Hong Kong
FMA rejigs senior management, adds to sales teams
The Football Marketing Asia agency has made changes to its senior management structure and hired two SVP-level salespeople as it prepares to work on the second half of its commercial rights sales project…
Eleven deals with Astro for pan-regional Sepak Takraw League broadcast rights
Malaysia’s Sepak Takraw League (STL) will be shown in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand on Eleven Sports’ OTT service Elevensports.com.
Hong Kong’s i-Cable bags Fina swimming rights
Telecoms operator i-Cable has secured exclusive media rights in Hong Kong to this month’s short course World Swimming Championships and other Fina aquatics events until 2024.
Premier League stars feature in new phase of Asia-focused ‘Boot Out Piracy’ campaign
The English Premier League is employing videos featuring star players to bolster the second phase of its 2021-22 anti-piracy campaign in Southeast Asia
Eclat secures three-year deal for Open rights in APAC
Eclat Media Group has continued its effort to replace Fox Sports as the dominant pay-television broadcaster in Asia-Pacific, acquiring exclusive rights to The Open Championship across the region in a three-year deal.
EASL aims to raise bar for Asian club basketball, on and off the court
The East Asia Super League is aiming to take the packaging, presentation and on-court quality of club basketball in the region to a new level.
AFF renews with Sportradar, late TV deals agreed for Suzuki Cup
The Asean Football Federation has renewed an agreement with sports betting and data services company Sportradar for the Suzuki Cup national team tournament, which gets underway on Sunday
EASL unveils inaugural season plans, including new team in Hong Kong
The first edition of the ambitious new East Asian Super League basketball competition will tip off in October 2022, with teams from Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei taking part under agreements…
Eleven focuses on D2C and ‘locally relevant’ sport in new Asia-Pacific service
Eleven Sports COO Alessandro Tucci on the company's new Asia-Pacific push and how it will differentiate itself from jostling competitors.
Hong Kong’s rugby sevens event hit by further postponement
The Hong Kong Rugby Union has been forced to further postpone its flagship rugby sevens tournament until November 2022 amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding travel measures for teams due to Covid-19
Australian Open, Hong Kong Open golf tournaments drop out
Professional golf in Asia-Pacific continues to be badly disrupted by the pandemic, with this week seeing the Australian Open cancelled and the Hong Kong Open postponed
France and Spain in, Australia and NZ out of Sevens Series
Venues in France and Spain will host HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series events for the first time in 2022, but events in Australia and New Zealand have dropped out due to pandemic-related logistics difficulties
Eleven to launch digitally in Southeast Asia after AFC rights acquisition
Aser Ventures' international sports broadcaster Eleven is launching a new subscription service in seven Asia-Pacific markets
Now TV becomes F1’s new home in Hong Kong
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of Hong Kong telco HKT, has agreed a media rights deal with the Formula 1 motor-racing championship
Now TV picks up UFC rights in Hong Kong
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of Hong Kong telco HKT, has acquired rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts promotion
ICC.tv to stream Australia matches in parts of Europe, Southeast Asia
The International Cricket Council has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia which will see the world governing body for cricket stream Australia's forthcoming summer matches in some markets in Europe and…
Eclat to launch pan-Asia sports TV and digital operation to replace Fox Sports
South Korean company Eclat Media Group is aiming to fill the gap left by the closure of Fox Sports Asia by launching a new, pan-regional sports pay-television and digital platform in Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong Cable TV unveils Bundesliga deal
Hong Kong’s Cable Television has secured rights to the German Bundesliga, bringing the German top-flight division back onto a cable television network.