Disney to shut Fox Sports Asia channels
The Walt Disney Company is shutting down its Fox Sports Asia pay-television channels later this year, drawing the curtain on one of the longest-standing sports television businesses in the region
London and NY in, Asia out, as Formula E confirms calendar
London and New York have been confirmed as hosts of Formula E races this year, while hoped-for races in Asia, Marrakech and Santiago have been pushed to next year
AFC resets revenue expectations with FMA as sales drag on
The first events of the Asian Football Confederation’s 2021-24 commercial cycle began last week with media rights coverage gaps in Japan and most of the Middle East and North Africa, and only a couple o…
Webinar replay | Harnessing the power of user-generated content
How can sports rights-holders and their commercial partners benefit from user-generated content? To what extent should they allow their IP to be adapted and modified? And how is the UGC landscape shifting with the launch of new social media platforms? In this recording of a webinar that took place on April 15th Kevin McCullagh speaks to a panel of digital experts to find out.
Sports Flick confirms end of Champions League rights bid
Australian streaming platform Sports Flick has said it will "not be seeking to finalise" its bid for Uefa club competition media rights for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Chinese Super League agrees streaming rights deal with Dongqiudi
Chinese football-focused digital platform Dongqiudi has acquired non-exclusive live streaming rights for the Chinese Super League in a three-season deal starting with the upcoming 2021 season
K Madhavan becomes president of Disney and Star in India
K Madhavan has been appointed president of The Walt Disney Company India and Disney-owned pay-television platform Star India
Mediapro Asia set to distribute Chinese Super League international rights
Mediapro Asia, an arm of the international rights agency and production group, is finalising a deal for Chinese Super League international media rights for the three seasons from 2021 to 2023, SportBusiness…
Google and Disney Plus Hotstar agree IPL ‘web stories’ deal
Internet search giant Google will show Indian Premier League match highlights this year via its Web Stories feature under a tie-up with Indian media group Disney Plus Hotstar
Indonesia’s MotoGP return moved to 2022
Indonesia's return to MotoGP hosting has been postponed due to the pandemic and is now scheduled for March 2022