South-East Asia

Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation has ended early its media rights agreement in Southeast and East Asia with international sports broadcaster Eleven, which has now shut down its Asian linear and streaming…
Multi-sport
Media

Vietnamese pay-television broadcaster VTVcab has acquired rights for this year's Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, in a deal with Vietnamese agency On Media
Basketball
Fan Engagement

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), the sport’s top tier in the country, has teamed up with Web3-focused platform Virtualness to launch an NFT venture.
Basketball
Events

Singapore's appointment as host of the IOC's Olympic Esports Week characterises the city's ambitions to stage the next generation of technology-driven sports events.
Multiple Sports
Media

Vietnamese pay-television broadcaster VTVcab has teamed up with telco VNPT to launch a new sports content app that will carry live sports video and other sports content
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Asean Football Federation (AFF) has announced the addition of short-form mobile video platform TikTok as an official supporter of the ongoing 2022 AFF Championship, the national team tournament for…
Basketball
Finance & Law

American-Australian investment company Crest Sports and Entertainment will be the lead investor in a new $40m (€38m) Series C fundraising round by nascent Asian basketball league the East Asia Super L…
Multiple Sports
Media

Malaysian pay-TV operator Astro has introduced the beIN Sports Connect app to its internet connected set-top box to bolster its sports offering
Paralympic Games
Media

Reddentes Sports, the Singapore-based sports media rights consultancy, will continue to sell Paralympics broadcast rights in Southeast Asia after signing off an agreement that covers the Paris 2024 Games
Football
Industry Moves

Streaming platform and media company OneFootball has made 62 redundancies following a review of business operations that has dramatically downsized operations in Singapore and downgraded revenue expectations…
Football
Fan Engagement

Sports gamification platform Low6 has teamed with up sports marketing agency Sportfive and Be Media, a subsidiary of digital collectibles company Animoca Brands, to deliver an NFT-led fantasy football…
Power Boating
Events

International marine racing series Powerboat P1 has signed a commercial agreement with Vietnam-based WLS Corporation to develop aquatic racing activity in the country, with plans to launch a personal watercraft…
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Mixed martial arts organisation ONE Championship has enhanced its presence in Thailand through a media rights agreement with free-to-air television network Channel 7 HD and media company Tero Entertainment
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Japanese industrial equipment manufacturer Yanmar has been unveiled as an official sponsor of this year’s edition of the AFF Championship, the national team football tournament for countries in Southeast A…
Football
Media

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is reported to have called on the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) to return the THB600m (€16.39m/$17.2
Badminton
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has added international online entertainment platform WinBox as a new sponsor in a deal brokered by the Infront agency
Basketball
Events

New pan-regional club basketball competition the East Asia Super League will run a five-day competition in Japan next March as it prepares for its first full season in 2023-24
Football
Events

Liga 1, the top tier of domestic football in Indonesia, has returned to action following October’s stadium disaster at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang.