India
EXCLUSIVE: SA20 to be bundled with CSA rights in India
Broadcast rights in India for SA20, the new South African T20 competition due to start in January, will be bundled with wider Cricket South Africa rights, SportBusiness understands
Eurosport India secures rights to India friendlies
Eurosport India has secured rights to the country’s forthcoming matches against Singapore and Vietnam.
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Sony to broadcast Tennis Premier League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired the domestic rights to the fourth edition of the Tennis Premier League (TPL), which will take place this December
Sony to show Chennai Open in India
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Network acquired the rights for this year's Chennai Open WTA Tour 250 tennis tournament
Viacom18 to broadcast El Clásico in Hindi
Indian media group Viacom18 will broadcast the El Clásico fixture between Real Madrid and Barcelona on October 16 in Hindi.
Legends League Cricket rights switch from Sony to Disney Star
Disney Star has acquired exclusive rights in India to the Legends League Cricket (LLC) competition
Sharing premium rights is the new normal in India, Disney president Madhavan says
Splitting the rights for market-leading cricket properties between different broadcasters is a feature of the "evolution" of Indian sports media driven by rising costs, K Madhavan, the president of Disney…
Disney Star and Zee pair up to treble ICC value in India
Disney Star and Zee Entertainment have joined forces to pay around three times the previous value for exclusive media rights in India to International Cricket Council events.
Sony drastically decreases US Open tennis fee in India
Sony Pictures Networks secured exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to the US Open grand slam tennis tournament, paying a fraction of the previous fee.
Zee to sublicense Disney Star’s ICC linear rights in ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal
Media group Zee Entertainment has agreed a surprise sublicensing deal with Disney Star for exclusive linear rights in India to men's International Cricket Council events from 2024-27
ICC gets “significant” rights fee increase in India as Star strikes back
Disney Star has renewed its exclusive media rights in India for International Cricket Council events in a four-year deal covering 2024 to 2027
ICC ‘opens up on methodology’ prior to Indian tender deadline
The International Cricket Council is reported to have made its Indian media rights tender more transparent, making its financial goals known to potential bidders and clarifying the circumstances in which a second round of bidding would be called.
Sony breaks the bank to keep England cricket rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has agreed to pay a massive increase in its renewal for England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rights across the Indian subcontinent from 2023 to 2028.
Eurosport India nets inaugural Grand Prix Badminton League
Pay-television broadcaster Eurosport India has secured rights for the inaugural Grand Prix Badminton League (GPBL).
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Sony tipped to strike back with six-year ECB renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks is close to renewing its rights to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) across the Indian subcontinent for six years, 2023 to 2028, SportBusiness…
Disney Star swoops for Cricket Australia rights in huge increase
Disney Star launched a stunning late bid to secure Cricket Australia’s media rights in the Indian subcontinent from 2023-24 to 2029-30, taking the rights from under the nose of rival Sony.
Sony seals multi-sports dominance with Commonwealth Games, World Athletics deals
Sony Pictures Network India has solidified its position as India’s primary broadcaster of multi-sports events after agreeing an increased fee for this summer’s Commonwealth Games, as well as securing rights – free of cost – for the World Athletics Championship.
ICC looking for IPL-scale uplift as broadcasters prepare bids
The International Cricket Council is anticipating its media rights income to track the recent growth of the Indian Premier League as the sport’s global governing body takes its rights to the Indian market.