Nimbus Communications Limited was an Indian media and entertainment company, and sports broadcaster, known for its Neo Prime and Neo Sports channels. It had integrated, end-to-end media services focusing on sports broadcasting,

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, and filmed entertainment. Headquartered in

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, Nimbus was established in 1987 by Harish Thawani, and had 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 were also spread across Singapore, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. In 2006, the company won a four-year contract to broadcast international cricket matches conducted by the BCCI, at $612.18 million (Rs 2,714 crore). In 2010,

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Group acquired a small stake in Nimbus Communications. BCCI was one of their main clients during the 1990s and in the decade of 2010. In 2018, the Bombay high court ordered the liquidation of Nimbus Communications. According to a lawsuit filed by Union Bank in 2012, Nimbus had failed to pay dues owed on short term loans from UB totaling $375,806,550 (Rs 35 crore).

Channels

List of channels

* Neo Sports * NEO Prime * Neo Cricket (rebranded to 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, Motor Racing, Horse Racing and Sailing. The channel has Golf as a prime sport along with football.

Events

Cricket

* International cricket in New Zealand till 2013 * International cricket in Bangladesh till 2013 * International cricket in India till March 2012 * Domestic cricket in India till March 2012 * Asia Cup till 2012

Football

* A-League *

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* Coppa Italia * Copa French *

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References

External links

Ibnlive.in.com

Bestmediainfo.com

Sportbusiness.com
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