Vietnam
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
VTV Cab secures Ligue 1 rights in Vietnam in three-year deal
VTV Cab, the pay-television arm of Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV, has acquired rights to French football’s Ligue 1 from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
VTV sublicenses World Cup qualifiers from FPT
Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV has acquired rights for Vietnam's upcoming qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in a sublicensing deal with telco FPT
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…
VTV secures last-minute Tokyo 2020 rights deal in Vietnam
Vietnamese state-run broadcaster VTV has acquired the broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the eve of the Games
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Uefa gets uplift in Vietnam as FPT continues to explore football
Telco FPT’s desire for football content to drive its video streaming platform has helped Uefa to an increase in the value of its club competition rights in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s FPT finalises exclusive Uefa club competitions rights deal
Vietnamese telco FPT has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights to Uefa’s club competitions in Vietnam for the next three seasons.
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
Hong Kong government says Tokyo Olympic rights intervention a ‘one-off’
The Hong Kong government told SportBusiness Media this week that its acquisition of Tokyo 2020 rights was a one-off prompted by the extreme financial pressures placed on broadcasters by the pandemic.
PFL expands Asia reach by securing broadcast deal with Vietnam’s FPT TV
The Professional Fighters League has secured a media rights deal with Vietnamese sports network FPT TV for the 2021 season, expanding the mixed martial arts organization's distribution in Asia
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
Strong competition lifts AFC fee in Vietnam in pre-Covid deal
The value of Asian Football Confederation rights in Vietnam rose considerably in the recent deal with telco FPT, driven by a competitive sales process that took place well before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
FPT Telecom acquires AFC rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese telco FPT Telecom has acquired the media rights for Asian Football Confederation competitions in the 2021-24 period, in a deal brokered by the Football Marketing Asia agency
Bundesliga secures ‘solid’ rights fee, brand-building commitments in Vietnam
The Bundesliga has secured what local experts consider a solid fee in a new deal with the Next Media agency in Vietnam, as well as commitments to joint brand-building and football development projects that the league hopes will build the value of the property.