India

Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media, a major broadcaster of sports coverage in the country, has rebranded as Sony Pictures Networks (SPN).

Chinese internet company LeTV, which operates the Le Sports service, is targeting a launch in India in early 2016, according to founder Jia Yueting.

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has reportedly acquired rights to the Cricket All-Stars Series 2015, a new Twenty20 tournament backed by India and Australia legends Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne.

NBA, the North American basketball league, has signed a five-season extension to its partnership with Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media, from 2016 to 2020.

Sports broadcaster ESPN is set to return to the Indian market after agreeing a long-term partnership with Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has unveiled a host of broadcast partners for its 2015 men’s Hockey World League Final national team event, which will be played in Raipur, India between November 27 and December 6.

Indian pay-television channel Sony Six has agreed a deal for rights to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s fight against Andre Berto, which takes place in Las Vegas tomorrow (Saturday).

Indian pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired rights for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has been ordered to pay sports broadcaster and media and entertainment company Nimbus Communications Rs118.8m (€1.6m/$1.8m) following the second arbitration case resulting from its 2011 decision to terminate a media rights and production partnership.

Pay-television channel Zee Cinema has acquired rights in India for the WWE wrestling entertainment series.

Video-on-demand digital platform Vuclip has teamed up with the WWE wrestling entertainment organisation to offer clips of events.

Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has reached an agreement for the cricket series between Sri Lanka and India to be live streamed by nexGTv, the digital application of Indian telecommunications group DigiVive.

Indian media group Viacom 18 has said it has no immediate plans to enter into the local broadcast rights market due to the spiralling cost of cricket rights and India’s lack of a sporting culture.

Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has secured broadcast and sponsorship rights to the cricket Test series between Sri Lanka and India.

Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has secured rights deals for the English FA Cup and Italian Serie A club football competitions.

India has withdrawn from its proposed tour of Zimbabwe, with an ongoing feud between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and host broadcaster Ten Sports cited as one of the main reasons behind the decision.