Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Sky NZ nets two-year deal for AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured a two-year agreement, covering 2021 and 2022, for exclusive media rights to the Asian Football Confederation's major national team and club competitions
AFC to open bidding to host centralised Asian Cup qualifiers
The final round of qualifiers for the 2023 Asian Cup national team football tournament has been switched from the traditional format of home-and-away fixtures to single round-robin ties, to be played in…
Edelston leaving Premier League for Formula E
The English Premier League’s head of media sales for Asia-Pacific, Michael Edelston, is leaving the organisation to take up a senior media-rights role at Formula E.
AFC signs Hung Thinh Land as sponsor of Qualifiers
Vietnamese property developer Hung Thinh Land has become an Official Global Supporter of the Asian Football Confederation's Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Eleven to launch digitally in Southeast Asia after AFC rights acquisition
Aser Ventures' international sports broadcaster Eleven is launching a new subscription service in seven Asia-Pacific markets
Japanese telco KDDI renews sponsorship of AFC competitions
Japanese telco KDDI has agreed a regional sponsorship deal for Asian Football Confederation national team competitions during the 2021-24 period.
KDDI's regional rights cover the territory of Japan
ESPN lands AFC rights in Latin America, Central America and Caribbean
The Asian Football Confederation has announced international sports broadcaster ESPN as its new rights-holder in Latin America, Central America, and non-exclusively in the Caribbean, for AFC competitions…
FMA continues AFC rights sales drive with M Plus deal in Macau
Online streaming broadcaster M Plus has acquired rights in Macau to competitions organised by the Asian Football Confederation
AFC agrees rights deal with Oman Sport Channel for World Cup qualifiers
State-backed broadcaster Oman Sport Channel has picked up the media rights to the Asian zone qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup
AFC retains Credit Saison as global partner for 2021-24 cycle
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has renewed its sponsorship deal with Japanese financial services group Credit Saison for the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle
PhinDeli signs up as AFC’s first-ever World Cup qualifiers regional sponsor in Vietnam
The Asian Football Confederation has agreed a sponsorship deal with Vietnamese instant coffee brand PhinDeli for the Fifa 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian qualifiers
VTV sublicenses World Cup qualifiers from FPT
Vietnamese state broadcaster VTV has acquired rights for Vietnam's upcoming qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in a sublicensing deal with telco FPT
Abu Dhabi Media strikes exclusive AFC rights deal in UAE
Broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has acquired the exclusive media rights in the United Arab Emirates for Asian Football Confederation events in the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle
PRO Company acquires AFC rights in Iraq
Marketing firm PRO Company has acquired the media rights for Asian Football Confederation competitions in the 2021 to 2024 cycle
Kelme ups presence in Asia with AFC deal
Sportswear brand Kelme has become the sports apparel and official ball supplier for the Asian Football Confederation, covering the governing body’s 2021 to 2024 rights cycle.
AFC Champions League final and knockout games to be held in Saudi Arabia
The Asian Football Confederation has announced that the final of the AFC Champions League 2021, along with the quarter-finals and semi-finals for the Western region, will be held in Saudi Arabia
DAZN extends AFC portfolio in Japan for next eight years
Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a media rights deal in Japan covering all Asian Football Confederation club and national competitions for the next eight years