Indian Subcontinent

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has unveiled plans to launch a new sports service on its over-the-top platform, Hotstar.

John Manning, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews television audiences in selected key cricket markets for the recent ICC World Twenty20 tournament

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.

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has formed a dedicated sports division as part of a major organisational overhaul.

Golf’s US PGA Tour has doubled its rights fee in the Indian subcontinent after a six-year renewal with Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports.

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.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has agreed a rights deal with the country’s Professional Basketball League top-tier club competition.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has agreed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with golf’s US PGA Tour.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the Coppa Italia and Coupe de France football club knockout competitions.

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.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports is to rebrand its suite of channels on April 1.

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 pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Nine have sealed late rights deals for the upcoming World Twenty20 cricket tournament in 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, 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.

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.