Indian Subcontinent

Pay-television network Ten Sports’s desire for exclusivity pushed up the value of MotoGP rights in the Indian subcontinent in last month’s deal.

Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has signed a long-term rights deal with the TNA Wrestling series.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired media rights for Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League.

Star India’s new deal for Indian Premier League internet and mobile rights helps the broadcaster in three ways: it gives it vital digital content, helps undermine the exclusivity of rival Sony, and ensures Star has a role in IPL coverage ahead of the sale of the main television rights in India.

Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan will continue to share broadcast signals of the 2015 Cricket World Cup with cable television operators after the country’s Supreme Court today (Thursday) reserved a verdict on the matter.

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), the country’s top financial watchdog, has issued a show cause notice against the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Indian Premier League, broadcasters and agencies in relation to a media-rights deal agreed in the founding years of the Twenty20 tournament.

Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has confirmed an exclusive five-year deal for the rights to motorcycling championship MotoGP in the region.

The Novi Digital Entertainment subsidiary of pay-television broadcaster Star India has acquired rights for the next three seasons of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament, from 2015 to 2017.

Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan has been permitted to share broadcast signals of the 2015 Cricket World Cup with cable television operators on a temporary basis following a ruling from the country’s Supreme Court today (Tuesday).

Pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports, which operates in the Indian subcontinent, has agreed a five-year deal for the exclusive rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship, according to IndianTelevision.com.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has pushed the deadline for a media rights tender to its Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition back by one week to February 10.

Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has secured live rights to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations national team football tournament across multiple south Asian markets.

The Sporty Solutionz agency has agreed a three-year deal with New Zealand Cricket to sublicense the media rights of its national team in a host of markets across the Indian subcontinent.

The operators of the Indian Premier League will put digital rights for the Twenty20 cricket tournament on the market next month, according to the Live Mint news website.

Indian media group Multi Screen Media has announced that its Liv Sports digital division has acquired mobile and internet rights for the 2015 edition of the Australian Open tennis grand slam tournament.

Pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights in India for the Bundesliga, the top division of football in Germany.