Sony Pictures Networks India bags exclusive broadcast rights for Davis Cup for two years

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Mumbai | Expanding its presence in tennis, Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired the exclusive media rights to telecast the Davis Cup in India for two years between 2023 and 2024. Following the television and digital rights deal, the broadcaster will telecast the Davis Cup on its sports channels in the Indian subcontinent including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and will also be available to live-stream on premium OTT platform SonyLIV .

As part of the deal, the broadcaster will broadcast the qualifiers and finals for the 2023 and 2024 seasons respectively. With a rich history of 110 years, the Davis Cup (also known as the ‘World Cup of Tennis’) has seen participation from over 135 countries. The annual tournament also sees participation from over 144 players. Some of the most successful teams in the tournament’s history are the USA with 32 titles and Australia with 28 titles.

The qualifiers for the 111th edition of the prestigious cup will be played between men’s tennis teams from 24 countries. The qualifiers will consist of four singles and one doubles match in home and away format. The qualifiers will face the 2022 finalists, Canada and Australia, as well as wild cards Italy and Spain, Sony Pictures Networks said in a release on Thursday.

–IANS

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