Star to invest Rs 20,000 cr to expand sports coverage in India

Star Network, the media and entertainment firm owned by Rupert Murdoch, on Wednesday said it will invest more than Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) to expand its sports coverage in India and has......

How the 21st Century Fox deal will change Disney's fortune in India

The move will catapult Disney as the country's largest media and entertainment broadcaster, with over $1.3 billion of additional India revenue. Walt Disney Co’s acquisition of Rupert......

Sony scores as soccer fever grips India

Five matches of the first three days of the World Cup aired on Sony Six and Sony Aath reached 14.8 mn Indian viewersIn football crazy West Bengal, jails are allowing prisoners to watch the FIFA......

Cricket world cup to see boom in HDTV sales

When broadcaster ESPN-STAR Sports announced in December 2010 that the upcoming cricket world cup would have high-definition (HD) telecast feed, television manufacturers could barely hide their......

Why Sony is very excited about the FIFA World Cup

Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup, reports Urvi Malvania. IMAGE: Football has grown in popularity since the 2014 World Cup. Photograph: FIFA World Cup/Twitter Sony......

Cable operators barred from telecast of Ind-Aus series

The vacation bench of the Delhi high court on Thursday ordered in favour of ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd (ESIPL) in its suit for permanent injunction filed against cable operators across the country......