Indian Olympic Association granted $1.35m by BCCI after dropping sponsor Li Ning
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has offered Rs10 crore ($1.35m/€1.1
Premier Sports Asia picks up Lions broadcast rights
The rugby union-focused streaming platform Premier Sports has secured exclusive broadcast rights across various Asian territories to the 2021 British & Irish Lions Tour
Korea’s Coupang Play ‘acquires Tokyo 2020 streaming rights’
Korean e-commerce group Coupang is reported to have acquired streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a sublicensing deal with the ‘Korea Pool’ of terrestrial broadcasters.
Restart of Chinese and Singapore football leagues delayed
The Chinese Super League and the Singapore Premier League have both seen restarts delayed as Covid-19 continues to disrupt the Asian football calendar, according to multiple reports
Douyu retains Blast Premier streaming rights in China
Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has extended its exclusive media rights deal with Chinese streaming service Douyu for an additional year
LaLiga clubs report €77m net profit in 2019-20, hefty loss predicted in 2020-21
A decline of matchday income brought on by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a 65-per-cent decline in profits for clubs in Spain’s top-flight La Liga Santander and second-tier La Liga Smart B…
GoDaddy strengthens ICC ties with WTC final sponsorship
US-based internet hosting company GoDaddy is among the sponsors of the ongoing World Test Championship final after becoming the latest brand to have agreed a deal with the International Cricket Council
Tokyo 2020 to allow up to 10,000 spectators at venues
Up to 10,000 spectators will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games venues, with a 50-per-cent limit on venue capacity also applying
TrueVisions picks up AFC club competition rights
Thai pay-television broadcaster True has agreed a media rights deal for Asian Football Confederation club competitions covering the remainder of this year
Uefa welcomes Italian Euro 2020 anti-piracy initiative
Uefa has welcomed an Italian anti-piracy initiative that has blocked over 600 illicit streams of Euro 2020 matches