Tencent and MLB have expanded their rights agreement, marking the first time the Chinese streaming platform will show MLB games in Asian markets outside of China. The new three-year deal will run through the 2023 season and see MLB games featured on Tencent’s international platform WeTV.
Tencent’s rights to MLB coverage includes more than a dozen countries and regions, including Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, according to China News. The deal includes live coverage of at least one game per day throughout spring training, the regular season, playoffs, and the All-Star Game.
MLB and Tencent originally began their digital partnership in 2018 to live stream 125 games per season in China.
