Indian Subcontinent
Broadcasters sign on for Hockey World League Final
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has unveiled a host of broadcast partners for its 2015 men’s Hockey World League Final national team event, which will be played in Raipur, India between November 27 and December 6.
Sri Lankan platform secures carriage deal for Rugby World Cup coverage
Sri Lankan pay-television operator Dialog Television has struck a carriage deal that will allow it to show coverage of the ongoing Rugby World Cup national rugby union team tournament in England.
Sony Six lands rights to Mayweather-Berto
Indian pay-television channel Sony Six has agreed a deal for rights to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s fight against Andre Berto, which takes place in Las Vegas tomorrow (Saturday).
Sony Six secures Rugby World Cup rights in India
Indian pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired rights for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Nimbus wins second arbitration case against BCCI, with main claim to come
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has been ordered to pay sports broadcaster and media and entertainment company Nimbus Communications Rs118.8m (€1.6m/$1.8m) following the second arbitration case resulting from its 2011 decision to terminate a media rights and production partnership.
Zee Cinema to show WWE action
Pay-television channel Zee Cinema has acquired rights in India for the WWE wrestling entertainment series.
WWE teams up with Vuclip
Video-on-demand digital platform Vuclip has teamed up with the WWE wrestling entertainment organisation to offer clips of events.
NexGTv picks up streaming rights to Sri Lanka-India series
Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has reached an agreement for the cricket series between Sri Lanka and India to be live streamed by nexGTv, the digital application of Indian telecommunications group DigiVive.
Sony Kix adds LaLiga to expanding football line-up
Sony Kix, the new pay-television sports channel operated by Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media, has acquired rights for LaLiga, the new brand name for the Spanish football league.
MP & Silva opts for wider coverage in deal with MSM
Star India’s strategic shift away from overseas sport allowed Multi Screen Media to buy rights to Italy’s Serie A and the English FA Cup earlier this month.
Viacom 18 rules out move into Indian sports rights market
Indian media group Viacom 18 has said it has no immediate plans to enter into the local broadcast rights market due to the spiralling cost of cricket rights and India’s lack of a sporting culture.
Patience may pay off for Star India
Star India’s renewal with Indian hockey’s governing body highlights the broadcaster’s strategy of ground-level investment in minority sports.
MSM secures Sri Lanka v India rights
Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has secured broadcast and sponsorship rights to the cricket Test series between Sri Lanka and India.
MSM nets FA Cup and Serie A rights in India
Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media has secured rights deals for the English FA Cup and Italian Serie A club football competitions.
India’s Zimbabwe tour axed amid BCCI-Ten row – reports
India has withdrawn from its proposed tour of Zimbabwe, with an ongoing feud between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and host broadcaster Ten Sports cited as one of the main reasons behind the decision.
Star enhances commitment to hockey in Indian market
Asian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has signed a three-year extension to its rights deal with the Hockey India governing body.
DD Sports takes summer Universiade to India
DD Sports, the free-to-air channel operated by Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan, has secured the live rights to the 2015 summer Universiade multi-sports event held in Gwangju, South Korea.
SLC leaves money on table
Sri Lanka Cricket has awarded its domestic rights to state broadcaster Rupavahini, turning down a larger bid from incumbent rights-holder Carlton Sports Network.