Asia
SPOTV renews PTO Tour rights in Southeast Asia
Pay-television and digital platform SPOTV has renewed a deal to cover Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) events in several countries across Southeast Asia
Resorts World Sentosa becomes LIV Golf Singapore ‘presenting partner’
LIV Golf has named the Singapore-based destination Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) as the presenting partner and official hotel of the LIV Golf Singapore tournament scheduled for April 28-30
Malaysian Football League hits reset, aims for return to ‘glory days’
Recent changes in Malaysian club football include league restructure and major new commercial deals
Disney Star makes first-time free-to-air IPL provision
Disney Star has said it will provide free-to-air access to T20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time
StarHub continues F1 coverage through beIN carriage
Singaporean telecoms operator StarHub will continue to carry pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports’ coverage of the Formula 1 motor racing championship.
World Table Tennis heads back to Xinxiang for Champions event
World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has announced it will return to the Chinese city of Xinxiang next month to host its third WTT Champions…
Fiba takes Intercontinental Cup to Asia with three-year Singapore deal
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has agreed a three-year deal with Sport Singapore for the city-state to hosts its Intercontinental Cup club competition
Mumbai Indians signs up seven WPL sponsors
Mumbai Indians has announced seven new team sponsors ahead of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) season
RCB signs Kajaria as principal sponsor of WPL team in raft of deals
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has signed up tile manufacturer Kajaria as the principal sponsor of its Women’s Premier League (WPL) team.
EXCLUSIVE: Sony retains Sri Lanka Cricket global rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed its global Sri Lanka Cricket rights for four years, from April 2023 to March 2027, SportBusiness understands.
IOC launches Olympic Esports Series ahead of finals in Singapore
The International Olympic Committee has revealed more details surrounding its Olympic Esports Series 2023, a global virtual and simulated sports competition that will culminate in Singapore from June 22-25
WTT Champions returns to Macau, HotelPlanner to sponsor Singapore Smash
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has announced that Macau will host a WTT Champions event next month, while travel technology company HotelPlanner…
Protocol to distribute Rugby Europe rights in Asia, Oceania and South Africa
Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby union in Europe, has signed an exclusive media rights distribution deal with the Protocol Sports Marketing agency covering Asia, Oceania and South Africa
Dentsu among six companies indicted in Tokyo 2020 bid-rigging probe
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted the Dentsu agency and five other companies, along with six individuals at these firms, for alleged bid-rigging in relation to contracts awarded…
BCCI announces raft of WPL central sponsors
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced three inaugural central sponsors of the Women's Premier League (WPL)
Sri Lanka Cricket posts record Rs6.3bn profit
Sri Lanka Cricket, the sport’s national governing body, has reported a record net profit of Rs6.3bn (€16.3m/$17.3m) for 2022.
Asian sports media ‘retains great potential’ but audiences now more difficult to monetise
The pay-television-driven heyday in Asian sports media is over – but not all is doom and gloom, according to industry experts speaking during the ‘Masterclass Asia: The Big Picture’ panel which kicked off t…
Coupang Play furthers F1 association, Fuji TV retains rights
South Korean streaming platform Coupang Play has secured a long-term association with Formula 1 by agreeing a rights deal with the motor racing championship