South-East Asia
Borussia Dortmund hires DAZN for Southeast Asia social media campaign
DAZN Media, a wing of the DAZN sports OTT platform, is creating a social media content campaign for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, aimed at fans in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia
Seven elected to Malaysian Hockey Confederation leadership
The Malaysian Hockey Confederation has elected seven new staff to its leadership committee for the next four years, after a turbulent two weeks of campaigning
Indonesia gets China’s backing for 2032 Olympics bid
Indonesia's National Olympic Committee chief Raja Spata Oktohari said on Saturday that China will support an Indonesian bid to host the 2032 Olympics
Acquisitive Mola TV gets Euro 2020 OTT rights in Indonesia
Indonesian media company Mola TV has acquired OTT rights for all matches from Uefa Euro 2020
Philippine Olympic Committee to host SEA NOC summit on women in sport
The Southeast Asian National Olympic Committees Women in Sports summit will be hosted by the Philippine Olympic Committee on November 27 and 28, right before the start of the Southeast Asian Games, which…
Plans unveiled for Global Rapid Rugby series
Global Rapid Rugby, a new club competition incorporating former Super Rugby franchise Western Force, has today (Thursday) revealed plans for its debut season with teams representing Fiji, Samoa, Hong Kong…
NBA deal in the Philippines as CNN nets rights
National free-to-air channel CNN Philippines has acquired rights in the country to the NBA basketball league
Philippine dream of hosting 2030 Asian Games rests on this SEA Games
The Philippines' sports industry is looking at this year's SEA Games as a springboard to host the 2030 Asian Games, one of the biggest multi-sports events in the world. John Duerden looks at whether they can make the leap.
Kevin Sim – The Bundesliga’s navigator for the Asia-Pac media-rights market
The Bundesliga’s head of APAC Kevin Sim is deep in talks with potential media-rights partners for the cycle from 2020-21. Kevin McCullagh talks to him about his expectations for the market.
SPIA Asia 2019 announces new partner and awards shortlist
The SPIA Asia sports industry awards event and conference has announced its nominations shortlist for 2019 and a partnership with the Philippines' Tourism Promotions Board
Hosting the SEA Games: is the juice still worth the squeeze?
The Southeast Asian Games has grown to be unrecognisable from its first edition in Bangkok in 1959. Is it still relevant for the region, or has it been supplanted by its bigger brother, the Asian Games?
AFC pours cold water on AFF’s Club World Cup qualification claim
The Asian Football Confederation has said the only Asian qualifiers for the revamped Fifa Club World Cup will be via the AFC Champions League, contradicting a claim that the Asean Football Federation's…
NBA League Pass distribution extended in the Philippines
The NBA basketball league has extended partnerships with digital services and telecommunications providers Globe Telecom, Smart Communications and PLDT to distribute its NBA League Pass subscription service…
Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing
A new Asean Club Championship football tournament is to launch in 2020 after being endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation and Fifa
Petronas agrees fuel supplier deal for Moto2 and Moto3
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has agreed a deal to be the official fuel supplier for the Moto2 and Moto3 motorcycle racing series for the three years from 2020 until 2022
Sportradar takes Max Muay Thai OTT, supports BetIndiana launch
Sports data and content company Sportradar has agreed an OTT partnership with Max World Sport, the company behind Thailand’s largest Muay Thai promotion, Max Muay Thai, as well as joining forces with USA…
印度足协与德国足协签署谅解备忘录
星期五全印度足球协会与德国足协签署了一份谅解备忘录,内容包括在印度联合发展足球工作。
国际足联与东盟签署社会责任谅解备忘录
周六东南亚国家联盟与国际足联签署了一份谅解备忘录,旨在增加这一地区与足球相关的社会责任项目。