South-East Asia
Next Media’s Nguyen becomes vice-president at Vietnamese federation
Nguyen Trung Kien, the general director at sports marketing agency Next Media, has been appointed vice-president in charge of finance and sponsorship at the Vietnam Football Federation
Singapore Women’s Open to tee off in December off after two-year wait
The inaugural edition of the Singapore Women’s Open golf tournament will finally take place next month after being postponed for more than two years as a result of the pandemic.
Basketball and football form backbone of Setanta’s new Philippines service
Setanta Sports has announced the launch of a linear and streaming platform in the Philippines, with a content portfolio focused on basketball and football, including top European leagues
Fifa and Infront secure World Cup value increase in Singapore
The increased valuation for World Cup rights in Singapore is a good result for Fifa and Infront given that the market's cross-carriage regulation eliminated competition for the rights.
Infront sells World Cup rights in Singapore and Myanmar, deal awaits in Thailand
Media rights deals have been struck by the Infront agency in Singapore and Myanmar for this year's Fifa World Cup, with telco StarHub and pay-television broadcaster SkyNet, respectively
BeIN settles LaLiga rights payments but Tebas ructions persist
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has said that it has settled its latest rights fee “obligations” to LaLiga “as scheduled” in the wake of the Spanish league’s move to secure a court order in a disp…
FPT strikes three-year deal for NBA rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese telecoms operator FPT has acquired exclusive rights to the NBA in a deal starting with the current season and running until 2024-25
FPT ‘pays huge fee increase’ for Vietnamese V.League football rights
Telco FPT is reported to have paid a huge fee increase to acquire Vietnamese domestic V.League football rights in a multi-year deal starting in 2023
VTV announces Fifa World Cup rights acquisition in Vietnam
State broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced the acquisition of the media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup
EXCLUSIVE: beIN Sports set to acquire Formula 1 rights in Asia-Pacific
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is finalising a multi-year deal beginning in 2023 for Formula 1 rights across its Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
Infront unseats IMG and ups Uefa national team value in Indonesia
Infront’s new deal was finalised late, resulting in the first six matchdays of the 2022-23 Uefa Nations League. from June to September, going without broadcast coverage in Indonesia.
Segev: Team Whistle engagement key to Eleven deal, channel rebranding on ‘case-by-case’ basis
DAZN Group’s takeover interest in Eleven Group was driven not only by the latter’s football rights portfolio and strong presence in markets such as Belgium and Portugal, but also the ability of Eleven-owned dig…
DAZN completes swoop for Eleven Sports and Team Whistle, Radrizzani to join board
Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN Group has struck an agreement to acquire subscription broadcaster and streaming platform Eleven Sports in a deal including digital content company…
RFEF invites Copa del Rey, Super Cup rights bids in remaining international markets
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has today (Friday) issued invitations to tender for broadcast rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in parts of Europe and Central Asia, along with Australia,…
ONE to broadcast new weekly shows under partnership with Royal Thai Army
Mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has agreed a deal with the Royal Thai Army to host and broadcast 52 weekly live events from Thailand in 2023
Filipino platform Tap DMV launches expanded service following Endeavor Streaming tie-up
Philippines-based broadcaster Tap Digital Media Ventures (Tap DMV) has launched a new subscription streaming platform after entering into an agreement with streaming services provider Endeavor Streaming
Borussia Dortmund ‘legends’ to visit Vietnam as part of Next Media tie-up
German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) is to send a team of former players on a three-day tour of Vietnam as part of a promotional trip organised by the league’s media rights-holder in the country, N…
Planned investment by the Philippines’ ABS-CBN in TV5 is terminated
A planned investment deal between two of the Philippines' biggest media groups and sports broadcasters has been terminated after coming under political pressure