FSDL sets Rs 550 crore base price for two-year ISL media rightsThe agency is believed to have reached all the potential players in the sports media ecosystem, including Disney Star, Viacom 18, Sony Pict...
27 Jul, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Pro Kabaddi League 2022: When is PKL starting, match timings & where to watch. All details hereThis year the PKL will be organised in three phases. The season's first phase will be held at the Sree Kanteerva Indoor Stadium in Bengalur...
03 Oct, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
Pro Kabaddi rights may go for auction as team owners turn down Star’s offerAccording to sources across multiple franchises, all the team owners have joined hands and asked for a fair and impartial auction in case e...
04 Aug, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
People moving towards non-cricket disciplines: Dabur Group chairman Amit BurmanDabur Group chairman Amit Burman hopes to write a kabaddi-like success story for kho kho.
08 Oct, 2019, 07.51 PM IST
Pro Kabaddi League franchise owners nervous of Star powerRonnie Screwvala, owner of U Mumba, also sees media rights as a major opportunity for the league and team owners.
03 Dec, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
After IPL, Vivo signs up as title sponsor of Pro Kabbadi LeagueFor Vivo, India is one of the fastest growing markets and the company is spending top dollars on marketing and promotions.
09 May, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
Star to double investments in Kabaddi League, add 4 teamsFounded in 2014, by Mashal Sports (Star India owns 74% stake in the company), PKL has seen a significant increase in its viewership and pop...
29 Mar, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
Kabaddi World Cup 2016 saw 114 million tuned inTo put in perspective, prior to 2016, two Kabaddi World Cups were played (in 2004 and 2007) and India won both of them, beating Iran each t...
17 Nov, 2016, 01.28 PM IST
All the world's a Kabaddi KlassroomKenya’s the only other team on the list India have played a World Cup against. We threw the big punches then (and now), they hurt us with t...
18 Oct, 2016, 12.51 AM IST
Non-cricket sports' viewership, sponsorship and participation on the rise in India: CII-KPMG reportISL was able to double its central sponsorship pool from the first season in 2014 to the second in 2015 — earning approximately Rs 100 cror...
21 Sep, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
After men’s Kabaddi league, women set to take centre stage with Kabaddi ChallengeThe three-team tournament will see 42 sportswomen showcasing their expertise in the contact sport.
28 Jun, 2016, 01.34 PM IST
Rurban Roar: The rise of KabaddiIt still gives an impression of a sport being played in the fields, in the fertile lands of Punjab and Haryana and the sand dunes of Rajast...
05 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Pro Kabaddi League mulls longer format, weekend action to lure more viewersSupratik Sen, chief executive of U Sports, which runs the Ronnie Screwvala-owned Mumbai franchise U Mumba, confirmed that such a plan is be...
19 Feb, 2016, 04.37 AM IST
- ITV promoter to launch Pro Wrestling League
Pro Wrestling League will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Sportify, a venture to be started by Sharma, who is the MD of Piccadily Hotel...
26 Jul, 2015, 07.15 PM IST
Telugu Titans owners plan Rs 100 crore investment in kabaddi franchiseThe owners of the Pro Kabaddi League’s Telugu Titans franchise plan to invest at least Rs 100 crore over the next few years on internationa...
17 Jul, 2015, 10.09 PM IST
Women’s Kabaddi is 'Next Step' for Pro Kabaddi LeagueThe women’s game, somewhat slower than the men’s, is no less makes it, one hopes, as palatable to prime-time audiences as the men’s game se...
13 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Coming to your TV: A yudh, of kabaddiThe plan is to make kabbadi appealing to the urban youngster as well as to tap into the passion for the sport that already exists.
24 Jul, 2014, 03.00 AM IST