Tencent (China)
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Covid-19 bursts China bubble amid changing political, economic winds
Ewell Zhao, General Manager, Tencent Sports
China’s Tencent sees off Youku to keep NBA digital rights in record deal
Tencent steps in to take MLB and complete set of US major leagues
Major League Baseball has secured an uplift in the value of its media rights in China despite the early termination of its deal with LeSports.
CBA nears media-rights target for year one of in-house sales
The Chinese Basketball Association is close to reaching its media-rights income target of $60m (€51m) per season for the current cycle.
IRena not close to breaking even on Chinese Volleyball League deal
Event and venue management company iRena is making a substantial loss on its deal for all Chinese Volleyball League media and marketing rights.
Tencent close to direct deal for CBA rights; others likely to follow
Online streaming platform Tencent is close to agreeing a deal for domestic Chinese Basketball Association rights for a fee close to the total value of the association’s digital rights last season.
NFL digital rights value grows in China as Tencent gets exclusivity
The NFL secured a solid increase in the annual value of its digital rights in China from an exclusive deal with online streaming platform Tencent.
MP & Silva takes hit on package value due to LeSports’ collapse
MP & Silva has seen the value of several of its European football properties tumble in China following a pair of new deals in place of its broken agreement with LeSports.
Wimbledon value decreases in China as market levels out
Online streaming platform Tencent agreed a late deal for non-exclusive live digital Wimbledon rights in China for less than the price paid by LeSports before its deal was terminated.
Eleven steps into Singaporean breach and adds rights in Taiwan
CCTV strikes Olympic digital deals
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has recouped CNY200m (€27.3m/$30m) of its outlay on the Rio Olympics in digital rights deals this week.
LeSports takes first bite of expensive Premier League
LeSports has become the first Chinese internet operator to secure English Premier League rights in the upcoming 2016-17 season.
Tencent pips LeSports to NHL streaming rights
Chinese internet company Tencent has agreed a six-season deal for digital rights to North America’s National Hockey League.
Fiba lands bumper deal in China
The International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) deal with Chinese digital company Tencent is thought to be its largest ever on a per-annum basis.
ESPN grows in Asia with partnerships in China and India
ESPN’s partnership with Chinese internet company Tencent last month is the latest stage in the broadcaster’s evolution into a global digital player
LeTV Sports leads charge of China’s digital brigade
China’s booming digital sports rights market has helped the Premier League, LaLiga and Uefa’s Champions League earn impressive returns in recent months from a historically difficult market.
Premier League boosts coverage in China; sells UK clips
The value of Premier League internet rights increased hugely in deals in China, but the value of digital clips in the UK remained flat in this week’s deal with Sky.
NBA says its digital breakthrough will be welcomed by all
The National Basketball Association’s exclusive digital rights deal with Chinese internet operator Tencent, agreed late last month, looks to be a landmark one for the country’s media-rights market.