ESPN to spread basket beyond cricket

ESPN Start Sports, India's leading sports broadcaster, is looking beyond cricket to beef up its content in the conditional access system.The channel has taken up soccer in a big way. R C......

ESPN inks distribution deal with Hathway

Sports broadcaster ESPN said on Monday it has signed a nationwide deal with multi-system operator Hathway for carrying its new channel Star Cricket, which is telecasting the ongoing India-England......

TRAI wants to pull the plug on ESPN

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is recommending the cancellation of sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports' downlinking licence for non-compliance with the DTH platform's pricing formula.......

Trai tariff order: Broadcasters move tribunal

Leading broadcasters, including Zee Turner and Star Den Media Services, on Monday challenged Trai's tariff order to cap wholesale price of channels to service providers like DTH and IPTV at 35 per......

Prasar Bharati drags ESPN to court

Prasar Bharati has taken ESPN-Star Sports to court, accusing it of illegally using the ongoing Indo-Pak cricket series footage and raking in huge money by unauthorized booking of advertisements on......

Star, ESPN bag BCCI sponsorship rights for 2013-14 season

The Board of Control for Cricket in India awarded the title sponsorship for all international series and the domestic tournaments in India for the year 2013-14 to Star Private Ltd. and ESPN at the......

Court bars 92 cable operators

The Delhi high court has restrained 92 cable operators from Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam, Tripura, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar and Punjab from telecasting the......

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......

John Abraham Euro 2008 brand ambassador

Flamboyant Bollywood actor John Abraham has been roped in as brand ambassador for the UEFA European Football Championship 2008, to be held next month in Switzerland and Austria. Making the......