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Banijay Entertainment announces Battleground fitness-fight competition format

Media and entertainment powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, has acquired the global rights to Battleground, a high-octane, youth-skewing fitness competition format originating from Mumbai-based Rusk Media. The deal further strengthens Banijay Entertainment’s growing slate of digital-first, talent-driven franchises and marks a strategic move into the fitness-entertainment space. Battleground blends physical sport, reality drama and audience interactivity in […]

April 9, 2026

Forecast: India fixed comms services revenue to grow at 6.1% CAGR

The total fixed communication services revenue in India is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1 per cent from $14.9 billion (€12.8bn) in 2025 to $20.1 billion in 2030, mainly driven by the healthy growth in the fixed broadband segment, predicts GlobalData, the intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s India Fixed Communication […]

April 8, 2026

Starlink signs MoU with India’s Meghalaya region

Starlink has cemented another Indian region into its coverage map by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Meghalaya, the region which borders Assam to the North of Bangladesh. It has a population (in 2014) of some 3.2 million. The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Gwynn Shotwell (SpaceX’s President & COO), LaurenDreyer (VP/Starlink […]

April 7, 2026By Chris Forrester

Eutelsat seeks ISRO deal for launches

Eutelsat is talking to India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) about future satellite launches as it seeks to diversify beyond SpaceX and Europe’s Ariane rockets. Jean-François Fallacher, CEO of France-based Eutelsat, told Reuters that negotiations with ISRO were ongoing, though no deal has yet been reached. Reuters explained that France and India have deepened ties in […]

April 2, 2026

Devas vs Antrix rumbles on

Earlier in March, one appeal lawsuit in the very long running dispute – since 2011 – between Devas and Antrix over a S-band satellite capacity spectrum contract that Devas had with the Indian government’s Space Department (represented by its then sales entity, Antrix) was dismissed. The relationship between Devas and Antrix had been mutually beneficial […]

March 31, 2026

Forecast: IPL media rights to plateau in 2028–32

Media Partners Asia (MPA) has published a report offering an analysis of the Indian Premier League’s media rights economics, franchise financials and valuation dynamics. The The IPL: Teams, Rights & Valuations report finds that IPL media rights are approaching a structural ceiling, with the 2028–32 cycle projected to be flat at $5.4 billion (€4.6bn), effectively […]

March 24, 2026

AsiaSat hits Zee and JioStar with legal actions

AsiaSat, claiming contract breaches, has started legal actions against Indian broadcasting giants Zee Entertainment and JioStar. AsiaSat is being restricted from transmissions into India effective March 31st. One of AsiaSat’s complaints is India’s restrictive access to satellite spectrum and India’s approach to foreign companies operating – or wishing to operate – in India’s expanding space […]

March 20, 2026

TNA Wrestling signs Eurosport India deal

TNA has announced a new multi-year partnership with Eurosport India for exclusive programming in South Asia. The deal with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)-owned Eurosport India will commence in July 2027. The deal allows Eurosport to televise hundreds of hours of TNA’s content to viewers across the Indian Subcontinent and Afghanistan. The airing of the shows […]

March 19, 2026By Nik Roseveare

BBC, Jio sign news partnership

The BBC and Jio Media Limited, owner of the Jio TV and Jio TV+ platforms, have agreed a deal that will see BBC News Hindi, BBC News Marathi and BBC News Gujarati delivered across smart and connected TVs, and on the Jio mobile app throughout India. Audiences will be able to watch and listen to […]

March 18, 2026

Netflix opens Eyeline Studios in India

Netflix has announced the opening of its global production and innovation studio, Eyeline Studios, in Hyderabad, expanding its presence in India. The streaming giant says the launch aligns with its global strategy “to expand its production innovation infrastructure and positions India as a core node in global production pipelines, embedding advanced visual effects, virtual production, […]

March 13, 2026