Vietnam
VTV Cab secures Ligue 1 rights in Vietnam in three-year deal
VTV Cab, the pay-television arm of Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV, has acquired rights to French football’s Ligue 1 from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
VTV sublicenses World Cup qualifiers from FPT
Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV has acquired rights for Vietnam's upcoming qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in a sublicensing deal with telco FPT
Vietnam’s V.League cancelled due to Covid-19
The remainder of the 2021 season of Vietnam’s top football division, V.League 1, has been cancelled, the Vietnam Football Federation has announced.
New Collins Cup broadcast deals secured, streaming platform launched
The Professional Triathletes Organisation and the IMG agency have sealed further broadcast deals for the Collins Cup competition in China, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam, along with launching…
Eclat, Aser, beIN and others bid to fill Fox Sports Asia gap
Sports rights formerly held by Fox Sports Asia, which is shutting down next month, have attracted bids from several companies interested in taking over the Disney-owned pay-television platform's position…
V.League 1 postponed until February 2022
Vietnam’s top football division, V.League 1, is to be postponed until February 2022, the Vietnam Football Federation has confirmed.
Vietnam’s football league proposes completing season next year
The remainder of the 2021 season of Vietnam's top football division, V.League 1, may take place in 2022, under a proposal by Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF), the company that manages the league
VTV secures last-minute Tokyo 2020 rights deal in Vietnam
Vietnamese state-run broadcaster VTV has acquired the broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the eve of the Games
Borussia Dortmund agrees talent development deals in Singapore, Vietnam
German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) has agreed deals based around player development projects with Singaporean club Lion City Sailors (LCS) and Vietnamese sports marketing agency Next…
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
SEA Games in Vietnam postponed until 2022
The 2021 South East Asian (SEA) Games set to be held in Vietnam has been postponed until 2022
Vietnam’s FPT finalises exclusive Uefa club competitions rights deal
Vietnamese telco FPT has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights to Uefa’s club competitions in Vietnam for the next three seasons.
Malaysian and Vietnamese football league restarts face disruption
Malaysian football's second-tier Premier League has postponed the start of its 2021 season due to persistently high Covid-19 cases in the country.
Meanwhile, the 2021 season of the Vietnamese V
Uefa Champions League rights deals confirmed in Asia
New Uefa club competition media rights agreements in South Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and Uzbekistan were confirmed in an updated list of deals published yesterday by the European football body
Vietnam’s proposal to postpone SEA Games faces opposition
A majority of participating nations in the Southeast Asian Games are against postponing this year's event in Vietnam, with a busy sports calendar next year considered an impediment
SEA Games 2021 in Vietnam ‘set for delay’ as Covid-19 cases rise
The Southeast Asian Games set to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, later this year could be delayed following a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases across the region
K League matches postponed, Singapore league closes doors
Positive Covid-19 tests and increasing cases are leading to match postponements and fan restrictions in Asian football leagues, with Korea's K League and Singapore's Premier League announcing responses…
Vietcontent to manage SEA Games commercial rights
Vietnamese agency Vietcontent has been appointed to manage the media and sponsorship rights for this year’s Southeast Asian Games.