Star Sports

Cricket

Interview with Giles Clarke, chairman of the finance and commercial affairs committee for the International Cricket Council, on the governing body’s new eight-year deal with Star India and Star Middle East.

Tennis
India

Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has confirmed the acquisition of rights for the inaugural International Premier Tennis League franchise competition.

Cricket
MENA

Pay-television operator OSN has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East and North Africa region for all 18 International Cricket Council tournaments and qualifiers under the global governing body’s 2015 to 2023 rights cycle.

Football

Pay-television broadcaster Star India, the local rights-holder and stakeholder in the Indian Super League, has revealed details of additional rights deals for the new football competition.

Minor Sports
India

The Star India broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has said the inaugural season of the Pro-Kabaddi League has become the second largest Indian sports property behind cricket’s Indian Premier League in terms of broadcast reach.
India

Asian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has reached an agreement with Japan Race Promotion for live rights in India to its Super Formula motor racing series.

Cricket
Europe

Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has extended a rights deal for the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Cricket
India

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has partnered with telecommunications company Vodafone India to become the country’s first broadcaster and brand advertiser to participate in the Amplify platform of social networking website Twitter.

Football
India

Pay-television broadcaster Star India asked for a delay to the start of the Indian Super League because of internal issues with the franchise football tournament, not, as widely reported, to avoid a clash with the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament.