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......

Coke takes fizz out of Pepsi's Fifa Cup plans

It is the kind of situation that will make Pepsi itch for a reprisal of the fabled "Nothing Official About It" campaign of 1996.At the moment, it looks likely that the beverages company will be......

Software developers try on Apple watch, see more apps coming

Software developers who tried on an Apple Watch for the first time on Friday predicted a rush of new apps over the next few months, particularly in areas including health and messaging. Developers,......

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......

Ring promoter King sues Disney/ESPN

Promoter Don King, who built a boxing empire with the aid of hyperbole, bluster and spin, filed a $2.5 billion lawsuit on Wednesday against sports channel ESPN over a biography of him he said was......

E-sports pull in more viewers as coronavirus halts live sports

IMAGE: Esports drivers compete in the F1 New Balance Esports Series. Photograph:  Miles Willis/Getty Images Sports fans and players across the world frustrated by cancelled matches......

Zee may launch sports channel

India's biggest listed media firm, Zee Telefilms Ltd., is considering launching a sports channel with Time Warner Inc.'s Turner International to take on ESPN and Star Sports, a Zee official......

Twitter, Facebook purchase tenders for IPL media rights

Social networking giants Twitter and Facebook are among the 18 entities that have purchased the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the lucrative Indian Premier League's media rights -- broadcast,......

Unprecedented demand for IPL broadcast rights

The IPL broadcast rights -- internet, TV and mobile -- are expected to fetch the BCCI a massive sum of around Rs. 20,000 crore-plus. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians celebrate winning IPL-10. Photograph:......