South-East Asia
SPOTV acquires All Elite Wrestling rights in Malaysia
Sports broadcaster SPOTV has acquired the exclusive rights in Malaysia for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in a two-year deal starting December 2
IOC finalises Singapore as host of week-long esports festival
The International Olympic Committee has stepped up its commitment to competitive gaming by announcing that its inaugural Olympic Esports Week will take place in Singapore from June 22-25 next year
BWF World Tour Finals moved from Guangzhou to Bangkok
Bangkok will host the Badminton World Tour Finals on December 7-11 after the season-ending event was moved from the Chinese city of Guangzhou
World Cup media rights talks in Thailand go to the wire again
Fifa and the Infront agency are still trying to finalise a media rights deal in Thailand for this year's World Cup, with just over a week to go until the tournament starts
True secures Volleyball Thailand League rights
Thai telco True has acquired the domestic media rights to the Volleyball Thailand League for the upcoming 2022-23 season
Indonesia’s Emtek retains NBA rights in expanded deal
Indonesian media group Emtek has signed a 'multi-year' extension to its rights agreement with the National Basketball Association
Next Media’s Nguyen becomes vice-president at Vietnamese federation
Nguyen Trung Kien, the general director at sports marketing agency Next Media, has been appointed vice-president in charge of finance and sponsorship at the Vietnam Football Federation
Singapore Women’s Open to tee off in December off after two-year wait
The inaugural edition of the Singapore Women’s Open golf tournament will finally take place next month after being postponed for more than two years as a result of the pandemic.
Sportfive taps Be Media for AFF Championship NFTs
Sportfive and Be Media, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based digital collectibles firm Animoca Brands, have announced an agreement that will see the pair release a range of non-fungible tokens to mark the forthcoming…
Basketball and football form backbone of Setanta’s new Philippines service
Setanta Sports has announced the launch of a linear and streaming platform in the Philippines, with a content portfolio focused on basketball and football, including top European leagues
Infront sells World Cup rights in Singapore and Myanmar, deal awaits in Thailand
Media rights deals have been struck by the Infront agency in Singapore and Myanmar for this year's Fifa World Cup, with telco StarHub and pay-television broadcaster SkyNet, respectively
BeIN settles LaLiga rights payments but Tebas ructions persist
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has said that it has settled its latest rights fee “obligations” to LaLiga “as scheduled” in the wake of the Spanish league’s move to secure a court order in a disp…
FPT strikes three-year deal for NBA rights in Vietnam
Vietnamese telecoms operator FPT has acquired exclusive rights to the NBA in a deal starting with the current season and running until 2024-25
FPT ‘pays huge fee increase’ for Vietnamese V.League football rights
Telco FPT is reported to have paid a huge fee increase to acquire Vietnamese domestic V.League football rights in a multi-year deal starting in 2023
What mattered at Sports Matters 2022
APAC editor Kevin McCullagh reviews the talking points at this year's Sports Matters industry conference in Singapore
VTV announces Fifa World Cup rights acquisition in Vietnam
State broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced the acquisition of the media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup
Astro renews rights in Malaysia for AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro has renewed its media rights for the Asean Football Federation Mitsubishi Electric Cup to cover the 2022 edition of the tournament
Sports Matters 2022 | How sport must change to engage younger generations
Sport's ability to capture the attention of younger generations is a matter of existential importance to rights-holders, marketers, media companies and all other parts of the industry ecosystem