India

American Football

American football:  US network NBC acquired the so-called “network package” of American football’s National Football League rights, the main package of 23 matches per season, paying $600m (£316m/€465m) a year ov…
Cricket

Cricket:  Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Entertainment Television acquired the international rights to this month’s India v Pakistan tour for $11.5m (£6m/€8.7m).

Cricket

Neo’s high prices created poor relationships with cable operators
Cricket

Cricket:  Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan was awarded the domestic rights to the upcoming India v Pakistan series by the Madras High Court, which was ruling on the case brought by Indian broadcaster Zee Telefilms.

Tennis

The International Tennis Federation has signed several television rights deals in Asia for Davis and Fed Cup tennis.

Boxing

Asian Games:  Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan acquired the exclusive rights in India for the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, paying $400,000 (£215,000/€313,000), an increase of $50,000 on what it paid for the previous Games.

Football

Olympics:  The Bell Globemedia-Rogers Communications consortium won the Canadian rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics

Cricket

Row over Indian cricket board’s television rights took a further twist this week
Cricket

Neo TV forced to share rights for India matches with Doordarshan

Indian Supreme Court’s ruling fiercely critical of board’s presidential elections

Cricket

Zee commits to launch of Zee Sports

Cricket

The government wants to introduce listed-events legislation

Cricket

Low offer by state broadcaster

Cricket

Doordarshan looks set to win the exclusive television rights for Pakistan cricket tour

Cricket

Yahoo and Microsoft’s MSN are hoping to make a big move into cricket in a bid to target a worldwide Asian audience.

Football

The joint venture of Dentsu and Infront will be banking heavily on getting good revenue from China.

Cricket

Cricket: The Nimbus Sport agency acquired the worldwide television rights to cricket in India in a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Nimbus will pay $612
Cricket

Proposal for alternative international-cricket schedule.