Day one at SportsPro Asia: ONE Championship, the NBA in India, DAZN and the J-League and more

SportsPro editor at large Eoin Connolly and editorial director Michael Long are joined by Unmish Parthasarathi, the founder of Picture Board Partners, to wrap up the first day of the SportsPro Asia virtual event. 

 

The big talking points include Chatri Sityodtong on ONE Championship’s direct-to-consumer strategy, and India’s status as a market to watch, with NBA Asia EVP and MD Scott Levy saying the league would have more fans there than in any other country in the next five years. They also look ahead to ITTF chief executive Steve Dainton’s appearance on day two. 

 

There’s then time to pick up on some other highlights direct from the virtual stage, featuring Olympic Channel general manager Mark Parkman, also on India (32.20); Synamedia VP of intelligence and security operations Avigail Gutman on regional challenges in anti-piracy (36.40); DAZN’s Martyn Jones and the J-League’s Oya Takeyuki on the evolution of their partnership (40.33); and Kayo Sports chief executive Julian Ogrin (46.47) with four vital lessons from the buoyant Australian OTT service.