Indian Subcontinent
K Madhavan becomes president of Disney and Star in India
K Madhavan has been appointed president of The Walt Disney Company India and Disney-owned pay-television platform Star India
Google and Disney Plus Hotstar agree IPL ‘web stories’ deal
Internet search giant Google will show Indian Premier League match highlights this year via its Web Stories feature under a tie-up with Indian media group Disney Plus Hotstar
Blast Premier agrees flurry of media-rights deals for 2021
Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has reached eight new international media rights deals for the 2021 season
Fuel TV deal with Samsung adds distribution in India, Mexico
Fuel TV, the action sports television channel, has secured distribution in India for the first time and strengthened its presence in Mexico in a deal with electronics giant Samsung
Sony renews rights deal for international archery across the sub-continent
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed its exclusive rights agreement with World Archery
Eurosport bags rights for India football friendlies
The Discovery-owned Eurosport India has acquired rights for the Indian national football team's friendlies against Oman and the United Arab Emirates
Safely-executed Indian Super League season hailed
Leading figures in Indian football have hailed the successful running of the 2020-21 Indian Super League season within bio-secure bubbles
Sony acquires rights for new Ultimate Kho Kho league
Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has signed an exclusive, multi-year television and digital rights deal with Ultimate Kho Kho, India’s first professional kho kho league.
Uefa club competitions rights bid deadline extended in Indian subcontinent
Broadcasters in the Indian subcontinent have been given an extension to the first-round bid deadline for rights to Uefa club competitions across the 2021-24 cycle
Star’s Mashal Sports to invite bids for Pro Kabaddi League rights
An invitation to tender is to be issued tomorrow (Thursday) for broadcast rights to the Pro Kabaddi League across the next five seasons
Indian subcontinent next up for Uefa club competitions rights auction
Broadcasters in the Indian subcontinent have been invited to lodge their bids for rights to the Uefa club competitions across the 2021-24 cycle
AFC agrees landmark Bangladeshi deal with new broadcaster T Sports
T Sports, a new sports broadcaster in Bangladesh that launched last year, has acquired Asian Football Confederation national team and club competition media rights in a four-year deal for the 2021-24 cycle
Pakistan Cricket Board’s new rights approach bears fruit but final income uncertain
The Pakistan Cricket Board is emerging from a round of global rights sales for the 2021-23 cycle with respectable rights fees, industry insiders say, in a vastly changed and more challenging market compared to its last sales cycle.
NBA agrees Prasar Bharati deal, remains without live broadcaster in India
The NBA has agreed a deal with Indian public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati for rights to show classic content, documentaries, game highlights and public service announcements
Star India retains Wimbledon rights until 2023
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has renewed an agreement for rights to the Wimbledon grand slam tennis tournament until 2023
Sony agrees three-year deal for Pakistan cricket rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has agreed a three-year media rights deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board, covering the board's home international matches and the annual Pakistan…
PCB announces international media-rights deals
The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a series of international media-rights deals covering cricket played in the country during the 2021 to 2023 period