India
Sony renews Australian Open rights to 2025
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has extended its deal with Tennis Australia for rights to the Australian Open grand slam from 2023 to 2025
Sony signs another Lanka Premier League rights extension
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed its exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent for the Lanka Premier League ahead of the third edition of tournament
Sony acquires rights for India’s Bangladesh tour
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured rights to show India's tour of Bangladesh next month
FanCode secures Liga ACB rights in Indian subcontinent
Indian digital sports media platform FanCode has secured rights in the Indian subcontinent for Liga ACB, the top tier of Spanish basketball, for two seasons, 2022-23 and 2023-24
Viacom18 doubles fee for India matches in CSA acquisition
Viacom18 secured exclusive rights in India to all Cricket South Africa properties after agreeing to pay a huge increase per India match on the current agreement and committing to a large fee for the new SA20 domestic T20 competition.
IMG extends Cricket South Africa media advisory deal into the next decade
The IMG agency has renewed its international media rights distribution agreement with Cricket South Africa, extending the decades-long relationship after a long period of uncertainty
Viacom18 finalises CSA swoop with deal for international matches
Indian media group Viacom18 has finalised an agreement with Cricket South Africa for the exclusive digital and television rights to all international men’s and women’s matches in the country from 2024-25 to …
Viacom18 bags SA20 rights over ten years, closing in on CSA deal
Media group Viacom18 has secured exclusive rights in India to SA20, the new South African T20 competition starting in January, for 10 years, from 2023 until 2032
Viacom18 pays big increase to beat Sony to 2024 Olympic Games
Viacom18 is understood to be confident of turning a profit on its investment given the number of Indians likely to qualify for the later stages across multiple Olympic sports.
EXCLUSIVE: Viacom18 closing in on Paris 2024 deal in Indian subcontinent
Media group Viacom18 is close to securing rights to the 2024 Paris summer Olympics Games in the Indian subcontinent, SportBusiness understands
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles recruits Pulselive founder Richardson as group executive director
Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has recruited Wyndham Richardson, founder of Pulselive, as its group executive director in a technology-focused position
Sony Pictures Networks supplements Bundesliga with DFB-Pokal rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to the DFB-Pokal, Germany’s knockout clubs competition, for the 2022-23 season.
Viacom18 moves sports content to JioCinema, Fifa World Cup streamed free
Indian media group Viacom18 will exploit its rights to the upcoming Fifa 2022 World Cup by streaming free coverage on OTT platform JioCinema
Indian competition watchdog approves Sony-Zee merger
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony Pictures Networks, which will create a media giant in the country
Indian government cracks down on betting news websites
India’s government has warned broadcasters against advertising gambling products following the rise of what it describes as “online offshore betting platforms” using news websites as a “surrogate product…
Volleyball World acquires Prime Volleyball international streaming rights
Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has acquired international streaming rights to the Prime…
CSA seeks strong increase in India after SA20 inclusion
Cricket South Africa has gone to market in India and is seeking consolidated bids for broadcast rights to its properties as well as SA20, the new South African T20 competition due to start in January.
BCCI confirms Women’s IPL plans, AGM date
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that it plans to launch a women’s edition of its flagship T20 competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the beginning of next year.