Kevin McCullagh

Football
Governance

Football Australia has started a process to create a new national second-tier men's league, with the aim to kick off in March next year
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Watchmaker Rolex has renewed its title sponsorship of the Shanghai Masters ATP 1000 tournament in a 10-year deal running from 2023 to 2032
Multiple Sports
Media

Japanese public service broadcaster NHK is merging two of its linear satellite channels this November as part of cost-cutting measures that have also seen a pullback in spending on sports rights
Golf
Media

Australian pay broadcaster Foxtel has extended its exclusive media rights for Asian Tour golf to cover at least the 2023 season
Sailing
Events

Singapore will host the SB20 World Championships in sailing in January 2025. The city was initially due to host the event in 2021 but it was moved to Portugal due to the pandemic
Baseball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Japanese arm of Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense has agreed a sleeve sponsorship deal with Nippon Professional Baseball team Yokohama DeNa BayStars for the 2023 season
Football
Media

Japanese digital media company CyberAgent reported a rare quarterly loss in its 2023 Q1 financial results, caused by the costly acquisition of 2022 Fifa World Cup rights by its streaming platform Abema
Baseball
Media

Amazon Prime Video and J Sports have acquired media rights in Japan for the upcoming World Baseball Classic national team competition
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Web3 and blockchain company NMKR has appointed Lingling Liu as head of sports partnerships
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

The Asia-Pacific arm of international sports broadcaster beIN Sports has hired experienced sports media executive Andy Low as director of content