China Sports Media (CSM)
Chinese Super League strikes new deal with rights-holder
The China Sports Media agency has struck a five-year extension to its rights deal for the Chinese Super League, the top division of domestic club football.
Bundesliga strikes huge China deal while maintaining exposure
Streaming platform PPTV’s acquisition of Bundesliga digital rights in China last month secures its position as the country’s pre-eminent football broadcaster.
Suning steps up to fill LeSports vacuum with AFC and CSL rights
Chinese retail giant Suning’s sporting subsidiaries are filling gaps in the country’s media-rights market left by the retreat of streaming operator LeSports.
Sky pays small fee for CSL
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky picked up Chinese Super League rights last week for a fairly small rights-fee over the next two-and-a-half years.
Le Sports and CSM point the way for China
Behind Le Sports’s huge Chinese Super League deal is a partnership that could shift the competitive balance of the Chinese digital market.
CSM taking big gamble with massive Super League deal
China Sports Media’s huge deal with the Chinese Super League is a gamble on the expansion of the country’s digital rights market and the government’s plans to build football into a major national sport.