Indian Subcontinent
Viacom18 nets NBA rights in India
Indian media group Viacom18 has secured a multi-year deal for National Basketball Association broadcast rights in India
Viacom18 appoints Petkar as SVP for sports
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has appointed Mallika Petkar as 'senior vice president - strategy, sports'
Zee ‘lands 10-year deal’ for UAE T20 League rights
Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises has acquired rights to the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
BCCI reviewing CVC’s bid for Indian Premier League team over betting industry links
The successful bid by CVC Capital Partners to acquire an Indian Premier League team is under scrutiny over the private equity company's links to the betting industry
BCCI ‘bans sponsorship deals with cryptocurrency exchanges’
Some Indian Premier League cricket teams are reported to be unhappy about an order from the Board of Control for Cricket in India barring them from agreeing sponsorship deals with cryptocurrency exchanges
Marron Media retains LPL sales agency role, Daraz secures digital rights
The Marron Media agency will be the exclusive international media rights sales agent for the Lanka Premier League for the second successive year
Dream Sports valued at $8bn after new funding round
Indian fantasy sports operator Dream Sports has raised $840m (€742.2m) in a new funding round that has valued the company at $8bn.
Reliance adds UAE T20 League franchise to cricket portfolio
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited, the owner of Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians, has announced it has acquired one of the teams in the new UAE T20 League cricket competition
OneFootball secures Indian Super League international streaming rights
Football-based media platform OneFootball has acquired rights to the Indian Super League club competition in over 200 countries across the world
Sony-Zee merger ‘in final stages’, sports content being targeted
Indian broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises are close to finalising a merger to create a new giant in the market that will target sports content as part of growth plans,…
Court bars PCB from cancelling PTV domestic deal
The Pakistan Cricket Board has been prevented from cancelling its deal for domestic media rights with state broadcaster Pakistan Television by a court in Lahore
IPL’s Super Kings sign TVS Eurogrip as shirt sponsor
The Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League cricket franchise has agreed a deal for tyre brand TVS Eurogrip to become its principal sponsor for three years from 2022
New professional basketball league planned in India
The Basketball Federation of India has announced plans for the country's first official professional basketball league, the Indian National Basketball League (INBL)
PCB cancels PTV deal, issues new domestic tender
The Pakistan Cricket Board has cancelled its exclusive three-year domestic broadcast rights and cable distribution deal with state broadcaster PTV Sports and I-Media Communication Services
Sony renews rights to Lanka Premier League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured television and digital rights in India for this year's second edition of the Lanka Premier League
HBL extends title sponsorship of Pakistan Super League until 2025
Pakistani banking firm HBL has renewed its title sponsorship of the Pakistan Super League cricket tournament by a further four years
Indian Super League launches first digital collectibles with Terra Virtua
The Indian Super League, the top tier of club football in India, has launched its exclusive series of digital collectibles as part of its deal with Terra Virtua Limited
Indian sports tech firm Edisn.ai acquired by fuboTV
US-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has acquired Bengaluru-based sports technology firm Edisn.ai