India
Star India retains Pro Kabaddi League rights amid tender concerns
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has won the rights to show the Pro Kabaddi League for the next five seasons despite conflict of interest concerns from some of the competing teams
K Madhavan becomes president of Disney and Star in India
K Madhavan has been appointed president of The Walt Disney Company India and Disney-owned pay-television platform Star India
Google and Disney Plus Hotstar agree IPL ‘web stories’ deal
Internet search giant Google will show Indian Premier League match highlights this year via its Web Stories feature under a tie-up with Indian media group Disney Plus Hotstar
Blast Premier agrees flurry of media-rights deals for 2021
Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has reached eight new international media rights deals for the 2021 season
IPL hit by multiple positive Covid-19 tests
Preparations for this year's Indian Premier League cricket tournament have been hit by a series of positive Covid-19 tests among players and support staff
Expo 2020 becomes Rajasthan Royals’ main sponsor, MPL extends with KKR
The Rajasthan Royals has signed Expo 2020 Dubai as its principal sponsor, while gaming platform Mobile Premier League will continue in the same role for fellow Indian Premier League cricket franchise Kolkata…
Fuel TV deal with Samsung adds distribution in India, Mexico
Fuel TV, the action sports television channel, has secured distribution in India for the first time and strengthened its presence in Mexico in a deal with electronics giant Samsung
Royal Challengers Bangalore agree kit deal with Puma
Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore has agreed a multi-year kit supply deal with sportswear firm Puma, beginning this year
CSK extend with Equitas Small Finance Bank ahead of 2021 IPL
Chennai Super Kings, the Indian Premier League cricket franchise, has signed a sponsorship extension with Equitas Small Finance Bank
Dream Sports valued at nearly $5bn after new funding round
Indian sports media and technology firm Dream Sports, owner of the Dream11 fantasy sports game, has raised $400m (€340m) in a secondary funding round that has increased the company's value to nearly $…
IPL stakeholders close sponsorship deals ahead of season start
The Indian Premier League, domestic rights-holding broadcaster Star India, and the league's teams are in the midst of closing a series of sponsorship deals ahead of the start of this year's tournament…
Formula E eyes new races in US, Asia
Formula E chief executive Jamie Reigle has revealed that the electric car-racing series is targeting potential new races in the US and Asia as part of plans to expand the global reach of the championship
PhonePe extends IPL presence with six deals ahead of 2021 season
Indian digital payments platform PhonePe has extended its association with cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL) market by signing six sponsorship deals ahead of the 2021 season
BKT Tires agrees deals with seven IPL teams
Indian tyre brand BKT Tires has agreed sponsorship deals with seven Indian Premier League teams for the upcoming season
Sony acquires rights for new Ultimate Kho Kho league
Indian broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has signed an exclusive, multi-year television and digital rights deal with Ultimate Kho Kho, India’s first professional kho kho league.
Safely-executed Indian Super League season hailed
Leading figures in Indian football have hailed the successful running of the 2020-21 Indian Super League season within bio-secure bubbles
Rajasthan Royals sign helmet maker Studds as associate sponsor
Indian Premier League team the Rajasthan Royals wants to increase its sponsorship revenue by as much as 40-per-cent this year, and has agreed a two-season sponsorship deal with motorcycle helmet manufacturer…
Delhi eyes bid for 2048 Olympics
Delhi, the national capital of India, is targeting a bid for the 2048 edition of the summer Olympic Games