Indian Subcontinent
Bharti Airtel secures Euro 2012 mobile rights in India
Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel has acquired exclusive mobile rights for the Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament, which kicks off later today in Poland
Neo Sports targeting Euro 2012 advertising boom
Indian pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports is targeting advertising revenue of Rs400 million (€5.76 million/$7.2 million) from its coverage of the Uefa Euro 2012 football championships.
Neo Cricket rebranded following loss of BCCI rights
Pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has rebranded its cricket channel following the loss of its rights deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) governing body
ECB agrees seven-year deal with ESS at healthy increase
ECB enjoys healthy rights-fee increase in new ESS deal
Bangladesh Cricket Board in search for new global rights-holder
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed a three-member committee to create the tender process for its global media rights following the conclusion of its previous agreement for the rights with the Nimbus…
Carlton follows on with more cricket rights
Sri Lankan terrestrial sports broadcaster the Carlton Sports Network has continued its spending spree on cricket rights, agreeing a three-year deal for the Sri Lankan national team rights from 2012 to…
Leenders: Fiba has found ‘innovative solution’ for rights
Fiba teams up with Leenders and Klooz in 'innovative' move
Uefa enjoys 30% increase in Europe despite recession
Champions League value up by 30% in top 5 European markets
Unchallenged Sky pays increase for ICC rights
ESS bucks the trend and gets increase from Sky
Sport escapes Indian airtime squeeze
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has introduced strict limits in television advertising in the country but sports broadcasts will be exempt.
Indiantelevision
Sri Lankan broadcasters in Olympics rights dispute
Sri Lankan state broadcaster SLRC plans to take free-to-air network MTV to court over a dispute surrounding the media rights to the London 2012 Olympic Games
Carlton acquires Sri Lankan Premier League cricket rights
Sri Lankan terrestrial sports broadcaster the Carlton Sports Network has acquired rights for the Sri Lankan Premier League, the new Twenty20 cricket competition
ESPN Star Sports joint venture split ‘imminent’, report says
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is on the verge of completing a buyout of Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN’s stake in their jointly-owned pan-Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports, according to …
US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
MP & Silva busy with football rights in Asia
MP & Silva takes big portfolio of club football rights to Asia
Nimbus interested in Pakistan Twenty20 league rights
The Nimbus Communications agency is interested in acquiring the rights for a proposed new Twenty20 cricket league operated by the Pakistan Cricket Board, according to the national governing body’s chairman, Z…
News Corp set to buy out ESPN stake from ESS joint venture
ESPN withdrawal leaves Murdoch well placed for drive into India and China; BCCI deal confirms ESS demise
Big CCTV deal pushes Sportfive towards fee target
CCTV keeps Sportfive on track