China Sports Media (CSM)
WorldSBK secures Chinese exposure with two-year Douyin deal
The FIM Superbike World Championship will receive live coverage on Chinese social media platform Douyin through an agreement between series promoter Dorna WSBK Organization and the China Sports Media (CSM)…
PFL, China Sports Media ink broadcast deal
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) and China Sports Media (CSM) have announced a multi-year agreement to broadcast live fight coverage on short-form video platform Douyin, giving users access to all…
Brazil’s Série A to enjoy live coverage in China on K-Ball
Chinese streaming platform K-Ball has acquired live rights to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
E-1 Football Championships rights deals agreed in China, Japan
Chinese streaming platform Migu and Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV have acquired rights to this month's East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championships
Youku and Douyin acquire rights for EAFF E-1 Football Championships
Chinese streaming platforms Youku and Douyin have acquired digital rights for this month’s East Asian Football Federation E-1 Football Championships.
Migu and Zhibo8 acquire Coppa Italia rights
Chinese streaming platforms Migu and Zhibo8 have acquired rights for the remaining three matches of this season’s Coppa Italia in deals brokered by the China Sports Media (CSM) agency.
China Sports Media deals with Dentsu to distribute Fifa Club World Cup rights
Chinese streaming platforms Migu, Youku and Donqiudi have acquired rights for next month's Fifa Club World Cup, in deals brokered by the China Sports Media agency
CSM to distribute Chinese Volleyball Super League international rights
The China Sports Media agency has agreed a three-season deal to distribute the international media rights for the Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL), from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Bundesliga first to land CCTV deal as European leagues face tough rights talks
The German Bundesliga was the first of the 'Big Five' European football leagues to secure a media-rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for the 2021-22 season
Migu and iQiyi step up as European football values dive in China
As the fallout continues from the collapse of PP Sports, the media rights value of major European football properties in China has fallen sharply in new deals agreed ahead of the 2021-22 season
Tencent joins Bundesliga broadcaster line-up in China
Chinese technology and media giant Tencent has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights in China to the German Bundesliga in a two-season deal covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
China Sports Media distributes Copa América rights to streaming trio
The China Sports Media agency has distributed digital media rights in China for the forthcoming Copa América tournament to streaming platforms PP Sports, Kuaishou and Huya in non-exclusive deals.
Chinese Super League domestic rights value plummets after collapse of CSM agreement
The Chinese Super League is heading for a massive drop in its domestic media-rights income under a series of deals being finalised for the 2021 season onward.
J.League streams matches in Mena, certain Asian territories on YouTube
Live coverage of at least one J
China Sports Media retains China national football teams rights
The China Sports Media agency has extended its exclusive broadcast production and distribution agreement with the Chinese Football Association for four more years until 2023
Mediapro to distribute CFA Cup rights in Asia-Pacific
The China Sports Media agency has announced the appointment of Mediapro Asia – the Asian arm of the Mediapro Group agency – to exclusively distribute media rights of the 2019 CFA Cup in the Asia-Pacific reg…
CCTV’s new digital strategy complicates renewal talks for Champions League, Bundesliga and Serie A
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is in discussions to renew rights to three of its most important football properties: the Uefa Champions League, Germany’s Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A.
CSL renegotiates with CSM and sells international rights to IMG
China Sports Media’s deal for Chinese Super League domestic rights – the emblematic deal of China’s sports-rights gold rush – will be worth just two-thirds of its initial annual value following a renegotiation.