India
Sony retains LaLiga coverage via Facebook sublicensing deal
Facebook to show LaLiga in Indian subcontinent
Football rights bubble deflates in India after years of boom
Infront on course to make large margin on Fifa rights across Asia
Overseas partners sign on for Tour de France
Amaury Sport Organisation has struck broadcast rights deals in a host of overseas markets ahead of the 2018 edition of the Tour de France cycling race.
India’s Ireland tour rights picked up by Sony
The Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) media group has confirmed the acquisition of exclusive rights for the India national cricket team’s upcoming tour of Ireland.
Sportskeeda moves into rights market with cricket series deal
Indian digital media company Sportskeeda has acquired live streaming rights to the two-match Twenty20 cricket series between Scotland and Pakistan.
NBA signs digital media partnership in India
North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a partnership with Times Studio, a digital video content subsidiary of Indian media company Times Internet.
Indian ministry issues Doordarshan sports ruling
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a notice which mandates that all television channels offering live sport that is deemed to be of national importance display a ticker that notifies the viewer if the same event is available via public-service broadcaster Doordarshan.
NBA signs digital partnership with Perform
North American basketball league the NBA has today (Thursday) signed a multi-year partnership with Perform that will see the digital sports content and media group manage the organisation’s official websites in more than 15 international markets.
Snapchat, Netflix engage with Indian Premier League
Social media platform Snapchat and online streaming service Netflix have entered the Indian Premier League through partnerships with teams in the Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Facebook Live coverage to continue for World Snooker Championship
Social media platform Facebook has agreed a deal to stream the World Snooker Championship across the Americas and the Indian sub-continent for the second consecutive year.
IPL receives free-to-air window with Star-Doordarshan deal
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has agreed a sublicensing deal with Doordarshan that will grant the public-service broadcaster coverage of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition for the first time.
Star secures stranglehold over Indian cricket rights with new BCCI deal
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has today (Thursday) become the dominant player in Indian cricket broadcasting after retaining rights to all international and domestic matches played in the country.
DSport to cover Sharma’s Masters debut
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights to golf major the Masters.
Star India nets rights to new football tournament
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has acquired rights to the Hero Super Cup, a new club football tournament that will launch in India later this week.
BCCI alters rights auction amid interest from digital players – report
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has opted to postpone a decision on its next set of broadcast and digital media rights to all international and domestic matches played in the country amid strong interest in the digital packages on offer, according to The Hindu.
Star rekindles ties with Badminton World Federation
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has signed a new four-year rights deal with the Badminton World Federation.