Sony Pictures Is Buying Zee’s Ten Sports Network For $385 Million
On Wednesday Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) announced that SPN made agreement to TEN Sports Network from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) with approval of high budget $385 million.SPN adds leading sports channel in South Asia’s with sports channel include TEN 1, TEN 1 HD, TEN 2, TEN 3, TEN Golf HD, TEN Cricket. TEN Sports channel broadcasted on Maldives, Singapore, Hong Kong, Middle East, Caribbean and the Indian sub-continent .
Major Cricket Boards (South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,West Indies and Zimbabwe) decided to broadcast TEN Sports. Wrestling (WWE), Football League including UEFA Champions, UEFA Europa , French, English Football Cup, tennis (WTA Events, ATP events), golf tour include Europe, Asia, Ryder Cup, US PGA Championship, LPGA , Professional Golf Tour of India and Golf Channel Block), athletics games with Asian, Commonwealth cup, motor sports (Moto GP) and cycling (Tour de France) events are also broadcasted under TEN Sports.SPN sports include cricket (IPL, CPL, Ram Slam), Football Cup with FIFA (2018) Russia, UEFA Euro( 2016), FIFA World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup( 2017) in India, European and South American Qualifiers for FIFA WC (2018), FIFA .Confederations Cup, Serie A, FA Cup, LaLiga, Copa America Centenario, International Champions Cup), tennis , fight sports, basketball (NBA) as well as NFL and Premier Futsal.
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), NP Singh(CEO), I welcome TEN Sports to the Sony family. SPN with TEN Sports Network offering cricket, football and fight sports with international and domestic sports for viewers. SPN is ready to providing a broad range of sporting entertainment channel across India and the sub continent.
Worldwide Networks, president, Andy Kaplan,”Sony Picture makes a good growth in India with sports channel for two decades. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE), Managing Director , Punit Goenka said : ZEE makes a good growth in entertainment business.And also grown our sports business over the last 10 years. ZEE is ready to complete business goals.I strongly believe that Sony will be ready to even greater heights.