Indian Subcontinent

Cricket
Media

Indian streaming service JioCinema has set a new global record for the most concurrent views for a live streamed event after over 32 million viewers tuned in to its coverage of the 2023 Indian Premier…
Table Tennis
Media

Media group Viacom18 has acquired rights in India to the domestic Ultimate Table Tennis league
Cricket

Record viewership for the IPL on Disney Star’s channels points to the enduring strength of linear, Sanjog Gupta tells SportBusiness Media.
Multiple Sports
Media

Kenichiro Yoshida, chief executive of Sony Corporation, expects the long-awaited merger between India’s Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises to close by September this year.
Wrestling
Events

Nick Khan, chief executive of WWE, has revealed that the wrestling organisation will be staging an event in India in September, and suggested that its flagship SmackDown programme could move from its current…
Multiple Sports
Host Broadcast & Production

Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN has made its first major investment in India by striking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana, amid recent efforts…
Football

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks paid a per-tournament uplift on its previous fee to renew its Uefa national team rights, including the European Championships.
Volleyball
Media

Indian digital platform FanCode has secured a two-year exclusive media rights deal with Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity…
Cricket
Media

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to separate its domestic linear and digital rights when it tenders its rights from 2023-24 onwards in the coming months
Motorcycling

Media group Viacom18 secured exclusive rights in India to the MotoGP motorcycling series for three years, from 2023 to 2025, after striking an advertising revenue share deal with events promoter Fairstreet Sports.
Football
Media

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive rights to Uefa Euro 2024 and Euro 2028, as well as the Uefa Nations League and all European Qualifiers and friendly matches…
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks and streaming platform FanCode have secured rights to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Super Cup
Motorsport
Media

Media group Viacom18 has secured exclusive rights in India to the MotoGP motorcycling series. The deal comes prior to this year's opening race in Portugal on Sunday
Cricket

Legends League Cricket is already the second most-watched T20 property in India, according to Raman Raheja, its co-founder and chief executive.
Football
Media

Indian digital platform FanCode has secured exclusive streaming rights in India to the FA Women's Super League. FanCode will show 20 select matches this season and 57 matches in the 2023-24 season
Motorsport

Formula 1 launched its OTT platform F1 TV Pro in India prior to the 2023 season’s start after none of India’s major sports broadcasters offered a high enough rights fee for the motor racing series.
Cricket
Media

Disney Star has said it will provide free-to-air access to T20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time
Cricket
Media

Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed its global Sri Lanka Cricket rights for four years, from April 2023 to March 2027, SportBusiness understands.