South-East Asia

Fifa has gone to market in Thailand with media rights to the next men's World Cup, with pay-television operators able to bid to show the tournament for the first time following a change in regulation.

Canal Plus displayed revenue growth of 3.6 per cent in 2024 but the pay-television broadcaster’s share price has fallen by around 40 per cent since listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in December.

Paris Saint-Germain is continuing to benefit from the marketing pull of its South Korean international winger Lee Kang-in, striking a new sponsorship deal with a division of SK Group, one of the country's…

Indonesian media group Emtek has renewed its exclusive rights to the English Premier League from 2025-26 to 2027-28, SportBusiness understands

Pay-television broadcaster Astro has renewed its exclusive rights to the Premier League and FA Cup in Malaysia from 2025-26 to 2027-28

Fifa has launched a tender in the Philippines for media rights to the 2026 World Cup, as it enters the last stages of its Asian sales process for the tournament

Thai telco Jasmine International (JAS) has secured exclusive rights to the English Premier League and FA Cup in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for at least three seasons, and is looking to finalise a six-year deal worth $560m.

Fifa has taken media rights for the 2026 Fifa World Cup to market in Cambodia, Taiwan and Vietnam, continuing its in-house sale of rights in the Asia-Pacific region

BG Sports, an arm of the Boonrawd Group conglomerate in Thailand, has acquired a package of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) media rights from 2024 to 2029

Indonesian media conglomerate MNC Group has renewed its Asian Football Confederation (AFC) rights from 2025 to 2028, in the wake of strong performances from the national team

Media conglomerate MNC Group has secured Bundesliga rights in Indonesia just in time for the new season's start and replacing Mola TV as the rights-holder.

Newly promoted Como 1907 has allocated its sleeve sponsorship rights to an Indonesian consumer electronics brand owned by the Djarum Group that purchased the club in 2019.

The Thai League 1 has finally ensured its 2024-25 season will be shown on television by signing a deal with pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions

Setanta Sports has signed a multi-year media rights deal to air the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and Bellator in Eurasia and the Philippines

BeIN Sports is close to finalising a deal that would see it hold Uefa club competition rights in all its active Asian markets, SportBusiness understands

TrueVisions has secured rights to all matches from Euro 2024, with the Thai pay-TV broadcaster having also shown all matches from the previous edition in a last-minute deal.