South-East Asia
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
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…