An Overview of the Indian Sports Broadcasting Landscape
The Indian sports broadcasting landscape has evolved significantly over the last quarter of a century and has grown into one of the largest sports broadcasting markets in the world. This will not come as a surprise considering the proliferation of television, mobile and internet technology among the Indian population. According to estimates, more than 780 million1 Indians have access to a television in India and more than 183 million2 households own or have a television set. Further, estimates suggest that India recently passed the 500 million internet users mark3.
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- Tags: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) | Broadcasting | Commercial | Competition | Cricket | India | Indian Premier League | Media Rights | Regulation
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Written by
R. Seshank Shekar
Nihal Zachariah
Nihal is a Senior Associate at LawNK, a Bangalore based niche law practice specializing in sports, intellectual property, media and information technology laws. He is also Legal Counsel at Copyright Integrity International, a world leader in the protection of digital and broadcast rights. Nihal graduated from Gujarat National Law University in 2013 and has experience in the areas of rights protection assistance and commercial contractual drafting for a range of clients, in the sports industry and outside.