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NEW DELHI: Star Sports Friday announced its partnership with the Asian Legends League as official broadcast partner for the next three seasons, spanning from 2024 to 2026. 

The Asian Legends League, a platform for former retired cricket legends from Asian countries, is set to showcase the talents of iconic players in a league format.

The league, organized by World Sports Group (WSG), will feature five franchise teams representing renowned cricketing nations: Indian Royals, Sri Lankan Lions, Bangladesh Tigers, Pakistan Stars, and Afghanistan Pathans. 

Dec 29, 2017 14:12
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: ASEAN focused over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform SportsFix has added Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) to their content offering to sports fans in ASEAN. SportsFix signed the deal with CBA offering live matches and recorded content via the SportsFix platform (www.sportsfix.tv).
Dec 28, 2017 10:12
MUMBAI: Star India managing director Sanjay Gupta has confirmed the appointment of Gautam Thakar as chief executive officer - Star Sports.  In his new role, Thakar will lead the sports broadcast business as its CEO. His appointment is effective January 15 2018 and fills a vacancy open since April 1 when Nitin Kukreja resigned from the position.
Dec 23, 2017 11:12
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) will broadcast El Clasico, the Real Madrid and Barcelona tie in four languages on Sony Ten 1 and Sony Ten 2 for the first time. 
Dec 21, 2017 10:12
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India’s video on demand (VoD) platform SonyLIV has launched a new football campaign with a mission to make football a more accessible sport.  The new campaign, that addresses the challenges of football fans, speaks about the fans and how their love for the game scores over their attachment to individual leagues, clubs or players. 
Dec 20, 2017 10:12
MUMBAI: Star India, which won IPL's global media rights in September, will leverage the fact that it holds both the television and digital rights to world cricket's biggest annual property by doing away with the five-minute delay that existed earlier between the television and the live streaming feeds.
Dec 19, 2017 12:12
MUMBAI: Kwan Entertainment and Mediarex Sports Entertainment have announced a multi-year strategic partnership that will see the two companies bring the Global Player League (GPL) to India. 
Dec 14, 2017 19:12
NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Company and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Thursday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox, including the Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with cable and international TV businesses, for approximately $52.4 billion in stock (subject to adjustment). 
Dec 14, 2017 09:12
REDWOOD CITY, Calif: Electronic Arts Inc. and Nomadic Entertainment Group have revealed that Imagine Dragons will headline EA SPORTS Bowl on Thursday, February 1 2018 at NOMADIC LIVE! at the Minneapolis Armory. 
Dec 12, 2017 13:12
MUMBAI:  The Hero Indian Super League Season 4 has recorded a cumulative reach of 81 million viewers in three weeks of telecast. This reach is 20 per cent higher than the cumulative viewership of the 52 games of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, which garnered a reach of 68 million viewers, says a Star India statement.
Dec 11, 2017 15:12
MUMBAI: Nitin Kukreja, former CEO of Star Sports, is ending his sabbatical to take over as chief executive of IQuest Enterprises Private Limited, the investment company that handles all the businesses of serial entrepreneur Nimmagadda Prasad.