India

Multiple Sports
Media

Kenichiro Yoshida, chief executive of Sony Corporation, expects the long-awaited merger between India’s Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises to close by September this year.
Wrestling
Events

Nick Khan, chief executive of WWE, has revealed that the wrestling organisation will be staging an event in India in September, and suggested that its flagship SmackDown programme could move from its current…
Multiple Sports
Host Broadcast & Production

Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN has made its first major investment in India by striking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana, amid recent efforts…
Football

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks paid a per-tournament uplift on its previous fee to renew its Uefa national team rights, including the European Championships.
Volleyball
Media

Indian digital platform FanCode has secured a two-year exclusive media rights deal with Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity…
Cricket
Media

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to separate its domestic linear and digital rights when it tenders its rights from 2023-24 onwards in the coming months
Motorcycling

Media group Viacom18 secured exclusive rights in India to the MotoGP motorcycling series for three years, from 2023 to 2025, after striking an advertising revenue share deal with events promoter Fairstreet Sports.
Football
Media

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive rights to Uefa Euro 2024 and Euro 2028, as well as the Uefa Nations League and all European Qualifiers and friendly matches…
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks and streaming platform FanCode have secured rights to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Super Cup
Motorsport
Media

Media group Viacom18 has secured exclusive rights in India to the MotoGP motorcycling series. The deal comes prior to this year's opening race in Portugal on Sunday
Cricket

Legends League Cricket is already the second most-watched T20 property in India, according to Raman Raheja, its co-founder and chief executive.
Football
Media

Indian digital platform FanCode has secured exclusive streaming rights in India to the FA Women's Super League. FanCode will show 20 select matches this season and 57 matches in the 2023-24 season
Motorsport

Formula 1 launched its OTT platform F1 TV Pro in India prior to the 2023 season’s start after none of India’s major sports broadcasters offered a high enough rights fee for the motor racing series.
Cricket
Media

Disney Star has said it will provide free-to-air access to T20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time
Motorsport
Media

Formula 1 has moved to address the lack of a broadcast deal in India by launching the premium version of its in-house streaming service, F1 TV Pro
Hockey
Media

Indian digital platform FanCode has secured exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to show all matches from Hockey India National Championships
Cricket
Media

Saudi Arabia's national tourism authority has become a sponsor of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament
Basketball
Media

Indian digital platform FanCode has acquired exclusive streaming rights for EuroLeague Basketball in a three-year deal running 2023 to 2025