South-East Asia
Malaysian opposition party makes sports rights pledge
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.
SportsFix seals Chinese basketball partnership
Southeast Asian OTT service SportsFix has struck a rights deal with the Chinese Basketball Association.
Viacom brings Bellator to Paramount Channel in Asia
Viacom International Media Networks has acquired rights across multiple markets in Asia to the Bellator mixed martial arts promotion.
SportsFix lends support to new football tournament in Malaysia
SportsFix, an OTT service operating in Southeast Asia, has backed a new club football competition that is set to launch in the region.
Serie A fills void in Malaysia with one-season Sportsfix agreement
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.
Astro close to renewing Uefa national team rights in Malaysia
Pay-television broadcaster Astro is close to renewing its deal for Uefa national team rights in Malaysia, TV Sports Markets understands.
SportsFix targets localised content with Football Tribe
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 seals EPL clips deal with Singtel TV
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.
ABS-CBN to show top European football
Filipino media company ABS-CBN has struck a sublicensing deal with Thailand-based media company Triple CH to show free-to-air coverage of three of football’s top competitions.
Eleven secures Asean Basketball League rights in Taiwan
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has struck a rights deal for coverage of the Formosa Dreamers in the Asean Basketball League, as well as the regional club competition’s play-offs.
IMG offer tempts Uefa into rare agency deal covering Indonesia
Uefa has earned a healthy increase in the value of its national team rights in a new deal covering Indonesia with the IMG agency.
Sportsfix deal returns Serie A to Malaysia
Sportsfix, an OTT service serving Southeast Asia, has acquired rights in Malaysia for Serie A, the top division of Italian football.
IMG to market Uefa rights in Indonesia
The IMG agency has agreed a deal with Uefa to exclusively sell and distribute the Indonesian rights to a host of upcoming national team tournaments organised by football’s European governing body.
SportsFix appoints CEO
SportsFix, a new OTT service for Southeast Asia, has appointed Carl Kirchoff as its chief executive.
ESPN returns to the Philippines with TV5 deal
International sports broadcaster ESPN has returned to the Philippines after agreeing a partnership with commercial broadcaster TV5.
PSA extends rights deals in Asian markets
The Professional Squash Association has extended deals with broadcast partners in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian sub-continent.
Fight Sports extends reach with new carriage deals
Media company CSI Sports has signed carriage deals for its Fight Sports pay-television channel in Portugal, Indonesia and Nepal, and extended an agreement with Singaporean pay-television broadcaster Singtel.
World Boxing Super Series seals raft of rights deals
The MP & Silva agency has agreed rights deals in a host of territories for the inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series.