South-East Asia

The Asia-focused One Championship mixed martial arts series has agreed a rights deal with Indonesian free-to-air broadcaster SCTV.

Southeast Asian OTT service SportsFix has secured a $1m (€820,000) investment from Mayfair 101 through an initial funding round.

The Infront agency, which is consulting the Chinese Basketball Association on the sale of its international media rights on a deal-by-deal basis, struck the CBA’s deal across Southeast Asia with Sportsfix this month.

WWE’s value in Malaysia has stayed flat in a new deal with pay-television broadcaster Astro.

Media companies Singtel, StarHub, Fox Networks Group and football’s English Premier League have teamed up to bring a legal case against two Android television box-sellers in Singapore who have been accused of “wilfully infringing” copyright.

SportsFix, an OTT service operating in Southeast Asia, has linked up with social media platform Twitter to stream live coverage of the new Boost SportsFix Super Cup football tournament.

Malaysian pay-television operator Astro has renewed its rights agreement with US wrestling organisation the WWE.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in a number of territories to the G League, the NBA basketball league’s developmental competition.

The youth wing of Pakatan Harapan, Malaysia’s opposition coalition, has promised to broadcast major sports properties such as football’s English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga on free-to-air television if it wins the general election.

Southeast Asian OTT service SportsFix has struck a rights deal with the Chinese Basketball Association.

Viacom International Media Networks has acquired rights across multiple markets in Asia to the Bellator mixed martial arts promotion.

SportsFix, an OTT service operating in Southeast Asia, has backed a new club football competition that is set to launch in the region.

MP & Silva’s deal with OTT platform Sportsfix this month will ensure Serie A coverage in Malaysia for the first time in almost two years.

Pay-television broadcaster Astro is close to renewing its deal for Uefa national team rights in Malaysia, TV Sports Markets understands.

SportsFix, an OTT service serving Southeast Asia, has joined forces with Football Tribe to deliver more localised sports content for fans across the region.

ESPN’s Digital Network has struck a collaboration with Singapore-based pay-television broadcaster Singtel TV to offer clips of football’s English Premier League.