Indian Subcontinent

Rupert Murdoch-owned Star India has renewed its English Premier League rights in India at a significant discount.

A new online streaming platform has been introduced ahead of the inaugural edition of Twenty20 cricket competition the Pakistan Super League.

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has extended its long-running rights deal for the English Premier League top-tier club football competition.

The Sporty Solutionz agency has broadened the reach of the Masters Champions League for the debut season of the Twenty20 cricket competition by striking rights deals covering the Middle East, Pakistan, sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has warned that it will seek to renegotiate its rights deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) if recommendations to limit advertising during match coverage are adopted.

The Sporty Solutionz agency has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2016 India Hockey League.

The Sony Liv division of Sony Pictures Networks India has secured digital rights for the Australian Open grand slam tennis tournament.

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), formerly known as Multi Screen Media, has said the first co-branded television channels developed in partnership with sports broadcaster ESPN will be launched in the Indian subcontinent on January 17.

Pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has agreed a one-year extension to its rights deal in India for the I-League, the top division of club football in the country.

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), formerly known as Multi Screen Media, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in India and five other markets for the new Masters Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is being urged to launch a new tender process for the broadcast rights to its new Pakistan Super League competition after legal action was launched in the Lahore High Court.

Star India has been awarded the Asian Cricket Council’s next cycle of rights, while the Novi Digital Entertainment division of the pay-television broadcaster has been appointed as the exclusive digital clips licensee in India for all International Cricket Council events.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports is planning to launch a new over-the-top platform next year, according to the TelevisionPost.com website.

Sri Lankan state broadcaster Rupavahini has acquired rights for the ongoing Sri Lanka v New Zealand national team cricket series in a sublicensing deal with the Sporty Solutionz agency.

The International Cricket Council has said the 2016 U19 World Cup in Bangladesh will receive unprecedented broadcast coverage as it seeks to enhance the national team tournament’s position in the sport’s marketplace.

Asian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights for the 2016 season of India’s Premier Badminton League team competition.