Nimbus Communications Limited was an Indian media and entertainment company, and sports broadcaster, known for its

Neo Prime NEO Sports was an Indian television channel, owned and operated by Nimbus Communications. Launched on 8 November 2006, it covers virtually all prime events in almost all popular sports like Golf, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Mo ...

and

Neo Sports NEO Sports was an Indian television channel, owned and operated by Nimbus Communications. Launched on 8 November 2006, it covers virtually all prime events in almost all popular sports like Golf, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Mot ...

channels. It has integrated, end-to-end media services focusing on Sports broadcasting, marketing, and filmed entertainment. Headquartered in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

, Nimbus was established in 1987 by Harish Thawani, and has a network of customers across the United States, Canada, UK, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition to India, its operations are also spread across Singapore, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. In 2006, the company won a four-year global media rights for cricket with

BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the worl ...

, at $612.18 million (Rs 2,714 crore). In 2010,

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

Group acquired a small stake in Nimbus Communications BCCI was their one of the main client during 1990's and in the decade of 2010.

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