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Star India swoops in to secure Cricket Australia rights
Disney-owned pay-television broadcaster Star India has acquired Cricket Australia’s media rights in the Indian subcontinent.
An official announcement is expected in the coming days, it is understood.
Sony secures 2022 Commonwealth Games rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired exclusive television and digital rights in India and across the Indian subcontinent to the forthcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games
Sony secures World Athletics Championships rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Network India has acquired exclusive media rights across the Indian subcontinent to the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon
The IPL e-auction: A SportBusiness Media analysis
India’s major media groups are satisfied with the results of the Indian Premier League’s e-auction, with Star and Viacom18 sharing the spoils and Sony content with the amount its rivals were forced to pay.
Two IPL domestic rights packages awarded, international rights up next
The Board of Control for Cricket in India yesterday sold the two main packages of domestic media rights for the Indian Premier League, although has not yet confirmed the winners
First day of IPL media rights bidding suggests global value will more than double
The value of global media rights for the Indian Premier League is set to more than double in the new cycle, 2023 to 2027, according to media reports in India
Google and Amazon ‘pick up IPL rights bidding documents’
Global tech firms Google and Amazon, India's biggest media groups, and other international broadcasters have picked up the bidding documents for the upcoming Indian Premier League rights auction, Bloomberg…
French Open value suffers steep decline in India with Sony
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks secured rights to the French Open tennis tournament amid a lack of competition.
Sony nets French Open rights across Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive platform-neutral rights in the Indian subcontinent for the French Open in a deal running from 2022 to 2024
World Archery retains Sony to continue growth in India
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks renewed its deal for World Archery media rights in the Indian subcontinent with an expectation that viewership will grow in the country.
Sony renews World Archery rights for two seasons
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has extended its World Archery media rights deal covering the Indian subcontinent and spanning the 2022 and 2023 seasons
India’s ‘big three’ broadcasters made to wait for landmark IPL tender
Indian broadcasters are now expecting the hotly anticipated tender for rights to the Indian Premier League to be delayed until after this year’s edition of the tournament.
Sony Pictures Networks acquires rights to India-Denmark Davis Cup tie
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired exclusive media rights across the Indian subcontinent for the forthcoming Davis Cup tie between India and Denmark
Sony renews 2022 Asian Games deal at flat rate
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed exclusive rights to the 2022 Asian Games across the Indian subcontinent at around the same fee as it paid for the previous two editions.
BCCI ‘to issue’ eagerly-awaited IPL rights tender next week
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the sport’s governing body in the country, is likely to release its invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Indian Premier League between February 1…
New Indian volleyball league prepares for launch
A new franchise-based volleyball competition, the Prime Volleyball League, is set to launch in India this week
Murdoch and Shankar ‘to acquire Viacom18 stake’
Media executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar are in talks to buy a 39-per-cent stake in Indian broadcaster Viacom18, in a deal that would value the company at $4bn (€3.6bn), according to media reports.
Sony Pictures Networks retains Asian Games rights in Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured exclusive rights across the Indian subcontinent to show the 2022 Asian Games, which is due to take place in Hangzhou, China, from September…