Indian Subcontinent
Sky sees off BT challenge with new Windies deal
BT pushes Sky on Windies deal
Taj renews deal for Indian ATP event
Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV has renewed its rights for the Chennai Open men’s tennis tournament to cover the 2012-13 edition.
Vietnam deal closes positive Asian sales cycle
Vietnam deal closes Asian sales
Asia continues to deliver massive rights fee increases
Feeding frenzy for Premier League rights continues in Asia; IMG Media and MP & Silva battle it out for Asian rights
Zee wins damages claim over BCCI deal
An Indian tribunal has ruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India must pay over Rs1.2 billion (€17.2 million/$21.8
Neo acquires Bangladesh v West Indies
Pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the West Indies national cricket team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Windies slow decline confirmed
New West Indies deal reflects changing world order in cricket
MP & Silva gets 100% increase for FA rights
MP & Silva enjoys FA pay-day
NBA switches to single rights-holder for Indian market
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has agreed a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15, for the exclusive rights to show NBA basketball in India
ESPN threat to pull channels from Dish TV
Pan-Asia sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has threatened to block carriage of three of its channels on Dish TV in India after accusing the satellite-television platform of unauthorised use of ESS’s b…
Sky balks at ‘unexpected’ BCCI fees
BSkyB has put on hold plans to send a production and commentary crew to cover the England national cricket team’s upcoming series against India after the Board of Control for Cricket in India made an u…
Sony buys Legend FC rights in Asia
Indian media company Sony has acquired exclusive rights for the Legend Fighting Championship, the Hong-Kong based mixed martial arts series, in a one-year deal for the 2012-13 season
India’s iStream adds Brazilian football rights
Indian online video service iStream.com has acquired exclusive internet rights for the Campeonato Série A, the top-tier Brazilian football league, in a deal with the Total Sports Asia agency.
Bangladesh Cricket Board settles for short-term Virgo deal
The Bangladesh Cricket Board, the sport’s governing body in the country, has sold its worldwide media rights for the country’s national team series against West Indies to satellite-television broadcaster Vir…
IMG-Reliance gets stung in new I-League deal
Ten deal shows size of challenge for Indian football.
Zee’s sports division set to reduce losses
Asian broadcast group Zee Entertainment is set to reduce the financial losses incurred by its sports business unit in the 2012-13 financial year, but is likely to fall short of its target of the division…
Ten Sports reaches Indian football deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has purchased rights for the domestic I-League top division and Federation Cup football tournaments
Ten Sports extends US Open coverage
Asian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has extended a rights deal for live coverage of the US Open tennis tournament for four years, from 2013 to 2016