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With IPL, World T20 lined up, Star Sports eyes untapped markets

Star Sports is looking at starting two-three more regional feeds to boost its IPL's penetration in various regions

Apart from the ongoing India-England series, the line-up likely includes the Asia Cup, World T20, and India’s tour to South Africa. Photo: Reuters
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Apart from the ongoing India-England series, the line-up likely includes the Asia Cup, World T20, and India’s tour to South Africa. Photo: Reuters

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
With rights for 140-150 days of cricket broadcasting this year, including Indian Premier League (IPL), Star Sports is making a big push to woo more viewers across segments and penetrate untapped markets.

Sanjog Gupta, head, sports, Star India, said: “Over the past six months, we have added an incremental 10 per cent subscribers to the Star Sports portfolio, primarily driven by the marquee IPL tournament.”

He said the overall penetration of IPL last year was 80 per cent, which means eight of every 10 pay TV homes subscribed to IPL 2020, and were watching it on a Star Sports channel. The aim

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