FPT ‘pays huge fee increase’ for Vietnamese V.League football rights
Telco FPT is reported to have paid a huge fee increase to acquire Vietnamese domestic V.League football rights in a multi-year deal starting in 2023
IPL teams ‘approach Australian cricketers about year-round contracts’
Indian Premier League teams have made informal approaches to Australian cricketers about year-long playing contracts, a concept that could shake up international cricket, The Sydney Morning Herald has…
NRL considers game in the US and reviving Ashes series
Australia's National Rugby League is looking at hosting a game in the US and reviving the Ashes series against England as it seeks to increase its international profile
China to bid for 2031 World Cup as part of women’s football drive
China’s national sports agency, the General Administration of Sport (GAS), has announced ambitions to bid to host the Fifa Women’s World Cup in 2031, as part of a broader drive to develop the women’s game.
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IOC reports 2.01bn unique viewers for Beijing 2022
The International Olympic Committee has said video media coverage of this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing had a total audience of 2
Sports Matters 2022 | How sport must change to engage younger generations
Sport's ability to capture the attention of younger generations is a matter of existential importance to rights-holders, marketers, media companies and all other parts of the industry ecosystem
AFC and Fifa break ground on new stadium in Malaysia
The presidents of the Asian Football Confederation and Fifa attended a ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony this week for a long-planned new football stadium in Putrajaya, Malaysia
Australian government begins consultation on ‘anti-siphoning’ changes
Australia's new Labor government has started a public consultation on changing the country's 'anti-siphoning' laws that ensure certain sports events are shown on free-to-air television
Bilibili and Kuaishou join broadcaster line-up for MLB postseason in China
Major League Baseball agreed media rights deals with Chinese digital platforms Bilibili and Kuaishou for this year's ongoing postseason games
World Rugby acquires RugbyPass as part of rights deal with Sky New Zealand
World Rugby has acquired the RugbyPass digital media platform as part of a seven-year media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand