Tencent

Tennis
Media

Wimbledon organisers have extended rights agreements in Japan, China, Israel, Greece, Poland, Spain, the Balkans and Ukraine and Moldova ahead of the 2025 tournament.
Motorsport
Media

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.
Tennis
Media

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.
Tennis
Media

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

Tencent, the digital multimedia company, is back as a Formula 1 rights-holder in China, signing a multi-year deal with the motor-racing series
Baseball
Media

Major League Baseball agreed media rights deals with Chinese digital platforms Bilibili and Kuaishou for this year's ongoing postseason games
Football
Media

China Mobile's streaming platform Migu has agreed a media rights and sponsorship deal with Spain's LaLiga covering three-seasons, 2022-23 to 2024-25
Esports
Events

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has appointed Shanghai-based esports solutions provider Versus Programming Network (VSPN) to support the development and staging of its events in China and South Korea
Multiple Sports
Media

Tencent Sports, the sports division of Chinese digital media giant Tencent, has scrapped six internal business units and cut 100 jobs - about one third of its workforce - according to local media reports
Esports
Governance

Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has signed strategic partnerships with the Olympic Council of Asia and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation
Triathlon
Media

The Professional Triathletes Organisation and the IMG agency have sealed further broadcast deals for the Collins Cup competition in China, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam, along with launching…
Football
Media

Chinese technology and media giant Tencent has acquired non-exclusive streaming rights in China to the German Bundesliga in a two-season deal covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
Football
Media

Alibaba-owned platform Youku has become the fourth broadcaster to acquire non-exclusive streaming rights to Uefa club competitions in China for the 2021-22 season
Football
Media

PP Sports, Tencent and iQiyi Sports have acquired non-exclusive digital streaming rights for Uefa club competitions in China for the upcoming 2021-22 season
Esports
Esports

Recent big-value rights deals in China for esports content have raised hopes for the emergence of a new market. But the dynamics between publishers, media platforms and audiences may not favour it.
Esports
Media

Huya has moved to formally terminate a merger agreement with fellow live streaming service DouYu after China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) vetoed the proposed deal, citing concern o…
Basketball
Media

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has agreed a sponsorship deal with the NBA in China which will see the two organisations collaborate on the creation of audio and music content
Esports
Media

Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has extended its exclusive media rights deal with Chinese streaming service Douyu for an additional year