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The planned $10bn (€9.2bn) mega-Indian media merger, two years in the making, between Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment was officially scrapped today (Monday).

South Korean media group CJ ENM has renewed its rights to the Australian Open for a further three years, from 2025 to 2027, SportBusiness understands

Singapore’s Formula 1 Grand Prix is set to go ahead as planned after the resignation of former Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who is at the centre of a corruption case involving Ong Beng Seng, the chair of the race promoter.

Macau is the latest region where horse racing will cease to operate after its government announced it will be removing the local jockey club’s licence to operate.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will continue showing the Australian Open until 2026, a significant deal for the grand slam given it is the only one of tennis’s four majors which is shown in a convenient t…

Fifa has gone to market in five Central Asia countries with media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026, as well as this year's Futsal World Cup taking place in the region

Media group ARY, which owns pay-television broadcaster A Sports, has secured exclusive linear rights to the Pakistan Super League in 2024 and 2025 after outbidding its rivals at an auction and agreeing…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Indian brands Campa and Atomberg Technologies as 'Official Partners' on three-year deals.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has agreed a five-year contract extension with its rights-holder in India and the Indian subcontinent, media group Sony Pictures Networks India.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has struck its most significant media rights contract for the next cycle, announcing a four-year deal with Indian media group Viacom18

Sony Pictures Networks has shored up its football portfolio with a renewal of Uefa club competition rights in the Indian subcontinent from 2024-25 to 2026-27, SportBusiness understands

Formula E could be set for another legal battle, following what it claims is a breach of contract after the planned ePrix in Hyderabad, India was cancelled

Disney Star, rather than Zee Entertainment, will show the upcoming International Cricket Council U19 World Cup on its linear channels, in the wake of the delay in the merger between Sony Pictures Networks…

Clubs from the Chinese Super League will be able to sell team naming rights to commercial entities in a bid to shore up ailing finances

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released a request for quotation in relation to partnership rights for its new Women’s Premier League T20 competition, which launched last year.

Infront has negotiated an exclusive Euro 2024 broadcast deal in Indonesia with media conglomerate MNC Group

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a new six-year global sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways.

Dominic Lytwyn, senior business director at Mailman, takes a retrospective look at a year in which sports events returned to China after years spent dormant due to the pandemic.