Thailand
Uefa club rights values in Asia fall after highs of DAZN expansion era
The value of Uefa club competition rights has fallen heavily in Japan and also declined in Southeast Asia during the current cycle, mirroring wider trends in the markets.
Strong AFC deal for FMA as Eleven moves for launch content
The scramble to replace Fox Sports Asia helped the Football Marketing Asia agency secure a strong deal for Asian Football Confederation rights last month in several important Southeast Asia markets.
Serie A values down across France and APAC in new beIN deal
Italian Serie A rights values have declined by around a third in France and Southeast Asia under a deal with beIN Sports, mirroring recent trends in those markets.
Eleven to launch digitally in Southeast Asia after AFC rights acquisition
Aser Ventures' international sports broadcaster Eleven is launching a new subscription service in seven Asia-Pacific markets
Eclat officially launches SPOTV in Southeast Asia, adds Wimbledon and US Open rights
South Korean firm Eclat Media Group has announced the launch of its SPOTV pay-television and digital platform in Southeast Asia, and the addition of Wimbledon and US Open tennis to its rights portfolio
Singapore to host AFF Suzuki Cup
Singapore will host the entire 2020 Suzuki Cup national team football tournament, in a break with tradition for the competition due to the pandemic
Thai FA domestic rights value drops following collapse of Zense deal
The value of domestic rights to the Thai League 1 and men’s national team matches has dropped substantially in a series of deals agreed last month.
Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with ‘lean and localised’ SPOTV
South Korean media company Eclat Media Group’s new pan-Asia-Pacific sports media platform will step into the gap left by Fox Sports Asia with a more ‘localised’ and digitally-focused service.
Eclat to launch pan-Asia sports TV and digital operation to replace Fox Sports
South Korean company Eclat Media Group is aiming to fill the gap left by the closure of Fox Sports Asia by launching a new, pan-regional sports pay-television and digital platform in Asia-Pacific
New Collins Cup broadcast deals secured, streaming platform launched
The Professional Triathletes Organisation and the IMG agency have sealed further broadcast deals for the Collins Cup competition in China, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam, along with launching…
Eclat, Aser, beIN and others bid to fill Fox Sports Asia gap
Sports rights formerly held by Fox Sports Asia, which is shutting down next month, have attracted bids from several companies interested in taking over the Disney-owned pay-television platform's position…
Thai FA lands AIS domestic deal, eight-year Sportfive extension
Telco AIS has acquired domestic rights for Thai league and national team football for the upcoming 2021-22 season and will air coverage for free as a special measure to help raise the spirits of the Thai…
FA of Thailand ordered to pay $13.7m in SiamSport case
The Football Association of Thailand has been ordered to grant pay-television broadcaster SiamSport BHT450m (€11.6m/$13.7m) in damages for unfairly cancelling a contract between the two parties.
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.
Thailand added in beIN’s Southeast Asia deal for Uefa club competition rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has followed up its recent Uefa club competitions renewal in the Middle East and North Africa with a seven-territory deal across Southeast Asia, including Thailand
TrueVisions picks up AFC club competition rights
Thai pay-television broadcaster True has agreed a media rights deal for Asian Football Confederation club competitions during the remainder of this year
Thai tycoon acquires Euro 2020 rights in last-minute deal
Thai businessman Komol Jungrungreangkit stepped in to acquire the media rights in Thailand for the Uefa Euro 2020 football tournament in a last-minute deal on Friday
Zense disputes Thai FA media rights deal ‘termination’
Thai media company Zense Entertainment has disputed a claim by the Football Association of Thailand that their landmark domestic media-rights deal has been terminated