LeSports (China)
CCTV’s new digital strategy complicates renewal talks for Champions League, Bundesliga and Serie A
Infront on course to make large margin on Fifa rights across Asia
LeSports suffers hefty loss on sale of World Cup in Hong Kong
Digital streaming service LeSports has sold on its Fifa World Cup 2018 rights in Hong Kong at a significant discount as it plans to cease operations in the territory.
LeSports funding may make little difference if legal action is taken
OTT operator LeSports’ latest financing round could be at risk if rights-holders take legal action over missed payments, TV Sports Markets understands.
Suning steps up to fill LeSports vacuum with AFC and CSL rights
LeSports Beijing’s business licence revoked by Trade and Industry Bureau
LeSports to embark on staff cutting mission
LeTV picks up World Cup rights in Hong Kong
Chinese internet company LeTV, which operates the Le Sports service, has acquired exclusive rights in Hong Kong for football’s 2018 Fifa World Cup, according to the South China Morning Post newspaper.
Pac-12 expands LeTV partnership in China
The Pac-12 US college sports conference has expanded its rights partnership with Chinese internet company LeTV.
LeSports CEO confirms strategy change amid cash-flow troubles
Chinese streaming operator LeSports will change its acquisition strategy to focus on premium content, chief executive Lei Zhenjian told TV Sports Markets this week.
LeSports’s late payments may herald rights-buying slowdown
Aggressive Chinese OTT operator LeSports has cash-flow problems, resulting in delays to payments for many of its deals.
PPTV pulls out of French Open deal
Chinese OTT player PPTV pulled out of its deal for French Open tennis rights shortly before this year’s tournament began, TV Sports Markets understands.
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.
MLB gets first fee from China
Major League Baseball’s three-year deal with Chinese internet operator Le Sports guarantees the league extensive coverage in China for the first time.
PPTV pays out for UFC
The Chinese digital market’s seemingly never-ending growth boosted another property last month, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship agreed a lucrative deal with PPTV Sports.
ATP closes lucrative new deals in China and India
The ATP World Tour earned hugely improved terms in new deals covering China and India this month.
Le Sports beats rivals to carry AFC flame in China
The Asian Football Confederation will enjoy a huge increase in the value of its rights in China in its new deal with Le Sports.
LeTV Sports’ Hong Kong buy leaves marker
Chinese internet company LeTV Sports’s acquisition of English Premier League rights in Hong Kong is indicative of the company’s international ambitions.
LeTV Sports leads charge of China’s digital brigade
China’s booming digital sports rights market has helped the Premier League, LaLiga and Uefa’s Champions League earn impressive returns in recent months from a historically difficult market.
Yu Hang, vice president, LeTV Sports
Interview with Yu Hang, vice president of LeTV Sports, on the firm’s business model and the developing digital market for sport rights in China.
Premier League boosts coverage in China; sells UK clips
The value of Premier League internet rights increased hugely in deals in China, but the value of digital clips in the UK remained flat in this week’s deal with Sky.