Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
BeIN strikes long-term AFC rights deal in Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in territories across the Middle East and North Africa as part of a landmark deal running until…
AFC faces revenue hole, tricky host decision, after China’s Asian Cup withdrawal
China’s withdrawal as host of the 2023 Asian Cup has undermined some of the most valuable commercial rights deals for the Asian Football Confederation in its 2021-24 cycle, potentially leaving the body f…
BeIN adds AFC club competition rights in Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its portfolio of Asian Football Confederation content in the Middle East and North Africa region for the 2022 season to now include rights to club competitions…
BeIN picks up rights to remaining AFC Qualifiers across most of Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the remaining AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in 18 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
Free TV Australia secures AFC rights across Pacific Island territories
Free-to-air television consortium Free TV Australia has secured media rights to Asian Football Confederation national team and club competitions across several Pacific Island territories
Australian Professional Leagues acquires AFC rights
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has secured exclusive rights to club competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of Asian football, for the 2021-24 cycle
FMA rejigs senior management, adds to sales teams
The Football Marketing Asia agency has made changes to its senior management structure and hired two SVP-level salespeople as it prepares to work on the second half of its commercial rights sales project…
Eurosport India, Jio TV acquire rights for AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022
Discovery-owned pay-television broadcaster Eurosport India and Reliance-owned OTT platform Jio TV have acquired media rights for the Asian Football Confederation's Women’s Asian Cup 2022, which India i…
Falling Japanese market drags down AFC global rights value
A large decrease in Japan has dragged down the global value of Asian Football Confederation media rights by at least 13 per cent in the 2021-24 cycle.
Sky NZ nets two-year deal for AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured a two-year agreement, covering 2021 and 2022, for exclusive media rights to the Asian Football Confederation's major national team and club competitions
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.
Edelston leaving Premier League for Formula E
The English Premier League’s head of media sales for Asia-Pacific, Michael Edelston, is leaving the organisation to take up a senior media-rights role at Formula E.
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
ESPN lands AFC rights in Latin America, Central America and Caribbean
The Asian Football Confederation has announced international sports broadcaster ESPN as its new rights-holder in Latin America, Central America, and non-exclusively in the Caribbean, for AFC competitions…
FMA continues AFC rights sales drive with M Plus deal in Macau
Online streaming broadcaster M Plus has acquired rights in Macau to competitions organised by the Asian Football Confederation
AFC agrees rights deal with Oman Sport Channel for World Cup qualifiers
State-backed broadcaster Oman Sport Channel has picked up the media rights to the Asian zone qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup
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
Abu Dhabi Media strikes exclusive AFC rights deal in UAE
Broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has acquired the exclusive media rights in the United Arab Emirates for Asian Football Confederation events in the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle