China

Esports
Media

Huya has agreed a deal to acquire fellow live streaming service DouYu in a stock-for-stock merger deal that is set to create a live online gaming streaming giant in China
Basketball
Media

CCTV, the state-run Chinese broadcaster, aired the fifth game of the NBA Finals series on Saturday, the first time an NBA game was broadcast in China since a controversial tweet damaged the nation’s r…
Football
Media

The English Premier League is suing its former Chinese broadcast rights-holder for $215.3m (€183m) over its battle for unpaid rights fees, it has been reported.
Multi-sport
Events

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has hinted that the UK could boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China's treatment of the Uighur Muslims
Canoeing
Media

The International Canoe Federation’s events will continue to be broadcast on Chinese streaming platform Huya.t
Football
Fan Engagement

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has plans to host more ‘Ligue 1 Touch’ events at select international locations this season after staging the first iteration of the fan zone event in Shenz…
Finance & Law

Wanda Sports Group, the sports marketing entity that houses the Infront agency, has received an offer from a subsidiary company of Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda, the Chinese multinational conglomerate, t…
Table Tennis
Events

World Table Tennis, the commercial offshoot of the International Table Tennis Federation, has outlined plans for three event “Hubs” over the course of  2021, as it looks to kickstart a new era of top-…
Football
Media

Live coverage of at least one J
Media

The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) has signed two co-operation agreements with state media company China Media Group
Events

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have said their preparations are on track as they passed the 500-days-to-go mark on September 21
Wrestling
Media

Wrestling entertainment promoter WWE has agreed a media-rights deal in China with video-streaming platform iQiyi Sports beginning September 22
Football
Media

The English Premier League has agreed a deal with Chinese digital platform Tencent for the media rights to the competition in the country for the remainder of the 2020-21 season
Basketball
Finance & Law

Liu Jiadi, partner, and Jeffrey Wilson, counsel, at Chinese law firm JunHe, explain the significance of new player image rights rules in the Chinese Basketball Association League.
American Football
Media

American football's NFL has renewed its digital media rights deal with Chinese internet giant Tencent for the 2020 season, and the two parties have launched a new subscription service around the content
Football
Media

Chinese streaming platform China Sports, also known as Zhibo.tv, has acquired exclusive rights to China League One, the country's second-tier football division, for the 2020 season. SportsMoney
Badminton
Events

Seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has dismissed speculation he will be retiring from the sport at the end of the season, saying he is on the verge of signing a new deal with Malaysian-based team…
Football
Media

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said the top division of English club football wants to make the “best decision rather than the quickest decision” when securing a new Chinese broadcast rig…