Sports broadcasting contracts in India include:
List of current broadcasters:
Competition | Television rights | Streaming rights | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conglomerate | Channel(s) | Conglomerate | Platform | ||
Indian Super League | Viacom18 | Sports18 | Viacom18 | JioCinema | [4] |
I-League | WBD India | Eurosport | Dream Sports | FanCode | [5] |
Indian Football YouTube channel | |||||
I-League 2 | None | Indian Football YouTube channel | [6] | ||
I-League 3 | None | [7] | |||
Indian Women's League | None | [8] | |||
IWL 2nd Division | TBD | ||||
Super Cup | None | Viacom18 | JioCinema | [9] | |
Durand Cup | SPNI | Sony Sports | SPNI | SonyLIV | [10] |
Santosh Trophy | None | FIFA | FIFA+ | [11] | |
Senior Women's NFC | None | SportsKPI YouTube channel | [12] | ||
Intercontinental Cup | Disney India | Star Sports | Disney India | Disney+ Hotstar | [13] |
Reliance | Jio TV | ||||
Tri-Nation Series | Disney India | Star Sports | Disney India | Disney+ Hotstar | [14] |
Gold Cup | TBD | ||||
Futsal Club Championship | None | Dream Sports | FanCode | [15] | |
National Beach Soccer Championship | Indian Football YouTube channel | [16] |
List of current broadcasters:
List of current broadcasters:
This section needs additional citations for verification .(July 2022) |
Event | Network |
---|---|
Grand Slam Tournaments | |
Australian Open | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [164] |
French Open | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [165] |
Wimbledon | Star Sports & Disney+ Hotstar [166] |
US Open | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [167] |
ATP Tour | |
ATP Finals | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [168] |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [37] |
ATP Tour 500 | Tennis TV [37] |
ATP Tour 250 | |
Maharashtra Open | Sports18 & JioCinema [169] |
WTA Tour | |
WTA Finals | None [170] |
WTA 1000 tournaments | |
WTA 500 tournaments | |
WTA 250 tournaments | |
Chennai Open | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [171] |
Mixed team events | |
United Cup | YouTube [172] |
ITF Team Events | |
Davis Cup | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [173] |
Billie Jean King Cup | None |
Miscellaneous events | |
Laver Cup | Sony Sports Network & SonyLIV [174] |
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