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Football broadcast in India
Football broadcast in India is dominated by branded sports networks Star India and Sony India on television and OTT platforms.[1][2] Indian sports rights market was worth around $1.1 billion in 2019 (with the digital videos accounting for around 20% share).[2] However, non-cricket (football, kabaddi, tennis, badminton, and wrestling) events only represent 13% of the value of sports rights.[1][2] Football usually takes a distant second spot in Indian on-ground sponsorship revenue (around $20 million in 2019).[3] Television audience figures remain highly important in India (though branded sports networks are pay-television broadcasters, they generate a large portion of their revenue from advertising).[4]
“Star Sports had bagged the English Premier League rights in 2013 for $145 million over three years, or just over $48 million per year, before renewing the deal in 2016 until the 2018-19 season at an undisclosed amount. Assuming the rights value doubles for the next cycle to around $100 million per year, it’s still less than half of what the IPL [cricket] media rights are expected to go for.
Jaideep Vaidya, Scroll[1]
“Sony has great global properties, but they are very niche for the Indian market...Those properties don’t have the kind of numbers that will make an impact for the channel...FIFA tournaments don’t happen too frequently. The Champions League gets interest only towards the latter stages, and the matches take place late at night in India.”
Indranil D. Blah (Kwan), Scroll[1]
Sports channels[edit]
List of major sports channels in India:
| Conglomerate | Channel(s) | Commentary Language | OTT Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star India | Star Sports 1 (SD & HD) | English | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Star Sports 2 (SD & HD) | English | ||
| Star Sports 3 (SD) | English, Bangla, Hindi and Malayalam | ||
| Star Sports Select 1 (SD & HD) | English | ||
| Star Sports Select 2 (SD & HD) | English | ||
| Star Sports First (SD) | Hindi | ||
| Sony India | Sony Ten 1 (SD & HD) | English | SonyLIV |
| Sony Ten 2 (SD & HD) | English | ||
| Sony Ten 3 (SD & HD) | Hindi | ||
| Sony Ten 4 (SD & HD) | Tamil and Telegu | ||
| Sony Six (SD & HD) | English, Bangla and Malayalam | ||
| Discovery India | Eurosport (SD & HD) | English | Discovery+ |
| Lex Sportel | 1Sports (SD) | English | 1Sports Facebook Page |
| Prasar Bharati | DD Sports (SD) | English and Hindi | None |
List of non-sports channels that are currently broadcasting sports in India:
| Conglomerate | Channel(s) | Commentary Language | OTT Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viacom18 | MTV (SD & HD) | English | Voot |
| VH1 (SD & HD) | |||
| Colors Infinity (SD & HD) | |||
| Network18 | News18 Bangla (SD) | Bengali | |
| CNN-News18 (SD) | English |
List of other OTT platforms broadcasting sports in India:
| Conglomerate | OTT Platform |
|---|---|
| Dream Sports | FanCode |
| Addatimes Media | Addatimes |
| Reliance | Jio TV |
Indian competitions[edit]
List of current broadcasters:
| Competition | Television Rights | Streaming Rights | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | Channel(s) | Conglomerate | Platform | ||
| Indian Super League | Star India | Star Sports | Star India | Disney+ Hotstar | [5][6] |
| Reliance | Jio TV | ||||
| I-League | Lex Sportel | 1Sports | Dream Sports | FanCode | [7][8] |
| Lex Sportel | 1Sports Facebook Page | ||||
| I-League 2nd Division | Lex Sportel | 1Sports | Lex Sportel | 1Sports Facebook Page | [9] |
| Durand Cup | Sony India | Sony Ten 2[lower-alpha 1] | Addatimes Media | Addatimes | [10][11] |
| Super Cup | Star India | Star Sports | Star India | Disney+Hotstar | |
| Calcutta Football League | R Plus | R Plus | None | [12] | |
| IFA Shield | Kolkata TV | Kolkata TV | None | [13] | |
- ↑ Sony Ten 2 only showed semi-finals and final of 2021 season
International Club Football Leagues/Cups[edit]
List of current broadcasters:
- ↑ TV5Monde Asie will show select matches (mainly PSG ones) with French commentary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Sports 3 and Disney+Hotstar only telecasted FC Goa's group stage matches in the 2021 season
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar only telecasted Group D matches and ATK Mohun Bagan's knockout stage matches in the 2021 season
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 TV9 Bangla and its YouTube channel only telecasted ATK Mohun Bagan's matches in the 2021 season
International Football[edit]
List of current broadcasters:
| Federation (or) Confederation |
Competition | Television Rights | Streaming Rights | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | Channel(s) | Conglomerate | Platform | |||
| FIFA | FIFA World Cup | Viacom18 | TBD | Viacom18 | Voot | [34] |
| Reliance | Jio TV | |||||
| UEFA | UEFA Euro | Sony India | Sony Ten 2/3/4 & Sony Six | Sony India | SonyLIV | [35] |
| UEFA Nations League | Sony Ten 2/3 | [36] | ||||
| UEFA Euro Qualifiers | Sony Ten 1/2 | [37] | ||||
| FIFA World Cup - European Qualifiers | Sony Ten 1/2 | [38] | ||||
| CONMEBOL | Copa América | Sony India | Sony Ten 2 & Sony Six | Sony India | SonyLIV | [39] |
| CAF | Africa Cup of Nations | Sony India | Sony Six & Sony ESPN | Sony India | SonyLIV | [40] |
| AFC | AFC Asian Cup | FSDL | None | FSDL | None | [41] |
| FIFA World Cup - Asian Qualifiers | ||||||
| AFC Women's Asian Cup | ||||||
| SAFF | SAFF Championship | Discovery Asia-Pacific | Eurosport[lower-alpha 1] | Discovery Asia-Pacific | Discovery+ | [42] |
- ↑ Only Indian matches of 2021 Edition
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Vaidya, Jaideep. "The sports broadcasting war: Here's how Sony plans to topple Star". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tewari, Saumya (2020-03-06). "Sports rights in India expected to touch $1.3 bn by 2024". Mint.
