India: Star India acquires TV rights for the Bundesliga for 2015-2020

News Tank Football - Paris - News #29253 - Published on 02/12/14 at 12:09

The Indian audiovisual group Star India has acquired the broadcast rights in India to the Bundesliga for the 2015-2020 period, according to DFL Sports Enterprises, a subsidiary of the DFL (German Football League), which manages the audiovisual and commercial rights the DFL, on 26/11/2014, thus confirming the announcement in the Indian press on 25/11/2014.

The matches of the German first division will be broadcast on the pay-TV channel Star Sports (Star India group). The Bundesliga broadcasting rights in India have been held by the pay-TV group Neo Sports since 2012-13. The group pays an estimated $300,000 (€240,000) per season until the end of 2014-15. Star India will pay a sum far greater than that from 2015-16, according to Indian media.

  • Star Sports pays an estimated $145m (€116m) over the 2013-2016 period (almost €39m per season) to broadcast the English Premier League in India.
    • The group paid an estimated $15m (€12m) per season for the broadcast rights during the 2010-2013 cycle.
  • The pay-TV market in India is estimated to have a value of $5bn (€4bn) by 2020, according…

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