South-East Asia
Uefa looking for value from games worth ‘peanuts’
Uefa looking for huge increase in value for third-party qualifier rights to hit ambitious target
US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
MP & Silva busy with football rights in Asia
MP & Silva takes big portfolio of club football rights to Asia
La Liga coverage in Thailand to be shown free-to-air
Coverage of live Spanish La Liga football will be available on free-to-air television in Thailand next season after the country’s La Liga rights-holder, pay-television operator RS, agreed sublicensing d…
Big CCTV deal pushes Sportfive towards fee target
CCTV keeps Sportfive on track
Malaysian content-sharing regime will hurt Astro, say analysts
New regulations in Malaysia demanding sharing of sports rights content are a significant setback for local pay-television broadcaster Astro and could particularly benefit its key rival, Telekom Malaysia,…
True Visions warns rivals about overspending on Premier League rights
Attaphon na Bangxang, the chief content officer at Thai pay-television operator True Visions, warned rival broadcasters about the dangers of overpaying for sports content rights ahead of the auction for…
Vietnam football federation commercial arm ends AVG rights dispute
The Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPFC), the commercial arm of the Vietnam Football Federation, has settled a dispute with AVG over the digital broadcaster’s rights deal for the federation’s lea…
Uefa seals deals in Asia and Oceania for Euro 2012
Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed deals in a number of territories in Asia and Oceania for rights to this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament.
Samart considers joint bid for Thai EPL rights
Thai telecommunications company Samart Corp is considering linking up with sports media and publishing company Siam Sport Syndicate to launch a bid for the television rights for English Premier League…
Starhub prices Euro 2012 pay-per-view channel
Singapore pay-television broadcaster Starhub has announced its pay-per-view pricing package for the Uefa Euro 2012, the first sports rights property to be affected by the country’s cross-carriage regulation.
IMG looks east in FIVB expansion plans
IMG sees room for growth in China and South East Asia
TrueVisions open to partnership for Premier League coverage
Thai pay-television operator TrueVisions said it could be open to sublicensing on rights for the English Premier League to rival pay-television broadcaster GMM Grammy in the next cycle, from 2013-14 to…
Astro acquires rights to Asian mixed martial arts series
Malaysian pay-television operator Astro acquired exclusive rights to the One Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series
VTV acquires Euro 2012 rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV has concluded its acquisition of the rights to this summer’s Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament – a deal reported exclusively by TV Sports Markets in January – according to lo…
MP & Silva to edge out IMG in close battle for FA Asian rights
FA set for small increase in Asia with new MP & Silva deal
GMM Grammy acquires League Cup and vows to add more sport
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy acquired rights for English football’s League Cup competition, in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
ABS-CBN acquires Philippines national football team rights
Filipino commercial broadcaster ABS-CBN acquired rights from the Philippine Football Federation for national team matches in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015