{"id":786597,"date":"2026-07-08T08:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/786597\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:53:10","slug":"asean-football-federation-and-sportfive-renew-exclusive-broadcast-partnership-with-mediacorp-for-asean-united-fc-events-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/786597\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION AND SPORTFIVE RENEW EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDIACORP FOR ASEAN UNITED FC EVENTS IN SINGAPORE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a renewal concluded by the ASEAN Football Federation<\/a>\u2019s (AFF) exclusive commercial partner SPORTFIVE<\/a>, Singapore\u2019s national media network Mediacorp will remain the country\u2019s exclusive Official Broadcast Partner of the ASEAN Hyundai Cup\u2122 2026, the ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup\u2122, the ASEAN U-23 Championship\u2122 2027 and the ASEAN Women\u2019s MSIG Cup\u2122 2027.<\/p>\n

With the extension, domestic fans will continue to enjoy uninterrupted access to Southeast Asia\u2019s four biggest football competitions, collectively branded as ASEAN United FC<\/a>, on its digital platform mewatch. Coverage this year includes the upcoming ASEAN Hyundai Cup\u2122 2026, regarded as the jewel in the crown of ASEAN football, and selected matches from the third season of the ASEAN Shopee Cup\u2122, the premier club competition that is among the region\u2019s ratings drivers.<\/p>\n

Major General Khiev Sameth, President, ASEAN Football Federation, said: “The ASEAN Football Federation is proud to build on its longstanding partnership with Mediacorp, whose unwavering commitment has played an important role in bringing the excitement, passion and inspiring stories of ASEAN football to audiences across Singapore.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we prepare for another exciting year featuring the ASEAN Hyundai Cup\u2122, ASEAN Shopee Cup\u2122, ASEAN U-23 Championship\u2122 and ASEAN MSIG Cup\u2122, we look forward to working closely with Mediacorp to broaden the reach of our competitions, strengthen fan engagement, inspire the next generation of players and supporters, and showcase the very best of ASEAN football. Together, we will continue to celebrate the beautiful game while strengthening the bonds of friendship and unity that define our ASEAN family.”<\/p>\n

Seamus O’Brien, President and Chairman of the Board, SPORTFIVE Asia, said: \u201cWe are delighted to continue our decades-long partnership with Mediacorp.\u00a0 With their dominant domestic market reach and audience share, every Singaporean football fan will be able to continue watching and following their national team\u2019s and clubs\u2019 participation in the ASEAN United FC events through live match broadcasts complemented with premium programming and exclusive content across Mediacorp\u2019s linear and digital platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee Hung Sheng, Head, Audience and Partnerships, Mediacorp said: \u201cWe are pleased to continue our coverage partnership with the ASEAN Football Federation and SPORTFIVE to bring ASEAN United FC events to local audiences. From the journeys of Singapore national teams across top ASEAN championships to our football clubs\u2019 pursuit of regional success, we look forward to giving fans a front-row seat to every match and milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following a renewal concluded by the ASEAN Football Federation\u2019s (AFF) exclusive commercial partner SPORTFIVE, Singapore\u2019s national media network…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-786597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}