Indian Subcontinent
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…
Sony obtains court order against Olympics piracy in India
Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks yesterday obtained an order from the Delhi High Court aimed at shutting down piracy of Tokyo Olympics coverage by websites and rogue pay-television platform operators
Sony agrees content deal with Facebook, Twitter for India summer tours
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has reached an agreement with Facebook and Twitter, enabling the social media platforms to show highlights and clips from the Indian cricket team's forthcoming…
FanCode to broadcast The Hundred in India
Online streaming platform FanCode has acquired exclusive rights in India to The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new limited-overs competition.
Viacom 18 acquires LaLiga rights in India at reduced value
Spanish LaLiga’s value in India has seen a sharp decline in media group Viacom 18’s deal for exclusive rights to the property from 2021-22 to 2023-24, driven by a lack of competition.
Viacom 18 secures exclusive LaLiga rights in Indian subcontinent
Indian media group Viacom 18 has secured exclusive linear and digital media rights to broadcast Spain's LaLiga from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in the Indian subcontinent
Voot to stream new Indian T20 reality show
Voot, the Indian streaming platform owned by Viacom 18, has picked up the exclusive streaming rights to a new cricket reality show, the Maratha Cricket League Twenty20
Cricket South Africa limits the damage with international renewals in Australia, UK, India
Cricket South Africa has secured long-term deals in its key international markets of Australia, the UK and India at reduced fees, reflective of a global downturn in cricket media rights values.
Maldives state broadcaster picks up AFC rights
The Maldives' state broadcaster Public Service Media has picked up the rights to the Asian Football Confederation's club and national competitions for the 2021-24 cycle
Sony lands J.League rights in Indian subcontinent
Japanese football’s J.League has finalised an exclusive broadcast deal with pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India to show the remainder of the 2021 season in the Indian subcontinent.
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T Sports, GTV pick up Bangladeshi cricket rights
Bangladeshi sports broadcasters T Sports and Gazi TV (GTV) have struck a deal with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to jointly show the next round of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division (BDPL)
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
T Sports continues journey into Bangladeshi market with BCCI, EPL acquisitions
Bangladeshi satellite channel T Sports’ acquisition of rights to the Indian national cricket team’s home matches could herald a more competitive era in the Bangladeshi sports rights market.
TikTok agrees deal with Pakistan Super League
TikTok and the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament will jointly develop content for the social video platform under a new agreement
Ryle Nugent appointed CEO of Premier Sports Asia
Irish sports television executive and broadcaster Ryle Nugent has been appointed chief executive of Premier Sports Asia, the rugby union-focused streaming platform targeting Asian markets
PCB strikes deal with Facebook to show Pakistan Super League games
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a deal with Facebook to show the return of the Pakistan Super League via the social media platform’s Paid Online Events service.