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Apr 17, 2020 17:04
THE PAKISTAN CRICKET BOARD suffered a revenue loss of $90 million in its last media rights deal because of the frozen bilateral ties with India since 2008, an unnamed PCB official has confirmed. India have played against Pakistan only in ICC tournaments in the last few years due to the diplomatic tensions between the two nations. 
Apr 16, 2020 16:04
MUMBAI: After pay cuts were announced in sister organisations in the US, it comes as no surprise that similar measures have been instituted in the Indian arm of the House of Mouse. 
Apr 15, 2020 16:04
SINGAPORE: With the COVID-19 outbreak halting sports events all over the globe, 12 ONE Championship world champions will take part alongside the handpicked contestants at the upcoming reality show, The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, which will also see India’s Niharika Singh as an advisor to ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
Apr 15, 2020 15:04
LONDON: Alchimie, the European OTT content aggregator and dynamic distributor, has announced the launch of a global-facing sports channel Unbeaten.  The new sports channel has been created for sports fans around the world, and following its launch on Alchimie-owned OTT platform TVPlayer in the UK, Unbeaten will be distributed on a variety of OTT platforms internationally.
Apr 14, 2020 18:04
MUMBAI: Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO and MD of Viacom18, a subsidiary of Network18, has decided to move on from Viacom18 after eight years at the helm. 
Apr 13, 2020 20:04
MUMBAI: The chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry as a whole has led Star India to defer the planned launch of Star Sports 3 HD, along with four other channels, till further intimation.  The other channels put on hold by the Disney-owned network are Vijay Music, Star Gold 2 HD, Star Movies Select, and Disney Channel HD, Televisionpost reports.
Apr 09, 2020 18:04
NEW YORK: ESPN and Riot Games have announced an agreement for ESPN to be the official U.S. linear and authenticated streaming platform for the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split Playoffs. Matches will air live on ESPN2 or the ESPN app, with all matches available on demand in the ESPN app immediately following competition.
Apr 09, 2020 18:04
MUMBAI: Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the sporting calendar, all of which has come to a screeching halt right now, fantasy gaming platforms are at "sixes and sevens" as they need live sporting events to feed off and that source has dried up.
Apr 09, 2020 13:04
MUMBAI: ESPNcricinfo has launched a new show called ‘One on One #Workfromhome’, where the host catches up with cricketers over video-chat during this global time-out to discuss their career, life-goals, personal matters and ways of dealing with social distancing. The first guest on the debut episode of the show is IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals’ batsman Robin Uthappa.
Apr 07, 2020 18:04
NEW YORK: This year’s WrestleMania is officially the most social event in WWE history as new champions, a Boneyard Match, a Firefly Fun House Match and non-stop action ignited the conversation throughout. WrestleMania saw a total of 13.8 million total social media interactions on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, which was up 57% from WrestleMania 35 and the most in WWE history.