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Singapore set to host triangular friendly series
The Football Association of Singapore is set to host a triangular friendly series of men's national team matches next month
StarHub stuns Singapore with six-year Premier League rights deal
Telco StarHub made a dramatic move for market leadership in sports broadcasting in Singapore today (Monday), announcing a six-season deal for English Premier League rights
Singapore to host Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced Singapore as the host of this year’s Fiba 3x3 Asia Cup, the three-a-side basketball tournament for men's and women's national teams in Asia a…
Sportfive strikes AFF U23 Championship media rights deals
The Asean Football Federation has announced rights deals with nine broadcasters brokered by the Sportfive agency for this month’s AFF U23 Championship.
Formula E strikes 15-market deal with SPOTV, secures Indonesian agreement
Eclat Media Group has acquired rights to the Formula E World Championship in 15 markets across the Asia-Pacific region, in a two-year deal with the electric car racing series covering 2022 and 2023
Branded launches Sports Matters Academy in partnership with SportBusiness
SportBusiness has agreed a partnership with industry conference organiser Branded to support Sports Matters Academy, a new online content series aimed at aspiring sports industry professionals
BeIN Sports acquires ATP rights across Southeast Asia
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
Singapore named as first WTT Grand Smash host
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has unveiled Singapore as the host of the inaugural WTT Grand Smash event next month
Former Man Utd stars and Singapore’s Lim family combine on sports DAO
Former Manchester United players, including Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, are working with Singaporean businessman Peter Lim and his son Kiat Lim on a blockchain-based sports project called CO92 DAO
New platform to launch Singapore athlete NFTs
A new non-fungible token (NFT) platform is to launch a range of collectables based on Singaporean athletes
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League secures rights-fee increases in Japan, Korea as Eclat expands again
Eclat Media Group has acquired English Premier League media rights in Japan and South Korea for the next cycle, beginning 2022-23, SportBusiness understands
Singapore extends F1 race deal to 2028
The Singapore Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2028 after organisers announced a seven-year extension to their hosting rights deal with the motor racing series
Premier League media rights bids due in 14 Asia-Pacific markets
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
SPOTV confirms BWF rights in 12 Asia-Pacific markets
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
Munich, London and Singapore to host first esports Triathlon World Championship
World Triathlon and Super League Triathlon have announced the first three venues for their new co-sanctioned global esports World Championship series, Arena Games Triathlon
SPOTV acquires BWF rights in several Apac markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured Badminton World Federation rights in several territories in Southeast Asia in a multi-year deal
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…
New FIA leadership looks to Asia with “ambitious development strategy”
The new International Automobile Federation (FIA) leadership will prioritise growth in Asia, according to its recently appointed vice-president for the Asia-Pacific region