Sony comes to Zee Entertainment’s rescue, signs term sheet for mergerThe merged entity will remain a publicly listed entity in India with Goenka as MD & CEO, while NP Singh, MD & CEO of SPN, is likely to be o...
23 Sep, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Sony renews WWE rights in India for 5 yearsAs part of the deal, SPN will have the rights to air RAW, SmackDown, NXT, as well as WWE pay-per-view specials, live on its sports and digi...
31 Mar, 2020, 09.43 PM IST
Sony renews media rights deal with Australian Open for 3 yearsAs the exclusive television and digital rights holder for India and the subcontinent, SPN will provide more than 200 hours of coverage for ...
15 Oct, 2019, 08.30 PM IST
Danish Khan to head SPN’s OTT service SonyLIVThe new role is in addition to Khan’s existing responsibility of Sony Entertainment Television and Studio NEXT.
04 Oct, 2019, 06.24 PM IST
Sony Pictures Networks hires ex Coca-Cola HR head Manu WadhwaPrior to SPN, Wadhwa was the head of Human Resources for Coca-Cola India and South West Asia.
18 Apr, 2019, 05.01 PM IST
Sony-Tata Sky tussle: Consumers continue to sufferSeveral Tata Sky subscribers have taken to social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to criticise the sudden pulling out of sever...
15 Oct, 2018, 09.58 AM IST
Tata Sky removes Sony, India Today channels over pricing issuesEffectively, popular TV channels like Sony Entertainment Television, SAB, Max, AXN, Sony Pix, Aaj Tak and India Today TV – all distributed ...
03 Oct, 2018, 10.26 AM IST
No India cricket? No problem for Sony as it sets sight on broadcasting footballWith the recent addition of the UEFA Nations League and EURO 2020, SPN will air more than 800 football games per year.
08 Sep, 2018, 09.39 AM IST
Facebook, Sony reach agreement to telecast over 100 LaLiga matches on TVThe deal will allow SPN to air key clashes including El Clasico and Madrid Derby across sports channels as well as Sony LIV. The deal is ex...
23 Aug, 2018, 05.58 PM IST
Sony beefs up cricket portfolio with acquisition of ECB rightsSPN, in fact, acquired the rights at a lower price than what Star India previously paid because there was less competition, market sources ...
06 Mar, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
La Liga’s reach has grown 400% in India: Rajesh Kaul“La Liga season 2016-17 saw over 400% growth in reach with a total cumulative reach of 40 million,” Rajesh Kaul, President, Sports and Dist...
26 Nov, 2017, 04.54 PM IST
Sony Pictures realigns key portfolioSaurabh Yagnik will move into a newly created role of EVP – Monetization Strategy & Consumer Insights, while Tushar Shah has been named EVP...
31 Aug, 2017, 07.36 PM IST
Sony Pictures Networks India completes the first phase of two-phase acquisition of Ten Sports NetworkET had first reported in August last year that SPN was in talks to acquire ZEE's sports business. Later, in September, the two companies ha...
28 Feb, 2017, 03.06 PM IST
Sony may move court if BCCI fails to honour IPL contractSPN has the right of first refusal, according to its contract with BCCI, for the broadcast rights of the league that are up for grabs start...
09 Sep, 2016, 06.40 AM IST
Sony’s 9X media buyout talks failMultiple sources with direct knowledge of the talks between the two have confirmed that SPN is no longer interested in buying out 9X Media ...
10 Aug, 2016, 07.37 AM IST
Sony Pictures close to acquiring Ten Sports for Rs 2,000 croreThe deal will make sports broadcasting in India a duopoly of 21st Century Fox-owned Star India and Japanese giant Sony Corp-owned SPN.
08 Aug, 2016, 03.39 AM IST
Sony Pictures Networks India realigns key portfoliosUnder the new structure, SPN’s international business will get consolidated within the networks’ sales and syndication business, while spor...
22 Jun, 2016, 07.08 PM IST