Indonesia

Tennis
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired ATP Tour rights for nine markets across Southeast Asia in a four-year deal with the Association of Tennis Professionals, running 2022 to 2025
Multiple Sports
Governance

The World Anti-Doping Agency has removed the national anti-doping organisations of Indonesia and Thailand from its list of non-compliant authorities, paving the way for the countries to begin hosting major…
Esports
Events

The International Esports Federation has confirmed Bali will host its 2022 World Championship Finals, despite Indonesia being banned from hosting major sports events due to breaches of anti-doping rules
Wrestling
Media

Disney and World Wrestling Entertainment have announced a “multi-year” deal to make streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar the exclusive home of the WWE Network in Indonesia.
Football
Media

Eclat Media Group has acquired English Premier League media rights in Japan and South Korea for the next cycle, beginning 2022-23, SportBusiness understands
Badminton
Media

Pan-regional Asia-Pacific sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed distribution deals in Indonesia with media group MNC and telco Telkom Indonesia
Football
Media

Bids are due today (Thursday) for English Premier League media rights for 2022-23 onwards in 14 Asian markets. Would-be bidders have been mulling the opportunity since the tender was released in mid-December
Badminton
Media

Sports broadcaster SPOTV has acquired Badminton World Federation media rights in 12 Asia-Pacific markets in a five-year deal, from 2022 to 2026, brokered by the Infront agency
Badminton
Media

Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured Badminton World Federation rights in several territories in Southeast Asia in a multi-year deal
Tennis
Media

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the exclusive media rights for the French Open tennis Grand Slam in 10 Southeast Asian markets in a five-year deal covering 2022 to 2026
Sepak Takraw
Media

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.
Football
Media

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
Golf
Media

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.
Multiple Sports
Media

Eleven Sports COO Alessandro Tucci on the company's new Asia-Pacific push and how it will differentiate itself from jostling competitors.
Esports
Events

The International Esports Federation has announced that the Indonesian territory of Bali will host its 2022 World Championship Finals
Esports
Governance

A new esports confederation, the Southeast Asian Esports Federation, has been established by national esports federations from the region
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Southeast Asia-based esports event organiser and media platform ONE Esports has agreed three new sponsorship deals, with insurer FWD, hotel loyalty programme Marriott Bonvoy, and fast food chain McDonald's
Multi-sport
Events

Indonesia is in line to stage the second edition of the World Beach Games in 2023, following an announcement from the Association of National Olympic Committees