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Thailand added in beIN’s Southeast Asia deal for Uefa club competition rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has followed up its recent Uefa club competitions renewal in the Middle East and North Africa with a seven-territory deal across Southeast Asia, including Thailand
Nent lands Copa América rights, deals agreed in Cuba, Hong Kong
Media company the Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has secured exclusive media rights to broadcast the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América in multiple countries through its Viaplay subscription …
PCCW, beIN agree deal for Champions League coverage in Hong Kong
Television coverage of Uefa club competitions in Hong Kong in the next rights cycle will be carried by pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and telco PCCW
Polo deal indicative of beIN’s reshaped US rights model
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast a monthly polo series in a deal with the United States Polo Association
Hong Kong to host UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup
Hong Kong is welcoming its first major international sporting event in more than a year this week as its hosts the 2021 Tissot Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Track Cycling Nations Cup
Hong Kong government buys Tokyo 2020 rights, five channels to show coverage
The Hong Kong government has acquired the broadcast rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and will allow five local broadcasters to air the rescheduled Games
North Korea out of qualifiers, AFC Cup matches postponed
The pandemic continues to disrupt Asian national team and club football schedules, as North Korea pulled out of 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying and AFC Cup East Zone matches were postponed by several weeks
Hong Kong Rugby Union ‘confident’ about full-capacity crowds at rugby sevens
Hong Kong Rugby Union chief executive Robbie McRobbie is confident that the 2021 edition of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament will go ahead with full-capacity crowds, despite uncertainty around the…
Challenging Chinese market next up for Uefa club competitions rights sales
The Team Marketing agency has initiated the sales processes in China for broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Hong Kong to host ‘first of its kind’ women’s cricket competition
International cricket is set to return to Hong Kong in 2022 with FairBreak’s Invitational Women’s Twenty20 event.
Polo highlights added to beIN schedules in 12-territory deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast highlights of the 2021 Polo Rider Cup, a polo event to be held in Chantilly on the outskirts of Paris
Hong Kong ‘presses ahead’ with UCI-sanctioned event despite Covid quarantine
The Hong Kong Cycling Association is pushing ahead with plans to host May’s UCI-sanctioned Nations Cup in the city, although lengthy quarantine measures could yet disrupt the competition.
Kuaishou shares surge in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese short-form video platform Kuaishou saw its shares almost triple in its Hong Kong stock market debut after a $5.4bn (€4.5bn) initial public offering.
Hong Kong rugby sevens postponed to November
The Hong Kong Rugby Union and World Rugby have rescheduled the 2021 Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens from April 2-4 to November 5-7
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
Round-Up: Lanka Premier League pushed back, State of Origin TV flop, China’s colossal esports market, and more
The Lanka Premier League will start five days later from November 27 to December 17 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota
Round-Up: Beijing 2022 offers social support, Tokyo event test, AFC Champions League concerns, and more
The Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee is actively trying to involve more disabled people in benefiting from the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – China.o