South-East Asia
Singapore to host Tour de France Criterium event
Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organiser of the Tour de France road cycling race, has announced plans to stage a Tour de France Criterium event in Singapore from October 29 to 30
Sports Matters Academy explores the metaverse
The metaverse has been one of the most hyped technology concepts of the past year, potentially offering dramatic new opportunities in the sports and entertainment industries
Upcoming webinar: The athletics opportunity in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia holds great, untapped potential for athletics. Track-and-field disciplines are relatively undeveloped in the region, which has a large, youthful population, and fast-developing economies
Trans7 extends free-to-air MotoGP rights in Indonesia to 2026
Indonesian free-to-air broadcaster Trans7 has extended its long-running rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship as part of a newly announced four-year agreement with global rights-holder Dorna Sports
ONE strikes ‘long-term’ content development agreement with Media City Qatar
Group ONE Holdings, the parent company of Asian mixed-martial arts promotion ONE Championship and esports venture ONE Esports, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Doha-based media campus Media…
DP World Tour to return to Singapore
The DP World Tour has announced it will return to Singapore after a nine-year hiatus next year
SPOTV agrees distribution deal with Cignal in Philippines
Southeast Asian pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has agreed a carriage deal in the Philippines with pay-television platform Cignal TV
Warner Bros. Discovery outlines new India, Southeast Asia and Korea leadership
Warner Bros. Discovery has outlined its new leadership team in India, Southeast Asia and Korea following the $43bn (€40.6n) merger between media conglomerates WarnerMedia and Discovery earlier this year.
SportSG to take over ownership and management of Singapore Sports Hub
National sports agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) is to assume full ownership of the Singapore Sports Hub recreation district after terminating its partnership with private consortium SportsHub Pte Ltd…
Gate revenue record expected for Singapore venue as UFC returns to Southeast Asia
The Ultimate Fighting Championship expects its event at Singapore Indoor Stadium this weekend to set a gate revenue record for sport at the venue
StarHub sets out Premier League stall with lower prices and new viewing experiences
Singaporean telco StarHub yesterday (Wednesday) unveiled its pricing and packaging for English Premier League coverage from next season onwards
Malaysian Football League and Genius to launch fantasy gaming range
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has struck a new agreement with the Malaysian Football League (MFL) that will see the governing body launch a range of sports entertainment products
ELF strikes streaming deals with Eleven in Italy and Southeast Asia, iQiyi in China
The European League of Football (ELF) has announced media rights agreements with Chinese streaming platform iQiyi in China and international streaming platform Eleven across Italy and Southeast Asia
Promoter ALS Motorsports pitches for MXGP in Malaysia
Malaysian company ALS Motorsports is seeking support from government and the local motorsports community to bring MXGP, the FIM Motocross World Championship, to the country next year
Bayern Munich opens Asia office in Bangkok
German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich yesterday (Thursday) officially opened an office in Bangkok to manage its business in most of Asia.
Plans for the Bangkok office were unveiled in February
Jalen Green becomes ‘investor ambassador’ with East Asia Super League
Houston Rockets basketball player Jalen Green has become an "investor ambassador" of the East Asian Super League, the new pan-regional league set to tip off this October
Eleven secures global rights to Thai Women’s League
Eleven has secured exclusive worldwide rights to matches from the Thai Women’s League.
UFC strikes new AirAsia sponsorship deal
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced a new sponsorship deal with Kuala Lumpur-based airline AirAsia ahead of the promotion’s first ever pay-per-view (PPV) event in Southeast Asia next m…