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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.
Tencent acquires domestic rights for Chinese Super League
Chinese streaming platform and internet giant Tencent has acquired media rights in China for the Chinese Super League for the next three seasons, 2021 to 2023
Tencent expands sports streaming outside China with MLB deal
Chinese streaming platform and internet giant Tencent has announced its first major sports media rights deal covering territories outside its home market, with a three-year deal for Major League Baseball…
Tencent becomes Extreme E’s latest Chinese rights-holder
Off-road electric racing series Extreme E has further boosted its coverage in China ahead of its impending debut by agreeing a rights deal with conglomerate Tencent
CSL seeks media rights solution after PP Sports deal ends
The Chinese Super League is discussing options for the exploitation of its domestic media rights from the 2021 season onwards with several different broadcasters, following the premature end of a deal…
Tencent partners with Zense to create Thai football app
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed a collaboration with Thai media company Zense Entertainment to create an app to deliver live streaming match coverage and other content from Thai football
Tencent working with World Rowing on streaming of ‘virtual’ Indoor Championships
The Tencent Cloud division of Chinese digital media company Tencent has agreed a deal with World Rowing to provide global live streaming of the federation’s upcoming World Indoor Championships.
Tencent resumes live streaming of Rockets games
Chinese streaming giant Tencent showed a live Houston Rockets game on Monday for the first time since the Daryl Morey controversy in October 2019
Tencent drops 76ers broadcasts in protest against Morey appointment
Chinese digital giant Tencent has stopped live streams of games by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers due to their appointment of Daryl Morey as president
Tencent agrees production technology deal with WSC Sports
Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed a three-year partnership with Israeli AI technology provider WSC Sports around video production features and enhancements
VSPN eyes global expansion after Tencent-led funding round
Shanghai-based esports solutions provider Versus Programming Network (VSPN) has raised close to $100m (€85m) in a Series B funding round led by Chinese digital platform Tencent.
Huya-DouYu merger to create Chinese gaming streaming giant ‘worth $11bn’
Huya has agreed a deal to acquire fellow live streaming service DouYu in a stock-for-stock merger deal that is set to create a live online gaming streaming giant in China
Premier League sees steep discount in short-term China deal
Chinese internet giant Tencent picked up the English Premier League rights for the 2020-21 season at a massive discount compared to the value of the terminated deal with previous rights-holder PPTV.
Tencent and NFL extend rights deal, launch subscription service
American football's NFL has renewed its digital media rights deal with Chinese internet giant Tencent for the 2020 season, and the two parties have launched a new subscription service around the content
Covid-19 bursts China bubble amid changing political, economic winds
China’s sports media-rights market is in the throes of a major correction, with the OTT platforms that have driven growth in the last five years seeking to renegotiate a string of deals.
Tencent ‘in discussions’ over $10bn Huya-DouYu merger
Chinese tech giant Tencent is said to be pressing for a merger of China’s biggest game-streaming platforms Huya and DouYu.
Tencent makes Southeast Asia move with Iflix purchase
Chinese technology giant Tencent has announced the purchase of Malaysian online streaming service Iflix’s “content, technology, and resources” as it seeks to enhance its presence in Southeast Asia.
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Tencent eyes dominant share of Chinese sports streaming market
Chinese tech giant Tencent is said to have approached Baidu to buy a stake in its Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi