South Korea
Wavve, Afreeca and LG U+ acquire Tokyo 2020 streaming rights in Korea
Korean internet streaming firms Wavve and Afreeca, along with telco LG U+, are the latest to secure non-exclusive streaming rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Korea in sublicensing agreements with the…
Naver gets Tokyo 2020 rights in Korea, Kakao drops out
Internet services company Naver has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Korea, in a sublicensing deal with the Korea Pool grouping of terrestrial broadcasters
Coupang Olympics deal falters but bid stirs Korean market
Korean ecommerce company Coupang has been making aggressive bids for sports content since entering the market six months ago, culminating in a major bid for Tokyo 2020 Olympics rights in recent weeks.
CJ ENM acquires Bundesliga rights in South Korea
Media group CJ ENM has acquired the media rights for the German Bundesliga in South Korea, in a three-season deal covering 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Coupang pulls out of talks with Korean broadcasters for Tokyo 2020 rights
Korean e-commerce group Coupang’s proposed Tokyo 2020 Olympics streaming rights sublicensing deal has fallen through.
Uefa and CAA Eleven score late Euro 2020 deals across Asia
Uefa and its sales agent CAA Eleven agreed several rights deals for the Euro 2020 tournament in the weeks and hours leading up to the start of the tournament on June 11.
Uefa Champions League rights deals confirmed in Asia
New Uefa club competition media rights agreements in South Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and Uzbekistan were confirmed in an updated list of deals published yesterday by the European football body
Korea’s Coupang Play ‘acquires Tokyo 2020 streaming rights’
Korean ecommerce group Coupang is reported to be close to acquiring streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a sublicensing deal with the ‘Korea Pool’ of terrestrial broadcasters.
Korea Volleyball Federation agrees rights renewal with KBS
The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) has renewed its domestic media-rights agreement with broadcaster KBS in a deal reported to be worth KRW30bn ($26m/€22m) over six seasons, 2021-22 to 2026-27.
Korea’s Coupang Play to broadcast Volleyball Women’s Nations League
Coupang Play, the video streaming service of Korean e-commerce group Coupang, has secured the broadcast rights for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League.
Gap in Asia-Pacific market opens as Disney shuts Fox Sports
Sports media rights markets in Asia-Pacific stand at a crossroads following the exit of longstanding pan-regional player Fox Sports Asia.
KBO teams agree sponsorship and media deals ahead of new season
Korean KBO baseball league teams are busy agreeing commercial deals ahead of the start of the 2021 regular season on April 3
K League launches streaming service with Sportradar
The Korea Professional Football League and sports data firm Sportradar are launching a new streaming platform, K League TV, targeting international markets
K League and KT to create joint-venture football channel
Korea's football league, the K League, has agreed a joint venture with telco KT Corporation to create a football television channel
Big year for Korean golf rights as JTBC seeks to squeeze out SBS
It will be a consequential year for golf in South Korea, one of the most lucrative territories for the sports media rights in Asia, as one of the market’s four biggest properties comes up for renewal, a new deal begins for another, and a major golf content joint-venture gets underway.
K League hails increase in digital audiences
South Korean football's K League has reported significant increases in audiences for its digital content in 2020 compared to the previous season
Uefa club competition TV rights on market in Korea, three other Asian territories
The sale of broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions during the 2021-24 cycle has begun in four Asian territories, including Korea