South-East Asia
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
YuppTV gets media rights for Asia Cup in multiple territories
Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired media rights for the upcoming Asia Cup international cricket tournament in more than 70 markets
Uefa, CAA Eleven retain agency strategy with Infront to sell national team rights in Indonesia
Uefa and the CAA Eleven agency have appointed Infront as exclusive media rights agent in Indonesia for national team competitions from this year until 2028
Singtel and StarHub in talks for World Cup rights, RTM secures deal in Malaysia
Singaporean telecoms operators Singtel and StarHub are in talks to acquire rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
StarHub says Premier League coverage issues ‘ironed out’
Singaporean telecoms operator StarHub has assured its customers that most of the technical issues that affected its coverage of the opening round of English Premier League fixtures last week have been…
Fifa World Cup rights deals agreed in Hong Kong and the Philippines, date change confirmed
Media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup have been acquired by Now TV in Hong Kong and Tap DMV in the Philippines, in deals brokered by the Infront agency
Premier League defies trends to increase value in Asia-Pacific outside China
The Premier League’s latest round of rights sales in Apac is considered a major success, despite a substantial drop in overall value due to the collapse in the market in China.
VTVcab gets rights to cover Quang Hai’s exploits in Ligue 2
Vietnamese pay-television broadcaster VTVcab has acquired the rights for French Ligue 2 football for the new season
J.League lands broadcast deals in Thailand and Nigeria
The J.League, the organising body of the top two domestic football leagues in Japan, has unveiled media rights agreements with Nigerian group Sporty Internet and Thai football club BG Pathum United
Nicholas John, head of sports, Astro
The head of sports at Malaysia's Astro tells SportBusiness Media about the pay-television broadcaster's evolving business
MotoGP free-to-air rights value to double in Indonesia
The value of MotoGP’s free-to-air rights in Indonesia has doubled thanks to strong competition, stimulated by a well-timed sales process and the return of the Indonesian GP after 25 years.