights
Singaporean agency Reddentes Sports has partnered with agency Next Media to sell the broadcast rights for the upcoming Asian Football Federation's U-18 Championship outside of host nation Vietnam
TrueVisions secures exclusive Premier League rights in Thailand
Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions has acquired exclusive rights in the country to football’s English Premier League.
The three-year deal covers the 2019-20 to 2021-22 seasons.
Telco FPT picks up Copa América, ICC rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese telco FPT has acquired rights to this year’s editions of football tournaments the Copa América and International Champions Cup.
Malaysian domestic football deal collapse signals Telekom Malaysia retreat
The collapse of Telekom Malaysia’s deal for domestic football rights is part of a politically-driven restructuring at the government-linked telco that has seen it exit the entire sports rights market, local industry experts say.
Sustained struggles for Premier League in Asia as Japan, Philippines values fall
English Premier League rights are set to fall in value in yet more Asian markets, with weak competition triggering a 32 per cent drop in the value of its rights in Japan and the Philippines.
Premier League dodges drastic decline in Vietnam after Facebook talks collapse
The English Premier League has avoided a dramatic decrease in the value of its rights in Vietnam after media group Canal Plus swooped in following the collapse of talks between the league and social media giant Facebook.
Canal Plus Group picks up Premier League rights in Vietnam
Media company Canal Plus Group, through its subsidiary K Plus, has acquired exclusive rights in Vietnam to football’s English Premier League.
The three-season deal covers the 2019-20 to 2021-22 campaigns.
Olympics bounce in Singapore as Dentsu and Mediacorp find common ground
The Dentsu agency got off to a good start in its 2020 and 2022 Olympics rights sales in Southeast Asia, striking a deal in Singapore that delivered a fee increase and avoided a repeat of the fraught negotiations for Rio 2016.
English Premier League values decline again in Singapore, Malaysia
The value of English Premier League rights has fallen significantly in Singapore and declined once again in Malaysia with each country’s incumbent rights-holder needing to cut costs internally and facing little external competition.
SIS extends rights partnership for Singapore racing
SIS, a provider of end-to-end products and services to the betting and broadcast industries, has extended its rights deal with Singapore Pools
Singapore’s Mediacorp lands rights to Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022
Singaporean media company Mediacorp has secured rights to the 2020 summer Olympic Games and 2022 winter Olympic Games, both of which will be held in Asia
Malaysian Football League terminates TM deal, seeks new main partner
The Malaysian Football League, organising body of club football competitions in the country, is seeking a new main partner after agreeing to terminate its contract with telco Telekom Malaysia
Premier League forced back to market in Thailand, Vietnam after Facebook talks collapse
Talks between the English Premier League and social media platform Facebook to finalise two media-rights deals in Asia have collapsed, SportBusiness Media understands
UFC limits the damage with new Fox deal in tough Filipino market
The value of Ultimate Fighting Championship rights has fallen in the Philippines, but local sources say the result is still a good one for the promotion and its owner, IMG, given current market dynamics
CR7 tempts Fox Sports Asia into Serie A deals in Singapore and Malaysia
Fox Sports Asia’s new two-and-a-half-season deal with IMG for Serie A rights in Singapore and Malaysia, is understood to be worth about $7m (€6.1m) for both territories combined, equating to about $2.3m
Fox Sports Asia scores Serie A rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Asia has agreed an exclusive, multi-year rights agreement to broadcast Italian Serie A football matches in Singapore and Malaysia.
BeIN benefits from DAZN delay with Champions League deals in Southeast Asia
The beIN Media Group has so far been the main beneficiary of the DAZN Group’s decision to delay the launch of its OTT service in Southeast Asia.