Danny Townsend: A-Leagues to leverage new investor Silver Lake’s digital and tech expertise
Danny Townsend, managing director of Australian Professional Leagues, speaks to SportBusiness about Silver Lake's $100m investment into Australian club football.
International sports organisations face a transformed landscape in China
The cost of doing business in China is increasing for many international sports industry players, says SportBusiness Asia-Pacific editor Kevin McCullagh.
Silver Lake acquires 33-per-cent stake in Australian Professional Leagues
US investment firm Silver Lake is investing close to A$140m ($100m/€89m) to acquire a 33-per-cent stake in Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the organisation that manages Australia's elite football l…
EASL aims to raise bar for Asian club basketball, on and off the court
The East Asia Super League is aiming to take the packaging, presentation and on-court quality of club basketball in the region to a new level.
Microsoft-backed GSIC launches sports tech base in Singapore
The Global Sports Innovation Centre, the sports technology industry network backed by software giant Microsoft, yesterday officially opened its new Asia-Pacific base in Singapore
Bilibili takes another stride into sport with FA Cup rights
Chinese streaming platform Bilibili has acquired the exclusive digital media rights in China for the English FA Cup in a three-season deal, 2021-22 to 2023-24
EASL unveils inaugural season plans, including new team in Hong Kong
The first edition of the ambitious new East Asian Super League basketball competition will tip off in October 2022, with teams from Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei taking part under agreements…
SPOTV appoints Zhong to oversee rights acquisitions
SPOTV, the new pan-regional, Asia-Pacific sports broadcaster, has appointed Rubin Zhong as chief content strategy officer
Eleven focuses on D2C and ‘locally relevant’ sport in new Asia-Pacific service
Eleven Sports COO Alessandro Tucci on the company's new Asia-Pacific push and how it will differentiate itself from jostling competitors.
EXCLUSIVE: A-Leagues upgrades data-driven content capability with Stats Perform
Sports data firm Stats Perform and A-Leagues have agreed a three-year deal, beginning with the 2021-22 season, to create new, data-driven content for the leagues’ media channels.