India
BCCI includes new media rights to boost asking price
The Board of Control for Cricket in India included new media rights in its global tender for India national team matches in an attempt to achieve a higher rights fee
Taj agrees deal with NBCUniversal for golf programming
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television will show action from Golf Channel on its soon-to-be-launched Ten Golf channel in India after agreeing a sublicensing deal with Golf Channel’s parent c…
BCCI to decide this week on global rights strategy
The marketing committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India will meet this Wednesday, March 7, to decide how to package its worldwide rights for domestic and international cricket in the 2012-13…
Taj Television acquires more golf content
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television acquired rights to golf’s Asian Tour in a six-year deal, from 2013 to 2018.
IMG Reliance and AIFF postpone I-League revamp as clubs demand changes
The All India Football Federation and its commercial partner IMG Reliance postponed the announcement of their plans to overhaul India’s top football division, the I-League, for up to eight weeks, to a…
Quiet cricket schedule to hit Indian advertising revenues
A quieter Indian cricket schedule could lead to advertising revenues for the country’s sports broadcasters being reduced by about Rs3 billion (€46 million/$61 million) in 2012, according to the IndianTelevision web…
Ten acquires rights for new American football league
Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports acquired rights for the Elite Football League of India, a new American football league based in India, in a deal agreed directly with the league
Sony set to buy BCCI rights and launch new channel
Broadcast production and manufacturing company Sony is likely to acquire Board of Control for Cricket in India worldwide rights ahead of launching a new sports channel, according to Indian newspaper the…
Two leagues ‘too much’ for emerging Indian market
'One league good, two leagues bad' for embryonic Indian football market, says IMG
Big three players at the crossroads after changes at the top
Agencies at the crossroads
Taj Television acquires Indian golf content for new channel
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television agreed a three-year deal with the Professional Golf Tour of India for rights to all tournaments sanctioned by the tour from 2012 to 2014
India’s Premier League Soccer seeks pan-Asian rights deal
Organisers of the Premier League Soccer tournament in India are in talks with three broadcasters about a South Asia rights deal for the competition, according to Bhaswar Goswami, director of Celebrity…
Difficult year ahead in Europe
Eurozone crisis not the only challenge facing sports rights agencies in 2012
IMG and NBA in talks to launch Indian league
Executives from the IMG Media agency have had talks with David Stern, commissioner of US basketball league the NBA, about establishing a professional basketball league in India, Bloomberg reports
BCCI demands advertising revenues from Nimbus
The Nimbus Communications agency should use advertising revenues from its two multi-national pay-television sports channels, Neo Cricket and Neo Sports, to fulfil outstanding payments to the Board of Control…
Times Group considers takeover bid for Neo
Indian media conglomerate the Times Group is interested in acquiring a majority stake in the Nimbus Communications agency’s two multi-national pay-television sports channels, Neo Cricket and Neo Sports.
India defeats could hit BCCI rights fees in new tender
The Board of Control for Cricket in India may have to sell rights for the India national team for a lower price following the team’s poor performances in its ongoing tour of Australia, a senior official t…
Indian rights boom hits ceiling as saturation reached
Saturation effect puts brake on Indian cricket rights boom