Its structure and ambit could gain from tweaks
Reliance Industries' chart seems to predict 14% upside
Globally, Viacom18 has won television as well as digital rights in three (Australia, South Africa, UK) out of five international territories, including major cricketing nations
The two media giants see very different gains from their bets on IPL media rights
What will give the rights winners succour is predictions that IPL audiences will grow steadily and its brand burnish further with time
Analysts predict team valuations to touch Rs 7,500 cr to 9,000 cr given improved economics
BCCI had announced that India digital rights for IPL were acquired for Rs 20,500 crore by Viacom18, which also won the non-exclusive Package C by paying Rs 2,991 crore more.
Amazon pulled the plug before the IPL auction started and decided those billions would be better spent on Amazon's e-commerce business
About 50 million, more than one-third, of the worldwide subscribers come from Disney+ Hotstar, a product offered in India and other South Asian nations, and cricket has a been a big driver of that
After selling the IPL media rights for the 2023-2027 cycle for whopping Rs 48,390 crore for 410 matches, the BCCI will earn an unbelievable Rs 49 lakh (approx) from every ball bowled
The TV and digital rights for the 2023-2027 cycle went to Star India and Viacom18 respectively for a whopping Rs 48,390 crore for 410 matches at e-auctions on Tuesday.
"Sony Sports Network will broadcast over 1800 hours of cricket this year. In addition to the marquee India tour of England, the team plays three T20Is and three ODIs in the country.
Disney-Star, Viacom18 and Times Internet are winners, confirms cricket body's secretary Jay Shah
For advertisers, two separate entities bagging the TV and digital rights augur well as it would give them more options.
Attracting astronomical bids that eventually translated into mind-boggling revenue of Rs 48,390 crore for a five year period through IPL's media rights has not surprised BCCI secretary Jay Shah
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Bidding for non-exclusive rights for the mega cricket league to continue today
Thanks to all the action on Monday, the per-match value at the IPL now stands at $13.78 million (Rs 107.5 crore)
Package A (Indian sub-continent TV Rights) for 410 IPL matches across five seasons from 2023 to 2027 has been sold for Rs 23,575 crore, which is effectively Rs 57.5 crore per game