Indian Subcontinent
Hotstar OTT service appoints Desai to digital sales role
Hotstar, the Star India-owned OTT plaftorm, has appointed Ankit Desai as its vice-president of digital sales strategy
Star India agrees multi-year rights deal with One Championship
Asian mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has agreed a multi-year rights deal with media company Star India
Pakistan bans 2019 IPL coverage
The upcoming season of the Indian Premier League will not be broadcast in Pakistan, it has been confirmed
Sony acquires 2020 Olympics broadcast rights in Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired rights in the Indian subcontinent to the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Lausanne winter Youth Olympic Games
PCB appoints new Super League partners after IMG-Reliance exit
The Pakistan Cricket Board has named the Blitz and Trans Group consortium as the new live production partner of this year’s Pakistan Super League after the IMG-Reliance agency withdrew from its deal f…
IMG-Reliance withdraws from Pakistan Super League deal
The Pakistan Cricket Board has said it is close to securing a new production partner for its Pakistan Super League after the IMG-Reliance agency yesterday (Sunday) withdrew from its deal for the Twenty20…
Hungama Play to show Coppa Italia in India
Indian OTT platform Hungama Play has struck an agreement with digital media company Veqta to show coverage of football’s Coppa Italia.
Pakistan Super League strikes UK rights deal
The Alliance Advertising & Marketing agency has stepped up its association with the Pakistan Super League by acquiring exclusive UK broadcast rights to the Twenty20 cricket competition
DSport secures European Tour rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has acquired rights to a number of marquee events on golf’s European Tour.
PSL teams up with IMG-Reliance, Techfront
The Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket competition has confirmed that it has agreed production and broadcast deals with the IMG-Reliance agency and technology solutions firm Techfront
Pakistan Super League earns huge media rights increase, but franchises will remain in the red
Global Sports Commerce has solidified its influence in the world of T20 cricket, retaining global media rights to the Pakistan Super League alongside its consortium partner Blitz Advertising
DSport leader resigns from role
TS Panesar, head of Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport, has resigned from his position.
Panesar was appointed as head of the Discovery Communications-owned broadcaster in the summer of 2017
I-League agrees live streaming of untelevised games
The All-India Football Federation and its broadcast partner Star India have announced that I-League matches not shown on linear television will be livestreamed on Star's Hotstar and JioTV platforms
Hutton: Facebook spending on rights will remain highly targeted
Facebook has finally emerged as a major player in the global sports rights-market
Acquisition strategy is highly targeted, with India and Latin America among priorities
PCB receives lowball bids for PSL rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has received lower-than-expected bids for rights to the next three editions of the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournament
Tata Sky, Sony settle carriage dispute
The ongoing Australia-India Test cricket series will be available to all Tata Sky subscribers in India after an agreement was reached between the platform and broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India.
India’s TV sports viewership figures on the rise
Sports viewership on television in India has risen to 46 billion impressions in 2018, according to research carried out by data collection firm BARC India
Pakistan Hockey Federation opens rights tender for new league
The Pakistan Hockey Federation has opened up a tender process for broadcasting rights to the inaugural edition of its new league, which it has confirmed will take place in February next year