Thailand

Football
Media

The Asean Football Federation has announced rights deals with nine broadcasters brokered by the Sportfive agency for this month’s AFF U23 Championship.
Motorsport
Media

Eclat Media Group has acquired rights to the Formula E World Championship in 15 markets across the Asia-Pacific region, in a two-year deal with the electric car racing series covering 2022 and 2023
Tennis
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired ATP Tour rights for nine markets across Southeast Asia in a four-year deal with the Association of Tennis Professionals, running 2022 to 2025
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…
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
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
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
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
Badminton
Media

Pan-regional sports broadcaster SPOTV has secured Badminton World Federation rights in several territories in Southeast Asia in a multi-year deal
Tennis
Media

Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the exclusive media rights for the French Open tennis Grand Slam in 10 Southeast Asian markets in a five-year deal covering 2022 to 2026
Sepak Takraw
Media

Malaysia’s Sepak Takraw League (STL) will be shown in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand on Eleven Sports’ OTT service Elevensports.com.
Golf
Media

Eclat Media Group has continued its effort to replace Fox Sports as the dominant pay-television broadcaster in Asia-Pacific, acquiring exclusive rights to The Open Championship across the region in a three-year deal.
Multiple Sports
Media

Eleven Sports COO Alessandro Tucci on the company's new Asia-Pacific push and how it will differentiate itself from jostling competitors.
Esports
Governance

A new esports confederation, the Southeast Asian Esports Federation, has been established by national esports federations from the region
Multi-sport
Events

The national anti-doping organisations of Indonesia, Thailand and North Korea have been declared non-compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) in a move that prevents the three countries from being…
Football
Media

Aser Ventures' international sports broadcaster Eleven is launching a new subscription service in seven Asia-Pacific markets
Golf
Events

Golf’s Asian Tour has today (Tuesday) detailed plans to restart its 2020-21 schedule following an 18-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic with two tournaments in Thailand.
Multiple Sports
Media

South Korean firm Eclat Media Group has announced the launch of its SPOTV pay-television and digital platform in Southeast Asia, and the addition of Wimbledon and US Open tennis to its rights portfolio