Indian Subcontinent
Star India set to bid for new Tamil Nadu Twenty20 competition
Pay-television broadcaster Star India will submit a bid to show coverage of the Tamil Nadu Premier Twenty20 League cricket tournament, according to daily newspaper The Hindu.
Neo Sports widens reach with Tata Sky partnership
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has broadened its reach by agreeing a carriage deal with pay-television provider Tata Sky.
Hotstar to launch sports offering
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has unveiled plans to launch a new sports service on its over-the-top platform, Hotstar.
Watching Brief (Vol.122) Special Focus: Cricket – ICC World Twenty20
John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences in selected key cricket markets for the recent ICC World Twenty20 tournament
World Twenty20 sets broadcast, digital records
The International Cricket Council has reported on a number of broadcast and digital records for the 2016 World Twenty20 national team tournament, the first major event produced by its ICC TV division.
Star India forms dedicated sports unit under organisational revamp
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has formed a dedicated sports division as part of a major organisational overhaul.
PGA Tour doubles up with Neo
Sony set to bid to retain IPL rights
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), formerly known as Multi Screen Media, will bid to retain rights for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition when the Board of Control for Cricket in India auctions the rights for 2018 and beyond.
Ten Sports to broadcast India’s Professional Basketball League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has agreed a rights deal with the country’s Professional Basketball League top-tier club competition.
PGA Tour holes extension with Indian broadcast partner
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has agreed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with golf’s US PGA Tour.
Neo Sports pick up Italian and French football cup rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the Coppa Italia and Coupe de France football club knockout competitions.
Indian cricket stars to join Unscriptd
Indian cricket players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have signed up to join Unscriptd, a new media company that aims to help professional athletes to create and publish their unfiltered personal stories in short-form video format.
Ten Sports to rebrand channels
Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports is to rebrand its suite of channels on April 1.
ICC details expanded coverage plans for women’s cricket showpiece
The International Cricket Council has revealed plans for expanded live broadcast coverage of its Women’s World Twenty20 national team tournament, which will take place in India from March 15 to April 3.
Australian broadcasters broker late deal for World Twenty20
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Nine have sealed late rights deals for the upcoming World Twenty20 cricket tournament in India.
ESPN grows in Asia with partnerships in China and India
ESPN’s partnership with Chinese internet company Tencent last month is the latest stage in the broadcaster’s evolution into a global digital player
Times Internet goes global with Willow TV acquisition
Times Internet, the digital arm of the Times of India media group, has reached a deal to acquire Willow TV International, a cricket-dedicated broadcaster in the US.
ICC awards clip rights in North America, Pakistan
The International Cricket Council has awarded digital clip rights in North America and Pakistan for its events over a four-year period, from 2016 to 2019.