India
ICC details expanded coverage plans for women’s cricket showpiece
The International Cricket Council has revealed plans for expanded live broadcast coverage of its Women’s World Twenty20 national team tournament, which will take place in India from March 15 to April 3.
Australian broadcasters broker late deal for World Twenty20
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Nine have sealed late rights deals for the upcoming World Twenty20 cricket tournament in India.
Times Internet goes global with Willow TV acquisition
Times Internet, the digital arm of the Times of India media group, has reached a deal to acquire Willow TV International, a cricket-dedicated broadcaster in the US.
Star India to launch regional sports channels
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has been awarded licences to launch up to 10 new regional sports channels in the country.
Star India extends Premier League rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has extended its long-running rights deal for the English Premier League top-tier club football competition.
Star India chief fires warning about advert limit proposal
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has warned that it will seek to renegotiate its rights deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) if recommendations to limit advertising during match coverage are adopted.
Sporty Solutionz to produce India Hockey League coverage
The Sporty Solutionz agency has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2016 India Hockey League.
Sony Liv aces digital rights in India for Australian Open
The Sony Liv division of Sony Pictures Networks India has secured digital rights for the Australian Open grand slam tennis tournament.
Ten Sports nets I-League rights extension
Pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has agreed a one-year extension to its rights deal in India for the I-League, the top division of club football in the country.
Masters Champions League strikes rights deal with Sony Six
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), formerly known as Multi Screen Media, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in India and five other markets for the new Masters Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Star India seals Asian Cricket Council, ICC rights
Star India has been awarded the Asian Cricket Council’s next cycle of rights, while the Novi Digital Entertainment division of the pay-television broadcaster has been appointed as the exclusive digital clips licensee in India for all International Cricket Council events.
Neo Sports to launch OTT platform
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports is planning to launch a new over-the-top platform next year, according to the TelevisionPost.com website.
Star Sports secures Premier Badminton League rights
Asian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights for the 2016 season of India’s Premier Badminton League team competition.
Neo Sports enters club football market with Fifa tournament deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Fifa Club World Cup football competition.
World Sport Group told to pay MSM ‘facilitation fee’
The Lagardère Sports agency’s Asia-focused division has been ordered to pay $27.9m (€26.2m) to the MSM Satellite (Singapore) unit of Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media.
NBA secures increases in latest international deals
The National Basketball Association has finalised a string of deals outside its domestic US market in recent weeks, securing large increases in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and India, and a modest uplift in Poland.
MSM seals ATP World Tour rights
Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has acquired exclusive rights for the ATP World Tour, the top professional men’s tennis calendar.
Bangladesh Premier League secures Indian rights partner
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights to Twenty20 cricket competition the Bangladesh Premier League.