India

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Disney Star has announced massive losses of INR 12,548 crore (€1.4bn/$1.5bn) for the full year in 2023-24, ahead of its imminent merger with conglomerate Reliance Industries.
Cricket
Events

With the likes of Aramco and Saudi Tourism Authority previously major IPL sponsors, the league is taking its high-profile player auction to the Kingdom later this month.
Multi-sport
Events

The Indian Olympic Association has delivered a letter of intent registering the country’s interest in hosting the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Football
Media

India is the first market in which the German Football League (DFL) has gone direct to consumer with its Bundesliga Pass live on the OneFootball app in the country, SportBusiness has learned.
Multi-sport
Governance

India's growing momentum within the International Olympic Committee, with a potential major sponsorship deal and a Summer Olympics bid on the horizon, has been checked over a domestic governance dispute…
Cricket
Events

Sportfive has unveiled its first foray into cricket since the arrival of Seamus O’Brien to head up its Asia-Pacific business with the establishment of a ‘Masters’ T20 league featuring Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Football
Media

Esports, gaming and media company Galaxy Racer (GXR) has announced that it has secured broadcast rights to three of Europe’s top football leagues on the Indian subcontinent in deals ranging from four to six seasons.
Cricket
Media

Disney Star is seeking $940m (€845m) in damages within its arbitration proceedings filed against Zee Entertainment over the sublicensing deal for International Cricket Council (ICC) rights, a regulatory f…
Multiple Sports
Media

The merger between Disney Star and Reliance Industries, the majority owner of Viacom18, has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), subject to the compliance of “voluntary modifications”.
Cricket
Media

Disney Star is attempting to reduce its $3bn (€2.7bn) rights fee obligations to the ICC, which itself is likely to see current BCCI secretary Jay Shah take over as chair, SportBusiness understands.
Multiple Sports
Media

Disney Star and Reliance Industries, majority owner of Viacom18, are likely to drop "fringe channels" in order to meet antitrust requirements for their proposed merger, though do not plan to offload any…
Football
Media

Dubai-based gaming and media company Galaxy Racer is close to securing exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga and France’s Ligue 1 in India and is also in advanced talks to acquire rights to Italy’s Serie A in the country.
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Indian tyre brands Ceat and BKT have served notice of their international ambitions, announcing sponsorship deals with German Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen and The Hundred, the England and Wales…
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

IndianOil has renewed its title sponsorship of the India-based Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) for the upcoming 2024 season, in a deal first reported by SportBusiness.
Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has the security of a long-term broadcast deal in India after FanCode secured exclusive streaming rights to its major properties from 2025 to 2028.
Motorcycling
Events

The intervention means that MotoGP avoids the fate of its four-wheeled peers Formula 1 and Formula E, which have both had to stop racing in the country due to financial and bureaucratic issues.
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has four central sponsorship positions left to sell for the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the signing of Wonder Cement
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

MRF Tyres is expected to reduce its presence in cricket after deciding against renewing its global sponsorship of the ICC, according to reports.