Indian Subcontinent
IPL rights packages sell for $6.2bn, more than double previous cycle
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has cemented its financial dominance of global cricket after auctioning the media rights to the Indian Premier League for INR48,390 crore ($6.2bn/€5.9
Two IPL domestic rights packages awarded, international rights up next
The Board of Control for Cricket in India yesterday sold the two main packages of domestic media rights for the Indian Premier League, although has not yet confirmed the winners
First day of IPL media rights bidding suggests global value will more than double
The value of global media rights for the Indian Premier League is set to more than double in the new cycle, 2023 to 2027, according to media reports in India
Warner Bros. Discovery outlines new India, Southeast Asia and Korea leadership
Warner Bros. Discovery has outlined its new leadership team in India, Southeast Asia and Korea following the $43bn (€40.6n) merger between media conglomerates WarnerMedia and Discovery earlier this year.
FanCode targets 100 million users with landmark India-West Indies coverage
Indian digital sports media platform FanCode expects to double its number of paying users, reaching 100 million, when it exclusively streams the white-ball cricket series between India and West Indies…
Tech Mahindra to provide digital fans platform for chess Olympiad
Indian technology company Tech Mahindra said it will provide a "next generation digital fan experience" under a partnership with the international and Indian chess federations around the upcoming chess…
ARY secures live streaming rights to Pakistan matches versus England, West Indies
Pay-television broadcaster ARY has acquired live streaming rights in Pakistan to the national cricket team's forthcoming one-day international series against the West Indies and T20 series against England
Prasar Bharati to show WNBA, G League on DD Sports
Indian public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati has struck a deal to show matches from the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA's minor league basketball organisation, o…
Google and Amazon ‘pick up IPL rights bidding documents’
Global tech firms Google and Amazon, India's biggest media groups, and other international broadcasters have picked up the bidding documents for the upcoming Indian Premier League rights auction, Bloomberg…
French Open value suffers steep decline in India with Sony
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks secured rights to the French Open tennis tournament amid a lack of competition.
Sony nets French Open rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive platform-neutral rights in the Indian subcontinent for the French Open in a deal running from 2022 to 2024
Fifa+ shows new Rise Worldwide-produced documentary
A new documentary produced by Indian sports marketing agency Rise Worldwide has launched on Fifa+, world football’s governing body's new direct-to-consumer service.
Bodhi Tree invests $1.76bn in Viacom18 ahead of IPL auction
Bodhi Tree, the media investment vehicle promoted by media executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, will invest INR13,500 crore ($1.76bn/€1.6
PCB invites expressions of interest for junior franchise league’s sponsorship and media rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has invited expressions of interest for various sponsorship and broadcast rights packages after outlining the details of its new franchise competition for 15-to-19-year-olds
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 launches new sports channel
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has launched a new sports pay-television channel, Sports18
World Archery retains Sony to continue growth in India
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks renewed its deal for World Archery media rights in the Indian subcontinent with an expectation that viewership will grow in the country.
BCCI launches IPL rights tender
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched a tender for rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament for the next five-year cycle, with an e-auction to be held to determine…
Sony renews World Archery rights for two seasons
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has extended its World Archery media rights deal covering the Indian subcontinent and spanning the 2022 and 2023 seasons