South-East Asia
SPOTV lands exclusive rights to the US Masters in eight markets across Southeast Asia
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured exclusive rights to the US Masters golf tournament in eight markets across Southeast Asia as part of a one-year deal with the Augusta National Golf Club
EA Sports appoints ONE Esports to organise 2022 EACC events in Southeast Asia
EA Sports has appointed ONE Esports, the esports division of Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, to organise its 2022 EA Sports Champions Cup (EACC) events that begin next month
FPT acquires season-long Professional Fighters League broadcast rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese telco FPT has secured exclusive rights in Vietnam to the Professional Fighters League, as part of a season-long agreement with the four-year-old mixed martial arts promotion
Johan Buse, chief of consumer business group, StarHub
Johan Buse, head of StarHub's consumer business unit, spoke to SportBusiness Media about how its new six-season deal for Premier League rights fits into the company's wider strategy.
Emtek nets Fifa World Cup rights in Indonesia
Indonesian media group Emtek has acquired the media rights for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, in a deal brokered by the Infront agency
SPOTV agrees Indonesian carriage deal with First Media
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed a carriage deal with Indonesian telecoms operator First Media
SPOTV mobile streaming app rolled out in Southeast Asian markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has launched a mobile streaming app.
SPOTV Now will provide live and on-demand access to linear pay-television channels SPOTV and SPOTV2 across Southeast Asia
Singtel expands beIN Sports carriage deal
Singaporean telco Singtel has expanded its carriage deal with pan-regional broadcaster beIN Sports to add two channels
Surprise StarHub deal helps Premier League to increase in Singapore
StarHub faces a challenge to monetise its Premier League rights given the strong fee it has paid and difficult conditions in Singapore's pay-television market.
StarHub extends F1 rights to cover 2022 season
Singapore telco StarHub has acquired non-exclusive media rights covering the 2022 Formula One season.
StarHub will show all races this season live on its linear channels and streaming platform
Mola TV acquires PGA Tour rights in Singapore
Indonesia-based streaming service Mola TV has secured a new deal that extends its PGA Tour rights into Singapore
K+ renews English Premier League rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese pay-television broadcaster K+ has renewed its broadcast rights deal with the English Premier League for another three seasons
Premier League secures more strong results in major Asian markets
Premier League rights values will increase in Thailand and Indonesia from 2022-23 onward, but have gone down in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
StarHub stuns Singapore with six-year Premier League rights deal
Telco StarHub made a dramatic move for market leadership in sports broadcasting in Singapore today (Monday), announcing a six-season deal for English Premier League rights
Sportfive strikes AFF U23 Championship media rights deals
The Asean Football Federation has announced rights deals with nine broadcasters brokered by the Sportfive agency for this month’s AFF U23 Championship.
Formula E strikes 15-market deal with SPOTV, secures Indonesian agreement
Eclat Media Group has acquired rights to the Formula E World Championship in 15 markets across the Asia-Pacific region, in a two-year deal with the electric car racing series covering 2022 and 2023
BeIN Sports acquires ATP rights across Southeast Asia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired ATP Tour rights for nine markets across Southeast Asia in a four-year deal with the Association of Tennis Professionals, running 2022 to 2025
Eclat strikes Tata deal to enable local-language commentary on SPOTV
South Korea's Eclat Media Group has struck an agreement with Indian firm Tata Communications that will allow the broadcaster to provide local-language commentary on its pan-regional pay-television network