South-East Asia
Regulator orders Singtel to share Premier League coverage with Starhub
Singapore pay-television operator Singtel has been ordered by the Media Development Authority, the media regulator in Singapore, to offer coverage of the English Premier League, the top division of football…
MP & Silva and Pitch look to diversify in Asia
Broadcasters worried by Pitch and MP & Silva joint venture but rivals say it's business as usual
MP & Silva pounces for Fifa rights in Vietnam
The MP & Silva agency has acquired exclusive media rights in Vietnam for the 2014 Fifa World Cup
Thai Premier League domestic rights fee set for big increase
The Football Association of Thailand, the sport’s governing body in the country, expects the next cycle of rights to the Thai Premier League, the nation’s top football division, to generate a threefold inc…
MP & Silva to push channel strategy
MP & Silva chief explains why channel plan may work for Asia
StarHub begins talks for Premier League rights
Singapore pay-television broadcaster StarHub has entered talks with the English Premier League about rights for the three seasons from 2013-14 to 2015-16, according to the Goal.com news website
Neo beats Sony and Taj to New Zealand rights
Neo explains why it bid big for New Zealand cricket rights
Silva channel plan gets off to strong start with First
Silva finds radical solution to impasse in Indonesian market
Thai pay-TV operators in Liga rights talks
Thai pay-television operator RS is in negotiations to sublicense Spanish top-tier Liga football rights to pay-television rival Cable Thai Holdings (CTH), according to the Bangkok Post newspaper
Canal Plus nets English Premier League rights in Vietnam
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired two packages of rights in Vietnam for the English Premier League, the top division of football in England, in a deal with the IMG agency
ABU left to pick up the scraps as IOC carves out even more markets
IOC carves out five more Asian markets to handle in-house and further weaken ABU rights; Frustrated Barton blasts ABU
Four ways that IMG owners can cash in investment
IMG may not be for sale. But the industry is assuming otherwise
VSTV in talks with IMG over Premier League rights
Satellite pay-television operator VSTV has started talks with the IMG agency over acquiring rights in Vietnam for the English Premier League, the top division of football in the country, according to the…
SingTel handed fine for Premier League coverage disruption
Singaporean telecommunications company SingTel has been fined S$180,000 (€108,000/$145,000) by the country’s media regulator, the Media Development Authority, for service disruptions during its live cov…
Losses are limited as Silva tries to unravel Middle East conundrum
League gets out of tight corner in Middle East with MP & Silva deal
IMG sets reserve price for Premier League rights in Vietnam
The IMG agency wants to recoup at least $37
RS seeks compromise on World Cup coverage
RS has asked the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, Thailand’s media regulator, to relax legislation that would force the pay-television operator to allow free-to-air broadcasters t…
KJ Sports announces Premier League rights deal
The KJ Sports n Media agency has announced that it has acquired rights for the English Premier League in Chinese Taipei and the Philippines