Indian Subcontinent

Government-owned Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) and streaming platform FanCode have both acquired rights in India to the Fifa Women’s World Cup in sublicensing deals with the US-based 1Stadia.

Viacom18-owned OTT platform JioCinema is showing India’s current tour of the West Indies after sublicensing co-exclusive digital rights in India from FanCode for a significant fee.

Recent deals in India for the Lanka Premier League and the new US-based Major League Cricket show there is no growing appetite for second- or third-tier T20 leagues from broadcasters in the market.

Ary, the pay-television broadcaster in Pakistan, has acquired media rights in the country to the inaugural edition of the US-based Major League Cricket tournament

US-based 1Stadia has acquired exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to upcoming competitions organised by Fifa, football's global governing body

Media group Viacom18 has secured rights in India to the inaugural edition of the US-based Major League Cricket tournament

Media group Disney Star has secured exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East and North Africa to the Lanka Premier League T20 tournament

Wimbledon is close to renewals in two vital territories – Australia and the Indian subcontinent – while discussions are also underway over renewals in France and Japan, two other major markets for the grand slam.

Anil Jayaraj, Viacom18’s chief executive officer for sports, has told SportBusiness Media that domestic digital advertising revenues from the 2023 Indian Premier League were almost three times higher than last year.

Indian subscription OTT service Disney+ Hotstar has detailed plans to provide free-to-air coverage of this year’s Cricket World Cup and Asia Cup for smartphone users.

Viacom18-owned OTT platform JioCinema will provide coverage of the Indian cricket team’s upcoming tour of the West Indies after agreeing a sublicensing deal with online streaming platform FanCode.

Pay-television broadcaster Disney Star has secured 28 sponsors for its coverage of India’s meeting with Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

Disney Star has announced record audiences for this year's Indian Premier League, which concluded in dramatic fashion earlier this week

Indian streaming service JioCinema has set a new global record for the most concurrent views for a live streamed event after over 32 million viewers tuned in to its coverage of the 2023 Indian Premier…

Media group Viacom18 has acquired rights in India to the domestic Ultimate Table Tennis league

Record viewership for the IPL on Disney Star’s channels points to the enduring strength of linear, Sanjog Gupta tells SportBusiness Media.