EXCLUSIVE: Premier League secures rights-fee increases in Japan, Korea as Eclat expands again
Eclat Media Group has acquired English Premier League media rights in Japan and South Korea for the next cycle, beginning 2022-23, SportBusiness understands
SPOTV agrees carriage, badminton deals in Indonesia
Pan-regional Asia-Pacific sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed distribution deals in Indonesia with media group MNC and telco Telkom Indonesia
Premier League media rights bids due in 14 Asia-Pacific markets
Bids are due today (Thursday) for English Premier League media rights for 2022-23 onwards in 14 Asian markets.
Would-be bidders have been mulling the opportunity since the tender was released in mid-December
SPOTV confirms BWF rights in 12 Asia-Pacific markets
Sports broadcaster SPOTV has acquired Badminton World Federation media rights in 12 Asia-Pacific markets in a five-year deal, from 2022 to 2026, brokered by the Infront agency
Seven renews NFL rights in Australia
Free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network has renewed its rights in Australia for the National Football League for three years, 2022 to 2024.
Seven will continue to show live coverage of 50 games per season
SPOTV acquires BWF rights in several Apac markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured Badminton World Federation rights in several territories in Southeast Asia in a multi-year deal
Chinese FA financial report shows pandemic hit
The Chinese Football Association has reported a total financial loss of RMB50m ($7.8m/€7m) over the two years 2019 and 2020.
FMA rejigs senior management, adds to sales teams
The Football Marketing Asia agency has made changes to its senior management structure and hired two SVP-level salespeople as it prepares to work on the second half of its commercial rights sales project…
beIN Sports acquires Roland Garros rights in Southeast Asia
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the exclusive media rights for the French Open tennis Grand Slam in 10 Southeast Asian markets in a five-year deal covering 2022 to 2026
ONE Championship raises $150m from new investors
Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship announced on December 22 it had closed a $150m (€132m) funding round, securing backing from new investors including Qatar Investment Authority and G…