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No broadcaster for World Cup? What FIFA’s India standoff could really cost

As FIFA gears up for the 2026 World Cup, it encounters a broadcasting conundrum in India. Following a surge in online viewership during the 2022 tournament, local broadcasters are cautious about FIFA's steep pricing demands.

The Economic Times

Broadcasting sector saw 87% jump in FDI in FY24

India’s broadcasting sector saw a jump in foreign direct investment by 87 percent to Rs 7,012 crore in the fiscal year 2024, as per data released by the department for promotion of industry and internal trade, as per Exchange4media. The sector had received Rs 3,745 crore in FDI in the…

Newslaundry

Murdoch partner Uday Shankar is helping Mukesh Ambani take on Google, Meta in India

On a breezy April evening some 45,000 Indian Premier League cricket fans are packed into Wankhede Stadium to watch the hometown Mumbai Indians battle the Rajasthan Royals.

The Times of India

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Reliance Industries To Acquire Paramount Global's Stake In Viacom18

Reliance Industries acquires Paramount's stake in Viacom18, forming a strategic joint venture with Disney's Star India.

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Disney, Reliance Team Up For $8.5B Indian Media Mega-merger

Walt Disney and Reliance are merging their Indian media businesses into a joint venture valued at $8.5 billion.

International Business Times

Disney Signs Joint Venture Deal With Reliance In India Market

Star India to be combined with Viacom18

Broadcasting & Cable

The need for speed: why China and India are fast-tracking their own Top Gun remakes

State of the art tech, exciting action sequences, swaggering young heroes … it’s no surprise that the world’s new superpowers have fallen for blockbuster air force films. But can they be anything more than military propaganda?

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How Viacom 18 has created a near monopoly with India home cricket rights

Viacom 18 now officially holds the rights for all India home cricket across TV and digital for the next five years. They beat the other two serious contenders - Star India and Sony in a three way battle in an e-auction on Thursday to bag the coveted rights.

The Times of India

IPL brand value reaches USD 3 billion: Houlihan Lokey report

MUMBAI: The stand-alone brand value of the IPL is now USD 3.2 billion, up by 80% from USD 1.8 billion in 2022, while the business enterprise value of the IPL stands at USD 15.4 billion, which is up by 80% from USD 8.5 billion in 2022, as per a brand…

The Times of India

Viacom18 announce MS Dhoni as their brand ambassador

MUMBAI: Viacom18 on Wednesday announced India's most celebrated cricket captain and four-time IPL-winning skipper MS Dhoni as their brand ambassador. Dhoni, one of the most revered players in world cricket, will participate in several network initiatives featured on the JioCinema, Sports18 and his social media accounts. Fondly known as 'Thala',…

The Times of India

Women's Premier League bids sees India hit cricket's future into the stratosphere

As the battle for emerging athletes grows ever hotter, India's latest push to grow women's cricket appears to be a winner, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

Women’s IPL agrees £95m broadcast rights deal before a ball is bowled

Viacom18 has spent £95.4m to secure broadcast rights for the new women’s Indian Premier League for its first five years

The Guardian - UK

Viacom18 wins Women's IPL media rights for 2023-2027 period

NEW DELHI: Viacom18 on Monday won the media rights of Women's Indian Premier League (IPL) for the period of 2023-2027. At an auction in Mumbai on Monday, Viacom18 won the rights with a bid of INR 951 crore, which translates to a per match value of INR 7.09 crore.

The Times of India

Broadcasters formally write to ICC, say tender for media rights doesn't 'encourage' them to bid

MUMBAI: All four cricket broadcasters - Disney, Viacom18, Sony and Zee - who participated in the e-auction for media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have written to the International Cricket Council (ICC), letting the governing body of the game know that the current tender document does not encourage…

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Dynamite News

Sports: Mission to take IPL to cricket fans around the world

Director of Reliance Industries Ltd. Nita Ambani said that they have a 'Mission to take IPL to cricket fans in every part of the world. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Windfall

The BCCI should use its earnings to develop infrastructure and promote women’s cricket

Benzinga

Here's Why KeyBanc Considers Disney's IPL Rights Win As Neutral Outcome

KeyBanc analyst Brandon Nispel sees Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) winning TV IPL rights as a neutral outcome for DIS. Nispel would have liked DIS to pursue Digital rights over TV rights, given the ongoing secular challenges of PayTV. However, there appear to be some benefits due to the importance of IPL to the Star ecosystem. …

The Independent UK

Staggering $6bn IPL rights auction sees league become one of the most valuable in the world

Record-breaking deal puts the IPL alongside the English Premier League and NFL

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IPL media rights sealed at Rs 48,390.50 crore: Disney-Star get TV, Viacom digital; Times Internet gets overseas rights

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Co., Viacom18-led JV and Times Internet have turned out to be the big winners in the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights e-auction for the 2023-27 cycle that concluded over a period of three days on Tuesday evening.

The Times of India

IPL media rights e-auction shows how big the game is in country: Sourav Ganguly

MUMBAI: Following the conclusion of the IPL media rights auction 2022, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said that the event shows how strong the game is in the country.

The Times of India

IPL now second most valued sporting league, we are proud: Brijesh Patel

NEW DELHI: IPL chairman Brijesh Patel has expressed happiness at the Indian Premier League becoming the "second most valued sporting tournament in terms of per match value" following the e-auction of TV and digital rights and said it is "definitely a thing to be proud (of)".

The Times of India

Star India, Viacom18, Times Internet win IPL media rights; total value hits Rs 48,390cr

NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Tuesday reaffirmed its status as a cricketing behemoth by securing one of the biggest broadcast deals in the history of the sport, fetching an eye-popping 48,390 crore ($6.20 billion) through IPL media rights for a five-year period, starting 2023.

The Times of India

IPL Media Rights deal fetches Rs 48,390 crore revenue; Viacom18 ends Disney Star's monopoly

The Hindu

IPL Media Rights: per match value crosses ₹100 crore mark on Day 1 of rights auction

Viacom18, Disney-Star, Sony, and Zee were involved in an inconclusive seven-hour slugfest of day 1 bidding war over TV Rights and Digital Rights fetching upwards of $5.37 billion and counting

The Times of India

IPL Media Rights Auction: IPL per match value crosses Rs 100 crore mark on Day 1, Digital Rights rule the roost

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League's media rights auction witnessed a robust bidding for TV and Digital rights of the Indian sub-continent with the valuation of per match of the cash-rich league being earmarked at more than a whopping Rs 100 crore.

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