Thailand
True secures Volleyball Thailand League rights
Thai telco True has acquired the domestic media rights to the Volleyball Thailand League for the upcoming 2022-23 season
Fifa and Infront secure World Cup value increase in Singapore
The increased valuation for World Cup rights in Singapore is a good result for Fifa and Infront given that the market's cross-carriage regulation eliminated competition for the rights.
Infront sells World Cup rights in Singapore and Myanmar, deal awaits in Thailand
Media rights deals have been struck by the Infront agency in Singapore and Myanmar for this year's Fifa World Cup, with telco StarHub and pay-television broadcaster SkyNet, respectively
VTV announces Fifa World Cup rights acquisition in Vietnam
State broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced the acquisition of the media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup
EXCLUSIVE: beIN Sports set to acquire Formula 1 rights in Asia-Pacific
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is finalising a multi-year deal beginning in 2023 for Formula 1 rights across its Asian markets, SportBusiness understands
ONE to broadcast new weekly shows under partnership with Royal Thai Army
Mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has agreed a deal with the Royal Thai Army to host and broadcast 52 weekly live events from Thailand in 2023
Premier League defies trends to increase value in Asia-Pacific outside China
The Premier League’s latest round of rights sales in Apac is considered a major success, despite a substantial drop in overall value due to the collapse in the market in China.
J.League lands broadcast deals in Thailand and Nigeria
The J.League, the organising body of the top two domestic football leagues in Japan, has unveiled media rights agreements with Nigerian group Sporty Internet and Thai football club BG Pathum United
ONE Esports unveils Apac esports and gaming show Gamer’s Paradise
Esports and gaming promoter ONE Esports is today launching a new television show, Gamer's Paradise, in partnership with presenting sponsor Marriott Bonvoy
ELF strikes streaming deals with Eleven in Italy and Southeast Asia, iQiyi in China
The European League of Football (ELF) has announced media rights agreements with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi in China and international streaming platform Eleven across Italy and Southeast Asia
Eleven secures global rights to Thai Women’s League
Eleven has secured exclusive worldwide rights to matches from the Thai Women’s League.
IMG to produce and distribute Manchester United-Liverpool friendly
Bangkok-based events organiser Fresh Air Festival has appointed IMG to produce and distribute broadcast coverage of the forthcoming pre-season friendly match between Manchester United and Liverpool
BeIN acquires Speedway GP rights across Southeast Asia and the US
Pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship in a season-long agreement with new event promotor Discovery Sports Events, the global promotion…
LaLiga announces Indonesia and Thailand as testbed for LaLiga Pass streaming service
LaLiga, the organising body for the top two domestic football leagues in Spain, has announced that it will launch its new OTT streaming service in Indonesia and Thailand later this month
SPOTV lands exclusive rights to the US Masters in eight markets across Southeast Asia
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured exclusive rights to the US Masters golf tournament in eight markets across Southeast Asia as part of a one-year deal with the Augusta National Golf Club
SPOTV mobile streaming app rolled out in Southeast Asian markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has launched a mobile streaming app.
SPOTV Now will provide live and on-demand access to linear pay-television channels SPOTV and SPOTV2 across Southeast Asia
Premier League secures more strong results in major Asian markets
Premier League rights values will increase in Thailand and Indonesia from 2022-23 onward, but have gone down in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Sportfive strikes AFF U23 Championship media rights deals
The Asean Football Federation has announced rights deals with nine broadcasters brokered by the Sportfive agency for this month’s AFF U23 Championship.