South-East Asia
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
ESS moves away from exclusivity
Singapore carriage deals show new ESS channel strategy
Vietnam deal closes positive Asian sales cycle
Vietnam deal closes Asian sales
Skynet pays high price to maintain dominant position
Skynet pays a high price to keep Forever at arm's length
Events business ‘troublesome’ and ‘too small’ for C+
Dutaret says events business can grow despite the crisis
Bakrie Group secures bank guarantee for World Cup rights
The Bakrie Group has secured a $10.8 million (€7.7
ESPN Star Sports gets carriage on Starhub, renews with Singtel
Pan-Asian sports pay-television broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has sealed a new carriage agreement with Singapore pay-television broadcaster StarHub and has renewed its carriage deal with rival operator…
SkyNet acquires Premier League rights in Myanmar
Myanmar pay-television broadcaster SkyNet has acquired rights for English football’s Premier League for three years, from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
Fiba bringing the game to the fans
Fiba overhaul to bring national team basketball to home fans and boost value of World Cup; Rights fees up but tough talks still to come in key territories