Indian Subcontinent

The Professional Squash Association has extended deals with broadcast partners in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Indian sub-continent.

Pay-television broadcaster DSport is paying a slightly higher fee than previous rights-holder Ten Sports for the US PGA Championship in the Indian subcontinent.

Punjabi broadcaster PTC has acquired rights to the third season of the World Kabaddi League.

Indian pay-television operator Zee Entertainment Enterprises has said the sale of its sports business, Ten Sports, to media group Sony Pictures Networks India has been completed following the agreement of a revised deal.

Board of Control for Cricket in India chief executive Rahul Johri told TV Sports Markets selling global Indian Premier League media rights to Star India for $2.55bn (€2.14bn) was a “game-defining moment”.

Media company CSI Sports has signed carriage deals for its Fight Sports pay-television channel in Portugal, Indonesia and Nepal, and extended an agreement with Singaporean pay-television broadcaster Singtel.

Board of Control for Cricket in India chief executive Rahul Johri has hailed the role of the governing body’s new tendering strategy in securing the Indian Premier League’s lucrative rights deal with Star India, while the pay-television broadcaster’s chief executive, Uday Shankar, has maintained it has not overpaid for the contract.

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has today (Monday) ousted Sony Pictures Network India as the main rights-holder to the Indian Premier League after securing the global television and digital rights to the Twenty20 cricket competition.

Indian pay-television broadcaster DSport has entered the cricket rights market by agreeing a deal to televise next month’s Twenty20 series between Pakistan and an International Cricket Council World XI.

The award of the next set of media rights for Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League has been hit by a further delay, with a total of 24 companies now said to be in contention for the contracts on offer.

Indian digital media company Veqta has acquired rights for the upcoming bout between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor.

More than 20 broadcasters have expressed an interest in acquiring rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 club cricket competition.

The Asian Football Confederation is to stream live coverage of the AFC Cup match between Indian club JSW Bengaluru and North Korean side 4.25 SC via Facebook, marking the organisation’s first-ever live broadcast on the social media platform.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications and OTT operator YuppTV have entered into contention for the forthcoming rights sales process for Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League, according to multiple reports.

Indian pay-television channel DSport has acquired rights to the PGA Championship golf major.

The Open Championship returned to screens in the Indian subcontinent this year following a late deal with pay-television broadcaster DSport