India

Football
Media

Football Sports Development Limited, the operator of the Indian Super League, has launched its first invitation to tender for media rights to the country's pre-eminent football competition
Olympic Games
Events

Architecture and design practice Populous is reportedly working with Ahmedabad to support a potential bid from the Indian city for the 2036 edition of the summer Olympic Games
Cricket
Media

Media group Viacom18 has secured rights in India to the inaugural edition of the US-based Major League Cricket tournament
Cricket
Licensing & Merchandising

FanCode Shop, the merchandising arm of Indian digital media company FanCode, has expanded its licensing and merchandising deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to become the governing body’s o…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced fantasy gaming platform Dream11 as its new main sponsor on a three-year deal, replacing Byju's
Cricket
Events

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed the schedule for this year’s World Cup, with Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament o…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued an invitation to tender for lead sponsorship rights to the Indian national team
Tennis
Events

The IMG agency has reached an agreement with the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association (HKCTA) to bring an ATP Tour 250 event to the city from next year, with the tournament to assume a slot previously held…
Cricket
Media

Indian subscription OTT service Disney+ Hotstar has detailed plans to provide free-to-air coverage of this year’s Cricket World Cup and Asia Cup for smartphone users.
Cricket
Media

Viacom18-owned OTT platform JioCinema will provide coverage of the Indian cricket team’s upcoming tour of the West Indies after agreeing a sublicensing deal with online streaming platform FanCode.
Cricket
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Disney Star has secured 28 sponsors for its coverage of India’s meeting with Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Cricket
Media

Disney Star has announced record audiences for this year's Indian Premier League, which concluded in dramatic fashion earlier this week
Cricket
Media

Indian streaming service JioCinema has set a new global record for the most concurrent views for a live streamed event after over 32 million viewers tuned in to its coverage of the 2023 Indian Premier…
Table Tennis
Media

Media group Viacom18 has acquired rights in India to the domestic Ultimate Table Tennis league
Cricket
Finance & Law

Investment group Tiger Global is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in the Rajasthan Royals, while the Indian Premier League cricket franchise has also announced a partnership with Saudi Arabian city…
Multiple Sports
Media

Kenichiro Yoshida, chief executive of Sony Corporation, expects the long-awaited merger between India’s Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment Enterprises to close by September this year.
Wrestling
Events

Nick Khan, chief executive of WWE, has revealed that the wrestling organisation will be staging an event in India in September, and suggested that its flagship SmackDown programme could move from its current…
Multiple Sports
Media

Global sports streaming service and media company DAZN has made its first major investment in India by striking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana, amid recent efforts…