Broadcast Rights

After its monster $5 billion rights deal with WWE struck in January, streaming giant Netflix has made its first significant move into "non-scripted" live sports. 

The NFL on Wednesday took another step toward its goal of making its games as widely available as possible by striking a three-year deal with Netflix. 

Netflix will be the global home of the NFL's two Christmas Day marquee games. The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the reigning two-time Kansas City Chiefs, while the Houston Texans will host the Baltimore Ravens in the two holiday games.

Jul 10, 2023 18:07
MUMBAI: The stand-alone brand value of the IPL is now US$3.2 billion, up by 80% from US$1.8 billion in 2022. The business enterprise value of the IPL stands at US$15.4 billion, up 80% from US$8.5 billion in 2022, mainly due to the impact of the 2023–2027 media rights deal with Viacom18 and Disney Star after a fiercely contested auction. 
Jul 07, 2023 16:07
MUMBAI: Major League Cricket (MLC) announced today a media rights partnership that will see the first-ever edition of the competition air exclusively in India on Viacom18’s sports network.
Jul 05, 2023 14:07
MUMBAI: India’s public broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) will telecast the upcoming India’s tour of the West Indies. The month-long bilateral series comprising 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 5 T20Is, is scheduled to take place from July 12 to August 13.
Jul 05, 2023 14:07
STAR SPORTS has acquired the exclusive television media rights for the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023, scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka from July 30 to August 21.   Having bagged the television broadcast rights, Star Sports will telecast the league’s action live, exclusively in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and MENA region including UAE, a media release said.
Jun 28, 2023 20:06
Formula E has announced a new broadcast distribution partnerships in the U.S. that will see long-standing partner CBS air more live races than ever before and introduce streaming platform Roku as the streaming home of Formula E.
Jun 28, 2023 19:06
ANTIGUA: Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a new two-year Caribbean broadcast rights agreement with RUSH Sports for the live coverage of all West Indies men’s and women’s international matches played at home.
Jun 22, 2023 19:06
MUMBAI: The Global Chess League, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, today announced JioCinema as the OTT partner for the inaugural edition. From June 22nd, 2023, onwards, all the matches of the league being held in Dubai will be streamed LIVE on the platform.
Jun 22, 2023 19:06
BENGALURU: The merger between ZEE Entertainment and the Indian unit of Japan's Sony will go through, "whether or not" he is the CEO of the merged company, Punit Goenka told the Economic Times in an interview.
Jun 20, 2023 19:06
MUMBAI: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and BBC Sport have today announced an audio deal to extend live cricket coverage across BBC Radio and BBC Sounds up to and including the 2028 season.
Jun 19, 2023 20:06
MUMBAI: The schedule for Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 will see the defending champions Chennai Lions take on Puneri Paltan Table Tennis at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on July 13.