Indian Subcontinent

Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has said it will reduce subscription fees for its Ten Golf channel in India as it seeks to further promote the sport in the country.

Sony-owned broadcaster Multi Screen Media has appointed Prasana Krishnan as the business head of its Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six.

Four companies are battling to secure the broadcasting rights for Pakistan’s cricket series against South Africa and Sri Lanka in the UAE later this year, according to the Express Tribune.

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Mobile television service Zenga TV has sealed the exclusive mobile rights to the 2013 US Open tennis championships in India.

The Pakistan Cricket Board governing body has appointed professional services company Ernst & Young to oversee the process of awarding media rights for the national team’s forthcoming ‘home’ series against South Africa and Sri Lanka, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

Mumbai-based company Delta Lifestyle and Entertainment has acquired the exclusive Indian media rights to 22 British horse races per year in a deal running through to 2016.

Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the TNA Wrestling organisation across the Indian subcontinent.

The Star India broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has acquired rights for the Olympic Games in seven countries in southern Asia.

The Scottish Professional Football League has agreed a three-year rights partnership with Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six, with the agreement set to mark the first time Scottish top division football has been broadcast in India.

Pakistani cricket’s governing body, the Pakistan Cricket Board, has rejected criticism concerning the transparency of its broadcast rights sales process, according to The Nation newspaper.

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Pakistani cricket’s governing body, the Pakistan Cricket Board, has enlisted the assistance of  Ehsan Mani, former chairman of the sport’s global governing body the International Cricket Council, as part of an effort to boost its television revenues, according to the AFP news agency.

The Sri Lanka Cricket governing body has awarded its broadcast and production rights for games played in Sri Lanka to Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports in a seven-year deal running through to 2020, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.

Indian telecommunications group DigiVive has secured mobile streaming rights for the ongoing one-day international cricket tri-series featuring India, Sri Lanka and hosts West Indies.

Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals has launched its own media channel, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.