South-East Asia

Multiple Sports
Media

South Korea's Eclat Media Group has struck an agreement with Indian firm Tata Communications that will allow the broadcaster to provide local-language commentary on its pan-regional pay-television network
Table Tennis
Events

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
Football
Technology

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
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…
Rugby League
Media

Subscription broadcaster Premier Sports has added rights to the National Rugby League, the pre-eminent rugby league club competition in Australia and New Zealand, to its portfolio in Southeast Asia and…
Football
Fan Engagement

The Football Association of Thailand has struck a deal with gaming developer Funatix Club to make its Real Manager fantasy football platform the official fantasy game of Thai League1
Multiple Sports
Fan Engagement

A new non-fungible token (NFT) platform is to launch a range of collectables based on Singaporean athletes
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
Motorsport
Events

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
Table Tennis
Media

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster SPOTV has finalised the acquisition of World Table Tennis rights, including rights to the World Table Tennis Championships, in 14 markets across Southeast Asia
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
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Home to superfans and voracious consumers of sports content, Vietnam has great potential for the sports industry. But it’s got to be approached with tact, says Ian Paynton, co-founder of Hanoi-based content agency We Create Content.
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
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

ONE Esports, the esports venture of Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, has announced a long-term partnership with electronics multinational Samsung
Triathlon
Events

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