Drone Racing League teams up with Fox Sports Asia

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Asia has sealed a rights deal with the Drone Racing League.

The agreement will run for the duration of the league’s 2017 season.

The deal will cover Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

The first event will be broadcast via the FM31 channel on September 7.

The deal represents the league’s first agreement in Asia since its launch in January 2016.