Asia Correspondent
Toshiro Nakamura
Toshiro Nakamura covers the Asian sports economy from Singapore, with a focus on league expansion, sponsorship markets and regional broadcast rights.
3 articles
Singapore-
23 JUL2026Leagues
After the Expanded Tournament: The Ledger
A larger field across three host nations delivered record attendance and record cost. The distribution of both has landed very unevenly.
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17 FEB2022Markets
Sovereign Capital and the Repricing of Trophy Assets
State-linked investment has changed the marginal buyer in elite sport. The effect is not merely higher prices — it is the removal of a valuation ceiling that private capital had enforced.
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24 JUN2021Media
The Streaming Bid Arrives, and It Is Not Bidding for Everything
Technology platforms entering rights auctions are buying selectively and structurally — packages, not competitions. Incumbent broadcasters should find that more alarming, not less.
