South-East Asia
Government calls for pace to be increased on VTV divestment drive
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Vương Đình Huệ, has called for efforts to intensify in divesting public-service broadcaster VTV’s stake in VSTV, the service provider of pay-television broadcaster Kplus, ac…
My Sports strengthens football line-up in Myanmar
My Sports, the new service launched by pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports in Myanmar, has struck an exclusive live rights and production deal with the Myanmar Football Federation
Hutton: Facebook spending on rights will remain highly targeted
Facebook has finally emerged as a major player in the global sports rights-market
Acquisition strategy is highly targeted, with India and Latin America among priorities
Thailand’s True Group boosted by World Cup coverage
Thai media company True Group has posted a net profit of THB385m (€10.4m/$11.7
Singtel retain Premier League rights in Singapore
Pay-television broadcaster Singtel has completed a new three-season deal for English Premier League rights, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
Research shows reach of pirated TV in Thailand
Research by the Coalition Against Piracy of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has found that as many as 45 per cent of Thai consumers use a television box that can be used to stream pirated content
BeIN secure 3×3 Golden League coverage in Asia-Pacific
The Mediapro agency has agreed a deal with beIN Sports for rights to the Sina 3x3 Golden League Finals basketball tournament in 12 countries across Asia-Pacific
StarHub, Singtel secure Uefa club competition coverage
Singapore telcos StarHub and Singtel have signed carriage deals with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for coverage of the Uefa Champions League and Europa League
Astro retains Uefa club competition coverage
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will continue its coverage of the Uefa Champions League and Europa League after striking a carriage deal with rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster beIN Asia…
Astro retains hold on Premier League rights in Malaysia
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro has struck a new three-season deal to maintain its hold on English Premier League rights in the country
EFL Cup, Championship rights assigned in Singapore
Singapore-based media companies Singtel and StarHub have acquired live rights to the EFL Cup and English Championship club football competitions in the 2018-19 season.
Astro seals last-minute deal for Uefa Champions League
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro has completed a deal for Uefa Champions League rights in the 2018-19 season, just hours before the competition is set to kick off.
Singtel broaden its football coverage in Singapore
Telco Singtel has acquired rights in Singapore to the English FA Cup, Dutch Eredivisie, and Chinese Super League via a deal with the IMG agency,
The duration of Singtel’s deal is unknown. IMG
Pacquiao claims “non-payment” by Top Rank for US rights deal
Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao has accused Top Rank of failing to pay him his portion of a US media rights fee earned from a bout with Lucas Matthysse in July.
Uefa and CAA Eleven complete raft of late deals
Uefa and its sales agent, CAA Eleven, have finalised multiple deals for national-team media rights around the world with the Nations League to begin this evening (September 6), TV Sports Markets understands.
Lagardère Sports concludes three AFF Championship deals
The Lagardère Sports agency has finalised three free-to-air deals for rights to the 2018 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Football Federation (AFF) Championship.
Facebook Watch goes global
Facebook Watch, the social media company’s streaming service, will roll out globally a year after it launched in the US.
Iflix and beIN strike football partnership in Asian markets
Online streaming service iflix has agreed a partnership with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports that will deliver live English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga football to its customers in Cambodia,…