Sports Channels in India (Current & Upcoming) - Broadcast Rights, General Discussion, News & Updates

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Should Sports Networks have Regional Channels?

  • YES, Absolutely! I'd love to watch the content and hear the commentary in my preferred language.

    Votes: 259 44.3%

  • NO, Language feeds are enough. (I don't care about programming / graphics in regional language)

    Votes: 325 55.7%
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somnath chakraborty said:
Historic Newzealand vs England test just ended but no indian broadcaster grab rights and show on tv apart from streaming platform prime video


Indian Broadcaser just like dead 3 days test 🤣🤣🤣
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Here for a series like India vs Australia Star Sports is not getting much advertisers so how do u expect sports broadcasters to invest in buying rights of more cricket properties and face further losses? Already they buying rights so many other sports properties at extremely high cost when returns for the same r minimal. Just look at what price EPL, UEFA, Tennis Grand Slam, F1, cricket rights of other countries or other such rights r bought by Sports Broadcasters despite these hardly generating any ad revenue.

A member was saying that whatever price sports broadcasters decide at for buying rights of different sports properties , sports properties owner or board agree to the same.....this is not at all true. Sports Broadcasters have to shell out lots of money and thru negotiations may be they r able to get minute decrease in it but that is it, it is not like whatever price sports broadcasters is fine with the concerned owner/board of sporting event will agree to it.


It is tough to maintain an equilibrium while operating in the sports broadcast genre in India. There is very heavy expenditure required but recovering such investment is very tough. We r still getting lots of access to different sports on linear as well as OTT platforms at extremely low pricing...for India Cricket u can say tha even at low ARPU due to high volumes (number of people subscribing /watch) good returns can be achieved even though again bcoz of rights being bought at very high price it takes lot of time to recover the same and earn profits but for other sports volume factor is very small thus despite buying rights at high price there is extreme difficulty in earning revenue thru ads...subscription revenue too r small and further slide as many people opt to unsubscribe sports channels at such point of time. This is the reason why Star Sports or other broadcasters try to bundle sports channels across basic and other bouquets they offer
 
Rd22 said:
Thank god Star Sports airing match atleast in SD, last time Sony who blackouts so many international matches played by Australia.
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Which International matches?
 
dino29 said:
Here for a series like India vs Australia Star Sports is not getting much advertisers so how do u expect sports broadcasters to invest in buying rights of more cricket properties and face further losses? Already they buying rights so many other sports properties at extremely high cost when returns for the same r minimal. Just look at what price EPL, UEFA, Tennis Grand Slam, F1, cricket rights of other countries or other such rights r bought by Sports Broadcasters despite these hardly generating any ad revenue.

A member was saying that whatever price sports broadcasters decide at for buying rights of different sports properties , sports properties owner or board agree to the same.....this is not at all true. Sports Broadcasters have to shell out lots of money and thru negotiations may be they r able to get minute decrease in it but that is it, it is not like whatever price sports broadcasters is fine with the concerned owner/board of sporting event will agree to it.


It is tough to maintain an equilibrium while operating in the sports broadcast genre in India. There is very heavy expenditure required but recovering such investment is very tough. We r still getting lots of access to different sports on linear as well as OTT platforms at extremely low pricing...for India Cricket u can say tha even at low ARPU due to high volumes (number of people subscribing /watch) good returns can be achieved even though again bcoz of rights being bought at very high price it takes lot of time to recover the same and earn profits but for other sports volume factor is very small thus despite buying rights at high price there is extreme difficulty in earning revenue thru ads...subscription revenue too r small and further slide as many people opt to unsubscribe sports channels at such point of time. This is the reason why Star Sports or other broadcasters try to bundle sports channels across basic and other bouquets they offer
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Cricket viewership has reached it's peak. It will decline. Giving importance to cricket by overpaying for rights makes zero sense. Meanwhile advertisers knows the appeal of a niche audience when it comes to athletic events, football match or even a F1 Race. Content like WWE, F1, Champions League, Moto GP etc. are a better investment for broadcaster pay 3X, 4X than it's worth for cricket. Also these rights needs to be realistic. Otherwise then they will be forced to go into a pay per view or streaming model. Let's be real some broadcaster tried to sabotage other sports for cricket by making International sports a niche HD exclusive content. Thankfully, new competitors are bring a fresh change into the market.
 
Rd22 said:
Aus vs WI, Aus vs Nz matches.
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Dunno what happened during Aus vs NZ. During Aus vs Wi. They didn't had free slot. This is why I say to revamp Sony Ten 4 into a national sports channel. Regional thing doesn't work. I wonder how many thousand crores these dubbed ads brings.
 
dino29 said:
Star Sports 2 and 3 air ISL w
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sorry bro.... but don't agree with this statement when SS2 can telecast women's W/C on SS2 then why not a test match???? ISL can be shown on SSS channels as they already show football... live content is important not repeats/highlights
 
If Coming Srilanka Brodcasting Global Rights win Star Sports Or Sony Channel..Then Upcoming match against Newzeland Will Brodcasting In TV or not?
 
iamshovan said:
If Coming Srilanka Brodcasting Global Rights win Star Sports Or Sony Channel..Then Upcoming match against Newzeland Will Brodcasting In TV or not?
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that is NZ cricket, will be available only on amazon prime app
SLC next cricket is Ireland tour of SL in April , mostly this new rights will begin from that series
 
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