StarTimes strikes AFC rights deal in sub-Saharan Africa
Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has announced a media-rights deal with the Asian Football Confederation to show coverage of its major national and club competitions across sub-Saharan Africa
J Sports secures Extreme E rights in Japan
Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has agreed a rights deal in Japan with pay-TV broadcaster J Sports to show the championship across its linear channels
One Esports Dota Singapore final hits 1.1m viewing peak
A peak concurrent streaming audience of 1.1 million watched the One Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major final earlier this month
Tokyo 2020 artistic swimming qualifiers moved to Barcelona
Fina, the international aquatics federation, has announced that an Olympic artistic swimming qualifying event that was set to take place in Tokyo will now be held in Barcelona in June
IMG China golf head Chen joins Chinese sports academy
Chinese sports academy PacificPine Sports has named Justin Chen, former IMG director of golf in China, as a senior vice-president
Hyperice names UFC champ Weili Zhang as global ambassador
Hyperice, the recovery and performance technology company, has appointed Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Weili Zhang a as a global ambassador
Premier League launches esports competition in China with Tencent, EA Sports
The English Premier League has launched an esports competition in China, strengthening its ties with Chinese streaming platform and internet giant Tencent
Dentsu retains AFC commercial rights sales role in Japan
The Dentsu agency has extended its long-running commercial rights relationship in Japan with the Asian Football Confederation to cover the 2021-24 cycle
Bach confident a large number of Olympic athletes will be vaccinated
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said he is confident a large number of athletes and delegates at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have received their Covid-19 vaccine in time for…
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.