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Leenders: Fiba has found ‘innovative solution’ for rights
Fiba teams up with Leenders and Klooz in 'innovative' move
Uefa enjoys 30% increase in Europe despite recession
Champions League value up by 30% in top 5 European markets
Unchallenged Sky pays increase for ICC rights
ESS bucks the trend and gets increase from Sky
Sport escapes Indian airtime squeeze
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has introduced strict limits in television advertising in the country but sports broadcasts will be exempt.
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ESPN Star Sports joint venture split ‘imminent’, report says
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is on the verge of completing a buyout of Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN’s stake in their jointly-owned pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports, according to …
US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
MP & Silva busy with football rights in Asia
MP & Silva takes big portfolio of club football rights to Asia
News Corp set to buy out ESPN stake from ESS joint venture
ESPN withdrawal leaves Murdoch well placed for drive into India and China; BCCI deal confirms ESS demise
Big CCTV deal pushes Sportfive towards fee target
CCTV keeps Sportfive on track
IPL suffers early ratings downturn in India
A downturn in domestic ratings for the early stages of cricket’s 2012 Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament is causing concern about the long-term growth of the competition, according to t…
Sony launches new channel and secures UFC rights deal
Media company Sony launched Six, its new sports and entertainment pay-television channel in India and the Indian subcontinent, through its Multi-Screen Media broadcast subsidiary on Saturday, April 7
Star TV snaps up Indian cricket rights in six-year deal
Asian pay-television broadcaster Star TV, which is owned by media conglomerate News Corporation, has acquired worldwide rights for all India national team Test, one-day international and Twenty20 matches…
World Series Hockey strikes YouTube deal
India’s World Series Hockey agreed a deal to provide live streaming of the remainder of its inaugural event on video-sharing platform YouTube.
Bennett, Coleman & Co and Network 18 join race for Indian cricket rights
Bennett Coleman & Co, the Indian media group that publishes the Times of India newspaper, and media company Network 18 have acquired tender documents for the global media rights of the Board of Control…
World Cup set to boost ESS rights sales in Australia
World Cup should boost ESS ICC revenues in Australia; Sony, Zee and ESS in battle for BCCI's retendered world rights
Taj sets fee and target for new golf channel
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television launched its new Ten Golf channel in India on Thursday, March 16, with a subscription price of Rs200 (€3/$4) per month.
Indian clubs form association as I-League revamp talks continue
Clubs from the I-League, the top division of football in India, formed the Indian Professional Football Clubs Association in an effort to safeguard their interests as the All India Football Federation…
Colors snaps up rights for new Super Fight League in India
Indian pay-television broadcaster Colors acquired rights for the domestic mixed martial arts series the Super Fight League ahead of the series’ launch on March 11.