India
INFRONT SCORES FOUR MORE FIFA WEB DEALS
FIFA agents Infront have signed four agreements for its standard 2006 World Cup new media broadcast rights packages for France, Canada, Sweden and India.
ICC GIVES TECHNOLOGY ‘GUARDED’ THUMBS UP
Cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, has given a guarded endorsement to a trial of the extended use of technology in the game, during a two-day meeting in Dubai.
TENDULKAR OPENS BATTING FOR ICONIX
A new marketing arm of advertising multi-national Saatchi & Saatchi has secured a massive new deal to market the rights of India’s most bankable cricket star – Sachin Tendulkar.
JOINT BID SECURES 2011 WORLD CUP
Cricket world governing body the ICC has awarded the 2011 Cricket World Cup to the joint Asian bid of Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
GAVASKAR HITS BACK AT PLAYERS
Indian great Sunil Gavaskar has hit back at suggestions excessive cricket is causing player burn out.
EUROPEAN TOUR IN ASIAN PRIZE MONEY HIKE
Golf's European Tour has put up $100,000 to boost prize money for next month's inaugural Aamby Valley Masters in India.
SECOND ATP TOURNAMENT IN INDIA
Mumbai is set to host an ATP-level professional men’s tennis tournament in September this year.
ZEE SCORES INDIAN RIGHTS IN NEUTRAL TERRITORIES
Indian sports channel Zee Sports has acquired global media rights for all of India's matches in non-ICC member countries.
NIMBUS CLOSE TO BUYING TV CHANNEL
India-based Nimbus Communications is reportedly close to acquiring a regional TV channel in partnership with a major foreign broadcast company.
ABU STRETCHES FAR AND WIDE FOR CWG
More than a billion people had access to free-to-air coverage of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, with the reach set to grow further according to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.
ICC TACKLES COMPETITION, SCHEDULING AND HOSTING ISSUES
The ICC Board has adopted a new six-year Future Tours Program, approved a shorter format for ICC Champions Trophy tournament and agreed to introduce Twenty20 World Championship events.
FORMER INDIAN CRICKET CHIEF IN THE DOCK
Indian cricket bosses have filed an official complaint with police chiefs in Mumbai as they pursue their case against Jagmohan Dalmiya.
FIFA TASK FORCE IN TSUNAMI RELIEF PLEDGE
FIFA's Tsunami Task Force has approved six projects in Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka worth $1.48million.
TRAVEL AGENTS GEAR UP FOR CARIBBEAN WORLD CUP
Twenty travel agencies from 11 countries across the globe are the first Official Travel Agents (OTAs) approved to sell packages, inclusive of match tickets, for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
INDIAN CRICKET REACHES OUT
Nimbus Communications Limited, the global media rights partner of the BCCI, has agreed TV deals for terrestrial broadcasts of Indian cricket across a number of African countries.
NIMBUS UNVEILS THREE MORE TV DEALS
Nimbus Sport has agreed another three television deals, with ARY Digital, GEO TV and StarHub.
CRICKET BIDS IN BUT COMBINED ASIAN BID MISSES DEADLINE
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has received bids from 15 member boards for its package of events from 2007 to 2015.
NIMBUS AGREE BROADCAST AND SPONSOR DEALS
EchoStar Satellite LLC has agreed a deal with Nimbus for exclusive broadcast rights of Indian cricket from March 2006 to March 2010.