Indian Subcontinent
Badminton’s India Open to be covered by Sony Six
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has secured rights to the 2015 India Open badminton tournament.
Neo Sports takes European Games to India
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights to the inaugural European Games multi-sport event, which takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan later this year.
Ten wants MotoGP to itself
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.
Sony Six clinches long-term TNA Wrestling agreement
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has signed a long-term rights deal with the TNA Wrestling series.
ESPN lands US rights to Indian Premier League
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired media rights for Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League.
IPL digital deal ticks three strategic boxes for Star India
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.
Status quo continues for Doordarshan’s World Cup broadcasts
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.
IPL broadcast deal comes under spotlight
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.
MotoGP goes exclusive in Indian subcontinent with Taj TV
Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has confirmed an exclusive five-year deal for the rights to motorcycling championship MotoGP in the region.
Star India’s digital arm picks up IPL rights
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.
Court ruling favours Doordarshan ahead of India’s World Cup opener
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).
Ten Sports lands exclusive MotoGP rights deal – report
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.
BCCI extends deadline for IPL rights tender
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.
Sony Six takes Cup of Nations to India
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.
New Zealand Cricket broadens reach with Sporty Solutionz
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.
IPL operators prepare digital rights auction
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.
Liv Sports to show Australian Open
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.
Star Sports picks up Bundesliga rights in India
Pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights in India for the Bundesliga, the top division of football in Germany.