Sony Sports Network, also known as Sony Pictures Sports Network and Sony TEN, is a privately owned entity headquartered in India, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. A subsidiary of Sony Group and Sony Pictures Networks India, the company was established in 2002 and focuses on content rights. It operates with approximately 130 employees and reported $56.5M in revenue as of 2023. The company is a group of Indian pay television sports channels owned by Culver Max Entertainment. Its origins trace back to the original TEN Sports channel, established on April 1, 2002, by Abdul Rahman Bukhatir. Essel Group acquired TEN Sports in 2010, integrating it with its existing Zee Sports channel, launched in 2005. Following this acquisition, Zee launched TEN Cricket and TEN Golf, rebranding Zee Sports as TEN Action. In August 2016, Sony Pictures Networks India acquired all of Zee's sports channels from Essel. By 2017, these networks were formally merged with Sony's existing Sony ESPN and Sony Six channels, forming Sony Pictures Sports Network, with the TEN channels rebranded as Sony TEN. The channels underwent another rebranding in October 2022 to Sony Sports Network, with all five channels now using the "Sony Sports Ten" prefix.

Revenue

Founded

2002

Headcount

122

Headquarters

India

Primary Segment

Content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

1

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Sony Sports Network will broadcast Roland Garros 2026 live across its sports channels and Sony LIV starting May 24, offering coverage in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada, with the tournament headlined by Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff. Previously, on April 21, the network secured exclusive broadcast and digital streaming rights for the 20th edition of the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, scheduled from September 19 to October 4 in Japan. This follows an announcement on April 16, when Sony Sports Network unveiled its 2026 cricket calendar, detailing 10 major India series across television, with nine also streaming on Sony LIV, from May 28 through Diwali under its 'Goonjega India' campaign.

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Sony Sports Network's revenues were less than $100M in 2024. All the revenue comes from sports sublicensing.
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Sony Sports Network currently holds 23 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including tennis, golf, sports sublicensing, soccer | association football, padel and pickleball and cricket.

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