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DAZN’s streaming deal with equestrian sport’s Global Champions unveiled last week could be the precursor to another rights-holder’s subscription owned-and-operated OTT service joining the broadcaster’s app.

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has locked down a rights deal in its biggest market, China, renewing a gatekeeper agreement with streaming service Migu to 2028.

Chinese multimedia company Tencent has agreed a multi-year renewal with Formula 1 that grants it exclusive digital media rights to the motorsport series in mainland China through to 2027.

An owned and operated OTT streaming platform for the World Games will fully launch ahead of the 2025 edition in Chengdu in a departure from the previous model of streaming on the Olympic Channel

Chinese online retail giant Jingdong has become the fourth and final sponsor to sign up to the Uefa Champions League’s secondary package, appearing on break-bumpers during this week’s matches.

Chinese consumer electronics firm TCL’s Worldwide Olympic Partner (TOP) sponsorship deal will run for two cycles, culminating with the 2032 summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane.

Shinai Sports’ six-year spell as the exclusive digital rights-holder to Wimbledon in China is over, with Tencent taking over from 2025 to 2027.

Tencent has secured non-exclusive rights for 2025 to the WTA Tour, deepening the women’s tour’s normalisation of ties with China.

Chinese consumer electronics firm TCL is in the final stages of signing off on a deal to become a Worldwide Olympic Partner, SportBusiness understands

China's return to the highest echelons of women's tennis is complete after the country was awarded hosting rights to the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, the national teams' tournament.

The NBA has made a significant move on Chinese social media app RedNote, becoming an early adopter among major US sports leagues ahead of the likely impending ban of TikTok in the country.

The Premier League has negotiated a new broadcast rights deal in China, reaching a three-season agreement with streaming platform Migu, SportBusiness understands

Guangzhou FC, China's most successful football club, has been denied a licence for the 2025 season, bringing the curtain down on an extraordinary period of high spending for the Chinese Super League (CSL)

LaLiga is considered highly unlikely to receive the €47m awarded in a legal case over missed rights payments by China’s Super Sports Media but the ruling could serve as a deterrent to rights-holders in future.

China is to host NBA games for the first time since 2019 after an improvement in relations, while F1 has renewed its race contract to 2029.