- ↑ "Sports sponsorship in India crossed Rs 9000 crore in 2019, says ESP Properties report". Scroll.
- ↑ "Star snatches Cricket South Africa rights in India from Sony". SportBusiness Media. 2020-03-27.
- ↑ "Indian Super League - Broadcasters". www.indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Desk, India com Sports (2020-11-19). "Live Streaming ISL 2020/21: When and Where to watch ISL matches". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ Desk, InsideSport (2020-11-07). "I-League 2020/21 to begin from January 9, will telecast live on 1Sports". InsideSport. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ Laghate, Gaurav. "FanCode to live stream I-League matches exclusively". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "1Sports roped in as HILQ 2021 broadcasters from October 12 onwards | Hero I-League". Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ↑ Durand Cup 2021 | Live & Exclusive on Addatimes | Streaming September 5th, retrieved 2021-08-26
- ↑ "Durand Cup 2021: LOC announces semifinals & final ticket distribution points – IndiaFooty". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ↑ "R Plus News to broadcast 2021 Calcutta Football League!", arunfoot.com
- ↑ "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ↑ "Premier League Live Football Broadcasts & TV Highlights 2020/21". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "EFL Official Website - International Broadcast Partners". www.efl.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ↑ "Where to watch the Emirates FA Cup around the world via our global broadcast partners". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Viacom18 enters into a strategic partnership with LaLiga; MTV India will now be the exclusive home of the legendary football league". Página web oficial de LaLiga | LaLiga. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ↑ "Bundesliga | List of all broadcasters". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Sony Sports on broadcasting DFL Supercup 2021". Twitter. 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "SonyLIV on broadcasting DFL Supercup 2021". Twitter. 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "mukesh ambani: Mukesh Ambani's tryst with sports rights continues with Italian Serie A - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Sony renews UEFA broadcast rights in India for next 3 years". SportsMint Media. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ↑ "International Broadcasters". www.ligue1.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ↑ "Ligue 1 Live streaming: Reliance backed Viacom 18 listed as official broadcasters of French League in India". InsideSport. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ mlssoccer. "MLS adds international broadcast partners in India, Honduras, New Zealand | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ↑ "AFC Champions League broadcast on Star Sports". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "AFC Cup broadcast on Star Sports". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "AFC Cup broadcast on Disney+Hotstar". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "AFC Cup broadcast on TV9 Bangla". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "AFC Cup broadcast on TV9 Bangla". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Broadcasters". Eredivisie. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "Eurosport on broadcasting an Eredivisie 2021 match". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ "Sony Pictures Networks India acquires broadcast rights for 2021 J1 League". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ↑ "Viacom18 acquires FIFA World Cup 2022 media rights for Rs 450 crore: Report". SportsMint Media. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ↑ "Where to watch UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "Where to watch the UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "Where to watch Euro 2020 Qualifiers around the world - India, UK, USA, Nigeria, Kenya, Australia and more". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ UEFA.com (2021-09-03). "Where to watch European Qualifiers for the World Cup: TV broadcast partners, live streams". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ↑ Quint, The (2021-04-20). "Sony Network to Broadcast Copa America 2021 in India". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team. "Africa Cup of Nations 2019: All you need to know". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ↑ "AFC agrees media rights deal with Football Sports Development Limited in the Indian Subcontinent | Football | News |". the-AFC. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ↑ "India's SAFF Championship 2021 games to be telecast on Eurosport". Khel Now. 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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