Viacom18 bags TV, digital rights for India cricket to up dominance

Viacom18 bags TV, digital rights for India cricket to up dominance

Viacom 18 yesterday created a near monopoly in the Indian cricket broadcasting sphere by bagging both TV and digital rights of the national team’s home series for the next five years with a cumulative bid of approximately Rs 6,000 crore, beating Star India and Sony in a three-way battle.


Network18 channels to stream free on DistroTV in India

Network18 channels to stream free on DistroTV in India

Network18 and DistroTV, a leading independent, free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platform, yesterday announced a partnership that will enable the latter's users in India to stream Network18's diverse portfolio of TV channels live and for free. In its initial phase, the partnership has seen the launch ...