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Bundesliga strikes TV deals in Singapore, South Korea and Thailand
Bundesliga International, the league’s international commercial rights arm, has signed off on new broadcast deals in Singapore, South Korea and Thailand ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season on Friday.
Fallout continues for Singapore firm after Newcastle bid brings scrutiny
Directors have resigned from a company linked to a bid for English Premier League club Newcastle United by Singaporean cousins Terence and Nelson Loh and their business partner Evangeline Shen, a Chinese…
ONE agrees distribution deal for The Apprentice with AXN
MMA promotion ONE Championship has announced distribution deals with seven media platforms for its upcoming spin-off programme The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition
Round-Up: Bayern irks Chinese fans, Kohli has biggest Asian Instagram following, India proposes BRICS Games, and more
The former US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar has resigned from the board of Axington, a firm linked to Bellagraph Nova Group, the company claiming to be bidding for English football club Newcastle…
Singapore Marathon on track to be a virtual race
This year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon will not be run on the roads of the city state, with virtual alternatives being explored instead.
Singapore-based Newcastle bidders admit doctoring Obama images
Bellagraph Nova Group, the Singapore-registered company that says it is bidding to buy English Premier League club Newcastle United, has admitted manipulating images of its owners appearing with former…
LaLiga appoints Liverpool’s Li as commercial director in Southeast Asia
Simon Li has been named as the commercial director for Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and Australia at Spanish football’s LaLiga.
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
Mediapro secures five CEBL deals in APAC region ahead of finals weekend
Five broadcast deals have been agreed in the Asia-Pacific region for the semi-finals and final of the 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series tournament
Singapore golf club commits to climate action
Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore is the world’s first golf club to join the United Nation’s sports for climate action initiative.
Peebles named CRO at sports calendar platform ECAL after leaving DAZN
Alex Peebles, who recently left his position as senior vice-president, Southeast Asia at sports streaming operator DAZN, has been appointed as chief revenue officer at ECAL, the calendar communications…
Asean Basketball League denies shutdown reports
The multi-territory Asean Basketball League has denied reports last week that it is on the verge of closing
Nielsen Sports shuts Singapore office
Sports industry data firm Nielsen Sports has closed its Singapore office, which covered the Southeast Asia region
Ultimate Tennis Showdown rights secured by beIN across various territories
The semi-finals and finals of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, the innovative tennis event created by French tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, will be shown by pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports across…
Singapore Premier League teams take rivalries online
The Singapore Premier League will launch its own football video game tournament, premiering on July 11
Genius adds Singapore volleyball to live streaming portfolio
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has agreed a live streaming deal with the Volleyball Association of Singapore
World Rugby cancels remainder of 2019-20 Sevens Series
World Rugby, the global governing body for rugby union, has announced that the remainder of the 2019-20 World Sevens Series has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with New Zealand awarded the…
Borussia Dortmund will ‘virtually’ tour Asia
German Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund have announced plans to replace their scheduled summer tour of Asia with a 'virtual tour' of online events in August