Malaysia
Malaysian and Vietnamese football league restarts face disruption
Malaysian football's second-tier Premier League has postponed the start of its 2021 season due to persistently high Covid-19 cases in the country.
Meanwhile, the 2021 season of the Vietnamese V
Thailand added in beIN’s Southeast Asia deal for Uefa club competition rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has followed up its recent Uefa club competitions renewal in the Middle East and North Africa with a seven-territory deal across Southeast Asia, including Thailand
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
Malaysian trio pick up Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022 rights
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, telco Telekom Malaysia (TM) and state broadcaster RTM have acquired the broadcast rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a joint deal that is also understood to…
Polo deal indicative of beIN’s reshaped US rights model
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast a monthly polo series in a deal with the United States Polo Association
Webinar replay | Fan relationship management in Apac club football
How are football clubs in the Apac region connecting with fans, engaging fans with content, growing fanbases and commercialising those fanbases? Executives from Nagoya Grampus in Japan, FC Goa in India and Selangor FC in Malaysia join us to share their experiences
Q&A | The Malaysian Football League on its new app, Shoot!
The Malaysian Football League recently launched its own app, named Shoot!, to better engage fans and create new revenue opportunities
Team pushes on with Uefa club competition tenders in Canada, Southeast Asia
Team Marketing has initiated the broadcast rights sales process for the Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in Canada and an array of countries and territories in Southeast Asia
Pandemic drives 2021 Global T20 Canada event to Malaysia
This year’s Global T20 Canada cricket tournament will be moved to Malaysia because of Covid-19-induced travel and health restrictions.
Tencent expands sports streaming outside China with MLB deal
Chinese streaming platform and internet giant Tencent has announced its first major sports media rights deal covering territories outside its home market, with a three-year deal for Major League Baseball…
Astro and Malaysian Netball Association launch new league
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro and the Malaysian Netball Association launched the inaugural Netball Super League last weekend
Polo highlights added to beIN schedules in 12-territory deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast highlights of the 2021 Polo Rider Cup, a polo event to be held in Chantilly on the outskirts of Paris
Malaysian Crown Prince hints at Valencia acquisition
Tunku Ismail Idris, the Crown Prince of Johor and owner of Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim, has been credited with an interest in buying Spanish LaLiga club Valencia
Genius inks long-term data and integrity deal with Malaysian Football league
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports Group has agreed a long-term deal with the Malaysian Football League, encompassing live data and integrity rights
Astro joins sports docuseries wave with KLUFC production
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will produce a documentary series following the fortunes of domestic football league team Kuala Lumpur United during the upcoming 2021 Malaysia Super League season
BWF reschedules Olympic qualifier, postpones Indonesian and Malaysian events
The Badminton World Federation has announced a series of changes to Asian events on the World Tour 2021 tournament calendar
Malaysian Football League launches first app
The Malaysian Football League is set to release its first domestic football app, which is to be named Shoot!
Malaysian Football League kick-off delayed, cup cancelled
The Malaysian Football League has pushed back the start of its 2021 season from February 26 to March 5 and this year's FA Cup competition has been scrapped due to Covid-19 restrictions