Indian Subcontinent

FanCode secured exclusive rights to Asian Football Confederation properties from 2025 to 2028 at a decreased fee on the AFC’s previous long-term agreement in India.

India is the first market in which the German Football League (DFL) has gone direct to consumer with its Bundesliga Pass live on the OneFootball app in the country, SportBusiness has learned.

LaLiga has secured an increase for its media rights in the Indian subcontinent after sealing an experimental agreement with Galaxy Racer, which is currently streaming the league’s matches for free.

Sportfive has unveiled its first foray into cricket since the arrival of Seamus O’Brien to head up its Asia-Pacific business with the establishment of a ‘Masters’ T20 league featuring Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

The main backer of a new top-tier football league in Pakistan, Farhan Junejo, has told SportBusiness that his Pakistan Football League project is still on course for success, despite a burgeoning dispute between the PFL and sports marketing company Redstrike.

Esports, gaming and media company Galaxy Racer (GXR) has announced that it has secured broadcast rights to three of Europe’s top football leagues on the Indian subcontinent in deals ranging from four to six seasons.

Disney Star is seeking $940m (€845m) in damages within its arbitration proceedings filed against Zee Entertainment over the sublicensing deal for International Cricket Council (ICC) rights, a regulatory f…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has ended its drawn-out process for a long-term domestic broadcast deal by selling its rights for around half of its reserve price.

The merger between Disney Star and Reliance Industries, the majority owner of Viacom18, has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), subject to the compliance of “voluntary modifications”.

Disney Star is attempting to reduce its $3bn (€2.7bn) rights fee obligations to the ICC, which itself is likely to see current BCCI secretary Jay Shah take over as chair, SportBusiness understands.

Media groups ARY and Tower Sports have together secured Pakistan Cricket Board domestic rights until the end of 2026, ending the PCB's search for a long-term broadcast agreement

Disney Star and Reliance Industries, majority owner of Viacom18, are likely to drop "fringe channels" in order to meet antitrust requirements for their proposed merger, though do not plan to offload any…

Dubai-based gaming and media company Galaxy Racer is close to securing exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga and France’s Ligue 1 in India and is also in advanced talks to acquire rights to Italy’s Serie A in the country.

Streaming platform FanCode acquired rights to Formula 1 in India for 2024 and 2025 after the motorsport series reduced its asking price, having gone exclusively direct-to-consumer last year.

The values of Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa media rights have grown in Pakistan through deals with Ten Sports and ARY, respectively, as the market continues its trend of slight growth, fuelled by pay-TV broadcast competition as well as the entrance of multiple digital players.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has the security of a long-term broadcast deal in India after FanCode secured exclusive streaming rights to its major properties from 2025 to 2028.