Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired a rights package for the sport of sepaktakraw.
The deal includes two seasons of the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) SuperSeries, from 2013-14 to 2014-15, as well as the second edition of the ISTAF World Cup, which will be staged in 2014.
The deal covers 47 territories in Europe and 17 territories in the Asia-Pacific region. In Europe, the coverage will be shown on the Eurosport 2 channel.
Eurosport agreed the deal with Asia Sports Ventures, a new joint venture that has been established by Malaysian pay-television operator Astro and the UFA Sports Asia agency to commercialise sepaktakraw – a fusion of football and volleyball – on a worldwide basis.
Related articles
- Watch sports on your phone with the Eurosport Player app (allaboutwindowsphone.com)
- Eurosport launches app on Xbox 360 (panarmenian.net)
- Eurosport Launches App On Xbox 360 (eurasiareview.com)
- Eurosport app now available through Xbox Live (vg247.com)
- Eurosport App Now Available on Xbox LIVE (ivgaming.co.uk)
- The Year Ahead (sports401.wordpress.com)
- Get Eurosport On Xbox 360 Now (bagogames.com)
- Street Workout on Eurosport 2 (streetworkoutnet.wordpress.com)
- Eurosport subscription app launches on Xbox Live (geeksyndicate.co.uk)
- DEALS $ Eurosport Urban Style Canvas Sling Backpack, Olive One Size (drgtuy68.wordpress.com)
SPORTS BUSINESS 