South-East Asia

Basketball
Media

Pay-television platform Cignal TV and telco Smart Communications, sister companies owned by telco PLDT, have become the NBA's main media-rights partners in the Philippines in a multi-year deal
Cricket
Events

The 2020-21 English Premier League season will kick off on September 12 and run until May 23 - Sky Sports Japanese football's J
Basketball
Licensing & Merchandising

The National Basketball Association has agreed a deal with Filipino basketball apparel retailer Titanomachy International (Titan) to launch an official online store for the league in the market
Industry Moves

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…
Cricket
Events

The Thai football league season may restart earlier than planned due to pressure from domestic broadcast partner TrueVisions, the Football Association of Thailand has said - Bangkok Post
Cricket
Industry Moves

Media-rights executive Lara Richards has co-founded a sports media agency based in Australia as she prepares to finish her work with the International Cricket Council at the end of July
Cricket
Events

Football's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player, run by French magazine France Football, will not take place this year due to Covid-19
Football
Media

The Football Association of Thailand has called on all relevant parties to find a solution to the rights issue jeopardising the conclusion of Thai League 1
Archery
Events

The International Olympic Committee will meet today to discuss ways of pushing ahead with plans for a "frugal" Tokyo Games next year
Football
Stadia

While football leagues around the world play out their seasons behind closed doors the top league in Vietnam is pulling in record crowds
Australian Rules Football
Events

Cricket Australia confirmed it will stage the longest ever Big Bash League in 2020-21, despite some players calling for a reduced version of the domestic Twenty20 tournament – Reuters A
Football
Media

The Football Association of Thailand has written to the country's clubs to ask whether they want to play the remaining games of the 2020 season, and warned that they face a drop in funding due to sponsorship…
Basketball
Events

The multi-territory Asean Basketball League has denied reports last week that it is on the verge of closing
Badminton
Events

Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions is threatening not to show the end of the extended Thai League 1 football season, and is demanding a reduction in its rights fees for the competition
Media

Lee Choong Khay, head of sport at Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, implores rights-holders and broadcasters to take the opportunity of the Covid-19 interruption to reconsider the sports media rights model.
Industry Moves

Sports industry data firm Nielsen Sports has closed its Singapore office, which covered the Southeast Asia region
Motorsport
Events

Thailand is hopeful of hosting its postponed MotoGP race in November after a delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Tennis
Media

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…