Jan 31, 2022 16:01
PUNE: The Tata Open Maharashtra, India’s only ATP World Tour stop, announced Star Sports as the official broadcaster for its fourth edition to be held at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune.
The ATP 250 tournament, which is returning to India after a hiatus of one year caused by the coronavirus pandemic, will be telecast live on Star Sports as the main draw, which starts Monday, and ends February 6.
Jan 25, 2022 18:01
MUMBAI: The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is wreaking havoc with sporting events being staged across the country. After the I-League, Indian Super League (ISL), AFC Asian Women's Cup India 2022 and Santosh Trophy, the virus has reportedly breached the bio bubble of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League in Bengaluru.
Jan 24, 2022 20:01
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company India has appointed former Visa executive Avik Chatterjee as vice president & head of Marketing - Emerging Sports - at Star Sports.
Chatterjee was with the credit card major for four years - from November 2017 to October 2021. Prior to his stint at Visa, Chatterjee was with Vodafone for just under two years in consumer segment marketing.
Dec 24, 2021 12:12
MUMBAI: Ahead of the commencement of the first clash in the 3-match Test series of India's tour to South Africa, official broadcaster Star Sports has launched its promo #FirstKaThirst, driving the narrative of the series with its viewers and fans.
Action from the first Test starting on Boxing Day, December 26th, will be LIVE & Exclusive on the Star Sports Network from 1.30 PM.
Dec 20, 2021 20:12
MUMBAI: Star Sports, official media rights partner for the vivo Pro Kabaddi League, has roped in eight sponsors and many more key advertisers ahead of the commencement of the league, marking the return of India’s second-most viewed league after a two-year hiatus.
Dec 06, 2021 16:12
UMBAI: The best of kabaddi stars from India and around the world converge once again on the fabled mat as the vivo Pro Kabaddi League, India’s second most watched tournament, returns with Season 8 after a two-year hiatus from December 22nd, on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar.
Dec 06, 2021 15:12
MUMBAI: Viacom18 Media has appointed Siddharth Sharma as executive vice president (EVP) – Sports.
Sharma joined the Reliance-controlled network last month from The Walt Disney Company-owned Star Sports where he was senior vice president - Sports Content.
Sharma, who was with Star Sports since July 2013, joined the network from ABP News, where he worked for just under ten years.
Dec 06, 2021 15:12
MUMBAI: Disney-owned Star India has elevated Vaibhav Goyal as senior vice president - Ad Sales, Star Sports, Exchange4Media reports.
Previously, Goyal held the position of vice president - Ad Sales, Star Sports for 6+ years, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Prior to Star Sports, Goyal was Planning manager at GroupM India for over three years.
Nov 02, 2021 07:11
MUMBAI: So India is out of out of the running for a semi-final spot in the ongoing T20 World Cup for all intents and purposes bar the shouting. And social media is awash with vituperative commentary deriding Team India's less than stellar performance in losing 2 out of their 2 opening games.
Oct 18, 2021 16:10
MUMBAI: India’s largest broadcaster Disney India is doing a major rejigg of its channel portfolio, shutting down ten channels, while launching 16 new ones.
On the sports channel front, the network will be "de-activating" the licenses it held for Star Sports 1 Bangla and Star Sports 1 Marathi and "switching on" Star Sports 1 Tamil HD and Star Sports 1 Telugu HD on December 1.
