media rights

MUMBAI: India’s home season media rights holder Star India is seeking a Rs 130 crore discount on its existing deal, the current cycle for which ends in March. While Team India jersey sponsor BYJU's, which wants an immediate out from its sponsorship agreement, has reportedly told the the BCCI to encash its bank guarantee worth an estimated Rs 140 crore.

The BCCI top brass deliberated on these two matters at the emergent meeting of the Indian cricket board's apex council on Monday, PTI reports. It was a virtual meeting.

Jan 09, 2023 09:01
MUMBAI: The outcome of the media rights auction of the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL), or the Women's T20 League (if that's the name finally given), due on 16 January, will reportedly determine whether all ten franchises that make up the IPL, will put in team bids.   The Board of Control for Cricket in India's upcoming T20 franchise tournament for women will have five teams. 
Dec 21, 2022 20:12
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Wednesday announced that Viacom18 Media Private Limited (Viacom18) has secured the exclusive media rights to broadcast the Olympic Games Paris 2024, plus non-exclusive rights to the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024, in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Dec 09, 2022 18:12
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Friday announced the release of Invitation to Tender (ITT) for media rights to the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) Seasons 2023-2027.  The IPL governing council has invited bids from "reputed entities" to acquire the media rights for the WIPL seasons 2023-2027, through a tender process. 
Nov 18, 2022 20:11
MUMBAI: Culver Max Entertainment (aka Sony Pictures Networks India) has reportedly bagged the media rights to showcase India's tour of Bangladesh.  Although not officially announced, the development was separately reported by two media platforms. Featuring two Tests and three ODIs, the series will be held from the 4th to the 26th of December. 
Sep 29, 2022 17:09
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council released its next Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights for the USA, Australia, Caribbean and Canada markets on Thursday. Following the successful conclusion of the Indian market media rights tender, the ICC is starting the next phase of its media sales process across targeted markets, including the USA.
Sep 28, 2022 20:09
Cricket South Africa (CSA), which has released its invitation to tender (ITT) for India territory media rights across all formats, is reportedly seeking $7 million per game where the Indian team is playing and $240,000 per match for all international fixtures. The $240,000 per match figure also applies to CSA's upcoming SA20 League, Cricbuzz reports. 
Aug 30, 2022 18:08
MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zee) and Disney Star, Tuesday announced that they have entered into a strategic licensing agreement by way of which Disney Star will license the television broadcasting rights of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s and Under 19 (U-19) global events for a period of four years, to ZEE. 
Aug 27, 2022 20:08
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council Saturday evening confirmed Disney Star will be the home of all ICC cricket in India for the next four years having won the TV and digital rights to both men’s and women’s global events through to the end of 2027.
Aug 26, 2022 20:08
MUMBAI: And so it came to pass. After the grandstanding had run its course, the International Cricket Council had a clear winner on its hands Friday.  This after four competing broadcast networks submitted closed bids for the second most valuable media rights the game has to offer after the IPL, from what is the ICC's biggest by far market - the Indian subcontinent.
Aug 25, 2022 17:08
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has confirmed the inking of a three-year deal to broadcast the US Open starting with the 2022 edition, a development first reported by SportzPower last week.  For the record, Disney Star was the incumbent rights holder.