Broadcast Rights

Revenues at Viacom18, the media arm of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), grew by 49% for the 2023-24 financial year on the back of sports and news. The company’s revenues reached Rs 10,826 crore ($1.3 billion) in FY24 as compared to Rs 7,266 crore ($872m) in FY23. 

Per the company’s statement, sports was the biggest driver of revenue growth for Viacom18. 

EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) was significantly down however - from $28.3 million the previous year to $3.9m. 

Dec 06, 2023 17:12
TNT Sports will broadcast exclusive coverage of the England women’s cricket tour of India live from Mumbai. India host an England team captained by Heather Knight in three T20Is at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, followed by a four-day Test at DY Patil Stadium.
Dec 04, 2023 19:12
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Amazon's Prime Video Monday announced a four-year deal to provide exclusive live broadcast rights in Australia for ICC cricket, which will be available on Prime Video Australia. 
Dec 04, 2023 17:12
MUMBAI: Digital sports platform FanCode will exclusively livestream the 19th edition of Volleyball Club World Championship 2023.  The championship will take place at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bangalore from 6th to 10th December.
Dec 01, 2023 19:12
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida: Prime Video and NASCAR have announced they have reached a new seven-year media rights agreement, beginning in 2025, with Prime Video set to be the exclusive home of five NASCAR Cup Series races in the early summer.  NASCAR joins the growing Prime Video catalog of top tier live sports in the U.S.
Dec 01, 2023 18:12
MUMBAI: Prime Video, host broadcaster in India for New Zealand Cricket's international matches, has announced the 2023-24 season schedule.  These include upcoming tours of New Zealand by Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia, and England. 
Dec 01, 2023 18:12
BENGALURU: IPL chairman Arun Dhumal believes that the media rights value of the world cricket's most valuable annual property has the potential to touch a staggering $50 billion over the next two decades, provided it keeps innovating and improvising with fans' interests in mind.
Nov 29, 2023 19:11
Annual global revenues for women’s elite sports will generate $1.28 billion in 2024 (£1.02bn), Deloitte said on Wednesday. This is the first time that the billion-dollar threshold willl be breached.  This total is at least 300 per cent higher than Deloitte’s previous valuation three years ago.
Nov 27, 2023 19:11
Bundesliga International has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with leading digital streamer Coupang Play, which will officially begin athe start of the 2024-25 season. The agreement gives Coupang Play exclusive rights to Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, as well as the German Supercup and the relegation play-off matches. The cooperation was commemorated by a signing ceremony in Seoul.
Nov 22, 2023 15:11
SINGAPORE: SPOTV has acquired the exclusive media rights for the UEFA EURO 2024 scheduled for 14 June 2024 and will showcase all 51 tournament matches LIVE.  The highly anticipated tournament will be hosted in Germany, with the final scheduled for July 14 in Berlin’s Olympiastadion.
Nov 15, 2023 17:11
T Sports Consortium has acquired the domestic broadcasting rights of the upcoming two editions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the South Asian country’s only franchised-based domestic T20 tournament.