Exodus at Meta’s global sports team amid wider layoffs
Internet giant Meta is losing a swathe of sports staff, including its most senior figures, SportBusiness understands, as part of the wider layoffs of 11,000 employees globally that were announced last…
World Cup media rights talks in Thailand go to the wire again
Fifa and the Infront agency are still trying to finalise a media rights deal in Thailand for this year's World Cup, with just over a week to go until the tournament starts
AFC requests termination of Super Sports Media rights deal in China over unpaid fees
The Asian Football Confederation has served notice to its media rights partner in China, Super Sports Media, that it intends to terminate their deal for the 2021-24 cycle due to unpaid fees
Eurosport, Doordarshan get rights for Indian football’s I-League
India's second-tier football league, the I-League, has agreed domestic media rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Eurosport and state broadcaster Doordarshan for the upcoming 2022-23 season
Next Media’s Nguyen becomes vice-president at Vietnamese federation
Nguyen Trung Kien, the general director at sports marketing agency Next Media, has been appointed vice-president in charge of finance and sponsorship at the Vietnam Football Federation
OKX and McLaren to educate fans on responsible investing as they ramp up activation
McLaren and crypto sector sponsor OKX unveiled an eye-catching new livery for the Formula One team’s cars ahead of last month’s Grand Prix in Singapore. It
Basketball and football form backbone of Setanta’s new Philippines service
Setanta Sports has announced the launch of a linear and streaming platform in the Philippines, with a content portfolio focused on basketball and football, including top European leagues
Infront sells World Cup rights in Singapore and Myanmar, deal awaits in Thailand
Media rights deals have been struck by the Infront agency in Singapore and Myanmar for this year's Fifa World Cup, with telco StarHub and pay-television broadcaster SkyNet, respectively
Japan Handball League identifies teams for 2024 relaunch
A revamped domestic handball league in Japan set to launch in September 2024 has taken a step forward by "tentatively" identifying 18 teams that will participate
What mattered at Sports Matters 2022
APAC editor Kevin McCullagh reviews the talking points at this year's Sports Matters industry conference in Singapore