China
Swiss-Ski retains Huya streaming exposure in China
Chinese streaming platform Huya will continue to broadcast coverage from top Swiss skiing events on the FIS World Cup schedule in a new agreement
Chinese Basketball Association’s in-house move finalised as Wanda contract ends
The Chinese Basketball Association has announced that it has finalised its reclamation of the sale of commercial rights to its national basketball teams, thus ending its long-running partnership with the…
Extreme E signs rights deals in Greece and China, details NEP’s production role
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has agreed new rights distribution deals with Greek pay-television operator Cosmote and Chinese internet platform Channel Zero
Round-Up: China sports industry ‘output’ hits $450bn, CBA takes rights back from Infront, and more
China's national statistics bureau and General Administration of Sports announced that the 'total output' of the country's sports industry was 2.9tn yuan ($450bn) in 2019, a figure that had grown by 10
Lakers and Curry top NBA social media charts in China
The LA Lakers was the most popular NBA team, and Stephen Curry the most popular NBA player, on Chinese social media in 2019-20, according to digital media specialist Mailman's annual NBA Red Card report
Tencent drops 76ers broadcasts in protest against Morey appointment
Chinese digital giant Tencent has stopped live streams of games by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers due to their appointment of Daryl Morey as president
Michael Jordan scores partial win over naming rights in China
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has won a lawsuit in Shanghai over his image rights in China, but still doesn’t completely own the rights in the country.
Morey feared NBA career was over after controversial Hong Kong tweet
Daryl Morey has admitted that he feared his career as a National Basketball Association executive would be over following his controversial tweet supporting protests in Hong Kong, which significantly …
Round-Up: ITTF axes 2020 World Team Championships, Formula E postpones January races, and more
Due to a spike of Covid-19 cases in South Korea the ITTF has cancelled the 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships
Round-Up: BWF reveals competition schedule for first half of 2021, no new teams for IPL, and more
The Badminton World Federation announced the calendar for the first half of 2021, together with procedures for reopening the BWF World Rankings and information related to qualification and seedings for…
Chelsea launches on Chinese short-form video platform Kuaishou
Chelsea has become the first team outside of China to start an official account on the Chinese short-form video platform, Kuaishou
Round-Up: Chinese Super League expansion, MCG joins climate fight, and more
The Chinese Football Association said the number of teams participating in the Chinese Super League will increase from 16 to 18 from 2023, and the second-tier League One will expand to 20 teams, while…
China Three Gorges signs with Beijing 2022 in domestic top tier
Energy company China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has signed as the 'Official Power Generation Partner' of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing 2022
Chinese FA tightens controls on club spending
The Chinese Football Association this week unveiled updated salary cap and club spending rules as it continues a drive to bring stability to club finances and rein in overspending
AFC secures sponsorship value increase in renewal with Continental
The Asian Football Confederation is understood to have secured a significant increase in rights value in a sponsorship renewal with German tyre manufacturer Continental Tires
Round-Up: Amazon’s India rights ambitions, Rugby World Cup draw made, Federer’s Australian Open in doubt, and more
Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League
IMG brokers renewal of key HSBC golf sponsorships
Global banking group HSBC has announced multi-year title sponsorship renewals of three of its long-standing Asia golf partnerships: the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore, the World Golf Championships-HSBC C…
Griezmann cuts ties with Huawei
Barcelona and France footballer Antoine Griezmann has terminated his sponsorship deal with technology firm Huawei, citing the mistreatment of Uighur Muslims by China