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.

Apr 29, 2022 16:04
JOHANNESBURG: Third time lucky? A little under four years after Southern Africa's dominant sportscaster SuperSport's pulling the plug on an equity deal with Cricket South Africa (CSA) to mount a franchise-based T20 league was the principal reason for its "crashing and burning", the two parties have come together again.
Apr 28, 2022 17:04
MUMBAI: Sony Sports Network has secured broadcast rights for the ongoing Badminton Asia Championships 2022. The tournament, which made a comeback after a two-year hiatus, kicked off on April 26 and runs through till May 2.
Apr 28, 2022 17:04
OAKLAND, California: NBA franchise Golden State Warriors and Singapore-based Rakuten Sports have entered into a strategic partnership for business development and partner acquisition in key Asia Pacific markets. 
Apr 27, 2022 07:04
MUMBAI: The most valuable franchise in the Indian Premier League is the Reliance-owned Mumbai Indians, with a valuation of $1.3 billion, followed by Chennai Super Kings at $1.15 billion, a Forbes report published Tuesday avers.
Apr 25, 2022 18:04
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the venues for the five-match T20I series against South Africa, beginning 9 June. The T20I series begins less than two weeks after the conclusion of the ongoing IPL, with the first match in Delhi. The five matches will take place across 11 days, concluding with the final game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Apr 21, 2022 13:04
SINGAPORE: The Global Esports Federation Thursday announced the appointment of IMG as its strategic partner. IMG will collaborate with the GEF and its strategic partner for esports services, FACEIT, to shape the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships in Birmingham this August.
Apr 18, 2022 05:04
MUMBAI: Viacom18 has launched Sports18, the network’s dedicated sports broadcasting channel. 
Apr 13, 2022 18:04
MUMBAI: The Hero Indian Women’s League (Hero IWL), an AIFF flagship property and the top division of women's professional football club competition in India, will be broadcast LIVE & exclusively on Eurosport India. 
Apr 11, 2022 21:04
MELBOURNE: DiBella Entertainment has appointed IMG to sell media rights globally for the lightweight boxing world title fight between “Ferocious” George Kambosos Jr. and Devin “The Dream” Haney.
Apr 08, 2022 20:04
MUMBAI: LaLiga Pass, LaLiga's OTT to provide fans with access to all LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank matches, as well as other exclusive content, will soon be available in Indonesia and Thailand.