Indian Subcontinent
Sony renews Uefa club competitions rights in India at reduced rate
Sony Pictures Networks’ three-season renewal of media rights to Uefa club competitions is another demonstration of sharply falling values for European football properties in India.
Viacom18 lands World Cup rights, ‘hires Star’s Jayaraj’ as sports head
Viacom18 has stepped up its presence in the Indian sports media marketplace with the acquisition of broadcast rights to the 2022 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament, plus the hiring of senior…
Dream11, FanCode agree ICC sponsorship, streaming deals
Indian fantasy sports company Dream11 has become naming sponsor of all International Cricket Council 'pathway' tournament qualifying events in a deal running until April 2023
Amazon Prime Video India secures rights for remainder of WNBA 2021 season
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the exclusive media rights in India for the second half of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2021 season.
Viacom 18 picks up Serie A rights in Indian subcontinent
Indian media group Viacom 18 has acquired the media rights for the Italian Serie A in the Indian subcontinent in a three-year deal with the Infront agency
FSDL to sell AFC media rights in Indian subcontinent across 2021-24 cycle
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a four-year media rights agreement with Football Sports Development Limited, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, across the Indian…
Viacom 18 secures rights to Abu Dhabi T10 league in Indian subcontinent
Indian media group Viacom 18 has secured the broadcast rights to the next edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League, scheduled to begin on November 19, in a deal covering the Indian subcontinent
Whisper to support Sony Pictures Networks’ coverage of England-India series
Whisper, the live sports production company, will help Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India maximise its live coverage of the Test series between England and India, the second…
Eurosport India, Doordarshan acquire Paralympics rights
Discovery-owned Eurosport India has acquired pay-television rights in the Indian subcontinent to broadcast the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics
Eurosport India secures All Elite Wrestling rights deal
Sports broadcaster Eurosport India has acquired the broadcast rights to the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion
Australia’s Bangladesh tour starts without TV coverage at home
The first match of an Australian cricket tour of Bangladesh took place yesterday without live television or streaming coverage in Australia, something that has happened only once or twice in recent decades
India leads Tokyo 2020 digital engagement, says OBS chief
India has posted the biggest digital engagement figures of the Tokyo Olympic Games, higher than hosts Japan, according to Yiannis Exarchos, chief executive of Olympic Broadcasting Services, the host broadcast…
FanCode wins over ECB with long-term Hundred investment
FanCode’s long-term commitment to The Hundred appealed to the ECB, who are keen to grow The Hundred in what is their most important territory outside of the UK.
Sony: 61m watched Euro 2020 across Indian subcontinent
Approximately 61 million viewers tuned in to Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Network to watch its coverage of the Uefa Euro 2020 competition, the network has said
Sony undergoes senior management reshuffle, sports CRO role expanded
Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has announced a flurry of senior management changes, which sees chief revenue officer for distribution and sports Rajesh Kaul’s role expanded into international s…
FanCode acquires rights to Bayern Munich, Barcelona friendlies
Indian online streaming platform FanCode has acquired rights to six pre-season football friendlies featuring German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich and Spanish LaLiga club Barcelona
PCB sets out plans for 2022 Pakistan Super League, debates commercial rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed on an earlier calendar slot of January-February for the 2022 Pakistan Super League, along with discussing what will be a new commercial rights cycle for the Twenty20…
Marron Media to distribute Everest Premier League rights, agrees Imagen tie-up
Marron Media, the Australia-based sports media agency co-founded by former International Cricket Council media rights manager Lara Richards, has been appointed to distribute the international broadcast…