South-East Asia
StarHub picks up S.League rights
Singaporean pay-television broadcaster StarHub has acquired rights for the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore.
Media Prima nets free-to-air rights for Malaysian football
Malaysian media group Media Prima has been appointed as the free-to-air broadcast partner of the country’s top football league and cup competitions for the three seasons from 2016 to 2018.
Astro nets Premier League rights extension in Malaysia
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro has extended its rights deal for the Premier League, the top division of English club football.
Eleven scoops up badminton showpiece rights in Singapore
International pay-television sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired live and exclusive rights in Singapore for the 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships.
Vietnamese body moves to set limit for Premier League rights deal
The Vietnam Pay Television Association (VNPayTV) has said it will place a limit on the price of acquiring rights in the country to the English Premier League across the three seasons of the club football competition from 2016-17 to 2018-19.
Eleven launches new streaming service in Singapore
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has launched a new online streaming service in Singapore.
StarHub returns LaLiga to Singapore TV screens
Singaporean pay-television broadcaster StarHub has acquired rights to broadcast Spanish LaLiga football in the country.
TV5 snaps up UFC rights in Philippines
Commercial broadcaster TV5 has acquired rights in the Philippines for the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
VSTV picks up men’s tennis rights in Vietnam
Pay-television operator VSTV has acquired rights in Vietnam for the men’s ATP World Tour tennis series.
SuperSoccer seals MUTV agreement
Football-dedicated media company SuperSoccer has agreed a deal to carry Manchester United’s in-house pay-television channel, MUTV, in Indonesia.
TV5 aces IPTL rights in Philippines
Commercial broadcaster TV5 has acquired rights in the Philippines for the 2015 edition of the International Premier Tennis League exhibition tournament.
Singtel renews deal for Premier League coverage
Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel has extended a rights deal for football’s English Premier League.
Eleven Sports Network seals Premier12 rights in Singapore
International pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Singapore for the inaugural World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 tournament.
ITTF serves up rights deal in Singapore
The International Table Tennis Federation has agreed a multi-year rights deal for the Singapore market with international pay-television sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network.
K-League signs up Vietnamese rights partner
Vietnamese pay-television operator Vietnam Cable Television has secured rights to South Korea’s K-League top-tier club football competition for two seasons, from 2016 to 2017.
Eleven Sports acquires Liga ACB rights in Belgium and Singapore
International pay-television operator Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium and Singapore to Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, for the 2015-16 season.
Malaysian FA responds to criticism over revenue distribution model
The Football Association of Malaysia today hit back at criticism of the way it plans to distribute the media rights income from its 15-year advisory deal with the MP & Silva agency.
MP & Silva nets new rights partners for Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga, the sport’s top division in Germany, has said its global broadcast reach will extend to beyond 40 countries in 2015-16 through new rights deals agreed by the MP & Silva agency.