Indian Subcontinent

Disney has said the postponement and possible cancellation of the Indian Premier League will negatively impact the revenue of its Indian subcontinental streaming business Hotstar

Bangladeshi agency Ban Tech has acquired media rights for Bangladesh men's home international cricket matches in a deal with the Bangladesh Cricket Board running from now until October 2023

Sports media rights markets in Asia-Pacific stand at a crossroads following the exit of longstanding pan-regional player Fox Sports Asia.

The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board speaks exclusively to SportBusiness Media about an ambitious new plan to digitise broadcasting in the country and significantly increase revenues.

Ehsan Mani, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has asserted that the board’s three-season deal with state broadcaster PTV could be even more lucrative than the board previously thought, despite widespread scepticism over the model that underpins the agreement.

Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.

New Bangladeshi sports broadcaster T Sports has acquired media rights for English Premier League matches and India home international cricket in a deal with video content rights marketplace Allrites

Pro Kabaddi League team owners are unhappy with the result of the tender for global media rights to the league, won by Disney-owned Star India last month, despite more than doubling their income.

Formula E, the electric car racing championship, has agreed a multi-year deal with pay-television broadcaster Star India for rights to the series across the Indian subcontinent

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive linear and digital rights for the Indian subcontinent to this year's Copa América.

Mashal Sports, the sports management company owned by pay-television broadcaster Star India, has countered claims that its auction for broadcast rights to the Pro Kabaddi League was flawed

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has won the rights to show the Pro Kabaddi League for the next five seasons despite conflict of interest concerns from some of the competing teams

K Madhavan has been appointed president of The Walt Disney Company India and Disney-owned pay-television platform Star India

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

Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has reached eight new international media rights deals for the 2021 season

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