Major events, digital tech to power Singapore’s post-pandemic comeback
Sport Singapore is leaning on two pillars, major event hosting and digital technology, to support the Asian city state's re-emergence as a regional sporting hub after the Covid-19 pandemic
Sky Deutschland appoints Bundesliga International’s Stüber as sports rights head
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has hired former Bundesliga International executive Patrick Stüber as its head of sports rights and commercialisation.
Optus secures premier position in football with six-year Premier League deal
Australian telco Optus has renewed its exclusive rights for the English Premier League for the next six seasons, in a deal running from 2022-23 to 2027-28
CK Lee leaving Astro to lead SPOTV in Southeast Asia
Experienced sports television executive Lee Choong Khay (CK) is leaving Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro to become chief executive at the new Southeast Asian, pan-regional sports broadcaster…
Migu and WTT announce gatekeeper media rights deal in China
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has today (Wednesday) announced China Mobile's streaming service Migu as its exclusive, gatekeeper media rights partner…
Indian Premier League franchise buyers place huge bets on long-term growth in Indian sport
The two new IPL franchises auctioned at the end of October attracted eye-popping valuations of $760m and $950m. SportBusiness spoke to Indian sports industry experts to understand the valuations and establish what they mean for the market.
Eclat’s US Open deal confirmed amid Apac tennis rights battle
Eclat Media Group has added to the growing sports portfolio for its new pan-regional SPOTV platform in Asia-Pacific with a five-year deal for US Open grand slam tennis rights, from 2022 to 2026, covering…
Kaiyan Chen to lead Premier League media rights sales in APAC
The English Premier League has appointed Kaiyan Chen as head of media sales in the Asia-Pacific region, starting in December
BeIN and Stan acquire Autumn Nations Series rights in Australia
BeIN Sports and Stan Sport have both acquired non-exclusive media rights in Australia covering all matches from the upcoming Autumn Nations Series of rugby union test matches
Bundesliga first to land CCTV deal as European leagues face tough rights talks
The German Bundesliga was the first of the 'Big Five' European football leagues to secure a media-rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for the 2021-22 season