Thailand
Infront nets Asian hat-trick on back of Qatar deal
The Infront Sports & Media agency has closed multi-year rights agreements with three members of the Asian Football Confederation.
PPTV and GMM Z strike Bundesliga pact in Thailand
Thai peer-to-peer video streaming platform PPTV has agreed a sub-licencing deal with pay-television operator GMM Z to broadcast live games from football’s German Bundesliga through the remainder of the 2014-15 season.
Thai junta orders regulator to secure free-to-air World Cup coverage
Thailand's military junta has told the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission to broker a deal for coverage of all 64 matches during football’s 2014 Fifa World Cup to be available on free-to-air television.
Court rules against Thai regulator in World Cup ‘must carry’ case
Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court has today ruled against the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission’s (NBTC) bid to force RS International, a subsidiary of Taiwanese music and entertainment firm RS, to provide all games from the 2014 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament on free-to-air television.
TrueVisions seals World Cup deal in Thailand
TrueVisions has acquired rights in Thailand for football’s 2014 Fifa World Cup in a sublicensing deal with rival pay-television operator RS International.
Qatar keeps heat on in Southeast Asia but eases off the gas in France
Uefa enjoyed differing levels of success in the sales of its club competition rights in France and Southeast Asia last month. The outcome points to a cooling of the French market but suggests there is still margin for substantial growth in several major Asian territories.
BeIN Sports swoops for Uefa rights in Asian markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club competitions in Indonesia, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia for the three seasons covering 2015-16 to 2017-18.
Thai court rules against World Cup ‘must carry’ stipulation
The 2014 Fifa World Cup is set to remain entirely on pay-television in Thailand after the country’s Central Administrative Court ruled the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission must exclude the football tournament’s final from its ‘must carry’ list of sporting events.
BeIN Sports secures Thai platform with TrueVisions deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured a carriage deal in Thailand on pay-television operator TrueVisions.
CTH picks up WWE in Thailand
Pay-television operator Cable Thai Holdings has acquired exclusive media rights in Thailand for WWE wrestling entertainment programming.
Thai agency seeking to launch new sports channel
Thailand’s Siam Sport Syndicate agency has said it is keen to secure a digital-terrestrial television licence to launch the country’s first free-to-air sports news channel.
Thai regulator defends ‘must carry’ rule in court
Thailand’s national broadcast regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, has defended in court its ‘must carry’ rule for all 64 matches of the 2014 Fifa World Cup football tournament to be shown on free-to-air television.
Cable Thai Holdings sues Apple over mobile viewing app
Satellite pay-television broadcaster Cable Thai Holdings, which has the Thai rights to English Premier League football, is suing technology company Apple for permitting the sale of an application that allows consumers to view games on mobile devices.
Deals underline Thailand’s football rights frenzy
Thai football boom continues with big deals for Thai Premier League and Euro 2016
TrueVisions pays huge increase for Thai Premier League rights
Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions has retained rights for the Thai Premier League, the top division of football in Thailand, after agreeing to pay a near tenfold increase in the rights fee, according to the Bangkok Post.
GMM Grammy scores Euro 2016 rights
Thai media conglomerate GMM Grammy has acquired the domestic broadcast rights to the Uefa Euro 2016 football tournament.
BeIN Sport branches out into four new Asian markets
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has announced it will launch next month in Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines and Taiwan.
TrueVisions to carry MUTV in Thailand
English Premier League football club Manchester United has a struck a deal that will allow Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions to carry the club’s in-house pay-television channel, MUTV.