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Astro joins sports docuseries wave with KLUFC production
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will produce a documentary series following the fortunes of domestic football league team Kuala Lumpur United during the upcoming 2021 Malaysia Super League season
Premier League ramps up anti-piracy campaign in Malaysia and Hong Kong
The Premier League has launched the second phase of its anti-piracy fight in Hong Kong and Malaysia
Astro-owned eGG Network launches APAC esports racing series
Southeast Asian esports channel eGG Network, owned by Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, has teamed up with former Formula One driver Alex Yoong's Axle Sport to launch an online-only racing series…
Astro adds Primeira Liga to football output
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro has added rights to Portugal’s Primeira Liga to its sports output in a deal signed ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season this weekend.
Round-Up: PP Sports ‘to sue’ EPL, Bach addresses Beijing expo, East Bengal to join ISL, and more
Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is going to sue the English Premier League over the termination of their media-rights contract for the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, according to Chinese news service Beijing…
Mediapro secures five CEBL deals in APAC region ahead of finals weekend
Five broadcast deals have been agreed in the Asia-Pacific region for the semi-finals and final of the 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series tournament
Lee Choong Khay | After Covid-19, the sports media rights model must change
Lee Choong Khay, head of sport at Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, implores rights-holders and broadcasters to take the opportunity of the Covid-19 interruption to reconsider the sports media rights model.
MLBB Professional League Indonesia goes on Astro’s eGG Network
Southeast Asia's first franchise-based mobile esports league, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Indonesia (MPL-ID), has agreed an eight-country media-rights deal with esports pay-television…
Reddentes Sports to distribute rights for Malaysian sepak takraw and football events
The Reddentes Sports agency has sublicensed from Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro the media rights outside Malaysia for the 2019 Sepak Takraw League Champions Cup and the inaugural 2020 Asia…
Astro acquires rights for Races of Malaysia motorsports double-header
Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro will broadcast live coverage of the inaugural 'Races of Malaysia' motorsports event this December under a new media rights agreement with Eurosport Events