India
ESPN and SPN launch new digital platform in India
Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN and Sony Pictures Network India (SPN), formerly known as Multi Screen Media, have launched a new mobile-first, multi-sport digital offering in India.
Broadcasters forced to provide ad-free feeds to Doordarshan
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that broadcasters of major sports events in the country must remove all advertising before supplying feeds to public-service broadcaster Doordarshan.
New Indian futsal league secures domestic coverage
Sony Pictures Networks India, formerly known as Multi Screen Media, has acquired exclusive rights in India for Premier Futsal, a new multi-national futsal league, ahead of its inaugural season.
BCCI set to eliminate key clause from future IPL rights contracts
Newly-elected Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur has said future broadcast contracts for Twenty20 competition the Indian Premier League will have the current right of first refusal clause removed from them.
Veqta to launch OTT sports service in India
Digital media company Veqta has unveiled plans to launch an OTT sports service in India.
Star India set to bid for new Tamil Nadu Twenty20 competition
Pay-television broadcaster Star India will submit a bid to show coverage of the Tamil Nadu Premier Twenty20 League cricket tournament, according to daily newspaper The Hindu.
Neo Sports widens reach with Tata Sky partnership
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has broadened its reach by agreeing a carriage deal with pay-television provider Tata Sky.
Hotstar to launch sports offering
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has unveiled plans to launch a new sports service on its over-the-top platform, Hotstar.
Watching Brief (Vol.122) Special Focus: Cricket – ICC World Twenty20
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences in selected key cricket markets for the recent ICC World Twenty20 tournament
World Twenty20 sets broadcast, digital records
The International Cricket Council has reported on a number of broadcast and digital records for the 2016 World Twenty20 national team tournament, the first major event produced by its ICC TV division.
Star India forms dedicated sports unit under organisational revamp
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has formed a dedicated sports division as part of a major organisational overhaul.
PGA Tour doubles up with Neo
Sony set to bid to retain IPL rights
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), formerly known as Multi Screen Media, will bid to retain rights for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition when the Board of Control for Cricket in India auctions the rights for 2018 and beyond.
Ten Sports to broadcast India’s Professional Basketball League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has agreed a rights deal with the country’s Professional Basketball League top-tier club competition.
PGA Tour holes extension with Indian broadcast partner
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has agreed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with golf’s US PGA Tour.
Neo Sports pick up Italian and French football cup rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the Coppa Italia and Coupe de France football club knockout competitions.
Indian cricket stars to join Unscriptd
Indian cricket players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have signed up to join Unscriptd, a new media company that aims to help professional athletes to create and publish their unfiltered personal stories in short-form video format.
Ten Sports to rebrand channels
Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports is to rebrand its suite of channels on April 1.