South-East Asia
Singtel acquires Champions League and Europa League rights
Singapore telco Singtel has acquired rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Singtel in late deal for Champions League rights
Singaporean telecommunications company SingTel has renewed rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League football tournaments
SingTel snaps up football rights
Singaporean telecommunications operator SingTel acquired a range of European football rights for the launch of a new sports channel on its IPTV pay-television service Mio TV
ESS makes $100m profit on ICC
Deal in Australia takes ESS over $100m profit threshold for global ICC rights sales
GMM Grammy swoops for football club channels
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy has secured domestic broadcast rights to programming from the official television channels of eight major European football clubs
Starhub scores new deal for Bundesliga coverage
Singapore pay-television broadcaster Starhub has extended a rights deal for coverage of the Bundesliga domestic German football league for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
Singtel shows Community Shield after eleventh-hour deal
Singaporean telecommunications operator Singtel acquired rights for the 2012 English Community Shield pre-season football match for its IPTV pay-television service Mio TV
ESS adds more cricket rights
ESS adds Sri Lanka Premier League to boost reach of Star Cricket channel
Serie A rights value up by at least 25% in Asia
Serie A values up by a quarter in Asia
Serie A value falls in Indonesia
Serie A flops in Indonesia
Singapore government reluctant to put limit on sports pay-TV prices
The Singaporean government will not force pay-television sports broadcasters to lower their subscription prices, according to Yaacob Ibrahim, the city-state’s minister of information, communications a…
InTouch mulls joint bid for Premier League rights in Thailand
Thai media and technology conglomerate InTouch is planning a joint bid for English Premier League media rights, according to the Bangkok Post newspaper
How ESS will turn into feisty Fox
How ESS will become more aggressive under News Corp; Difficult marriage from day one
Deal to end TrueVisions’ Euro 2012 blackout imminent
Thai pay-television operator TrueVisions is expected to strike a deal today with rival pay-television broadcaster GMM Grammy to gain the right to show matches from the Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament
GMM Grammy seals J-League deal in Thailand
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy has acquired rights for the J-League, the top-tier Japanese domestic football league, in a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2016
Broadcast plans in place for inaugural Southeast Asian Swimming Championships
The World Sport Group agency revealed multi-platform coverage plans across regional television broadcasters and video streaming platforms for the inaugural Southeast Asian Swimming Championships
Uefa enjoys 30% increase in Europe despite recession
Champions League value up by 30% in top 5 European markets
ESPN Star snaps up Spanish Liga rights in Singapore
Pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has acquired Spanish Liga football rights in Singapore in a deal covering three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15