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NBA secures increases in latest international deals
The National Basketball Association has finalised a string of deals outside its domestic US market in recent weeks, securing large increases in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and India, and a modest uplift in Poland.
Sky hits back with PCB rights
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky last week bought rights to the upcoming England v Pakistan cricket series in an attempt to shore up its cricket content.
MP & Silva opts for wider coverage in deal with MSM
Star India’s strategic shift away from overseas sport allowed Multi Screen Media to buy rights to Italy’s Serie A and the English FA Cup earlier this month.
PCB sees positives in new deal despite security concerns
The Pakistan Cricket Board is understood to view this month’s five-year deal for its rights as the best that was possible in current market conditions.
Sony Six believes in wrestling
Indian pay-television channel Sony Six’s decision to extend its deal for TNA Wrestling last month is a strategic buy for a property the channel believes it can develop.
Ten wants MotoGP to itself
Pay-television network Ten Sports’s desire for exclusivity pushed up the value of MotoGP rights in the Indian subcontinent in last month’s deal.
IPL digital deal ticks three strategic boxes for Star India
Star India’s new deal for Indian Premier League internet and mobile rights helps the broadcaster in three ways: it gives it vital digital content, helps undermine the exclusivity of rival Sony, and ensures Star has a role in IPL coverage ahead of the sale of the main television rights in India.
Gatekeeper deal with Star pushes ICC towards $3bn global revenues
Giles Clarke, the head of the International Cricket Council’s media-rights negotiation team, hailed this month’s deal with Rupert Murdoch’s Star pay-television operations as “hugely positive for the game around the world.”
India takes second spot for WWE
WWE’s five-year extension of its partnership with pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has made the Indian subcontinent the most valuable media rights market outside the US for the wrestling series.
NFL and Sony to develop audience
The National Football League’s deal with media company Multi Screen Media this month is seen by both parties as a long-term proposition to develop the sport in India.
Sony Six picks up new tennis event
Indian pay-television operator Sony Six is understood to have paid only a nominal sum to acquire the rights in the Indian subcontinent to the inaugural Champions Tennis League, the franchise-based tournament founded by former Indian player Vijay Amritraj.
Sony faced little competition for CPL
Indian pay-television channel Sony Six is thought to have faced no competition when agreeing a one-year extension to its rights deal for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition.
Ten pays double to keep hold of strategic content
Uefa achieved another big increase in the value of its Champions and Europa League rights in the Indian subcontinent in its renewal earlier this month with incumbent rights-holder Ten Sports.
CBC deal keeps Glasgow on track to hit revenue target
Glasgow Commonwealth Games on track to hit commercial revenue targets
ICC looks to double its money to cement contested overhaul
The ICC’s ambitious income target for its next cycle of media rights sales
Ten sees off Nimbus for Sri Lanka rights but global value falls
Sri Lanka cricket drops in value
Sony Six’s January spending spree
In the increasingly competitive Indian pay-television market, Sony Six has begun 2014 on the front foot, snapping up prestigious properties in cricket, football, tennis and rugby...
Australian Open leaps in hot Asian pay-TV markets
Australian Open enjoys boom in media-rights value in two new Asian deals