GMR SPORTS, FANCODE and Capri Sports (part of Capri Global) have reportedly expressed interest in the commercial rights tender floated by the All India Football Federation for the men’s and women’s football club competitions.
The AIFF has proposed a 15+5-year commercial rights cycle.
Per Times of India, Capri Sports’ interest is in the women’s tournaments under the packages offered by the AIFF.
According to TOI, the commercial rights on offer include two packages: Package A (Indian Super League and Federation Cup) and Package B (Indian Women’s League, Indian Women’s League 2 and possibly the Women’s Federation Cup).
GMR Sports are involved with multiple sporting properties: Delhi Capitals (IPL franchise), Dubai Capitals (ILT20 franchise), India Capitals (Legends League Cricket franchise), UP Yoddhas (Pro Kabaddi League franchise), Telugu Yoddhas (Kho Kho franchise), Seattle Orcas (Major League Cricket franchise), Southern Brave (The Hundred franchise), Hampshire Cricket, the Utilita Bowl stadium and the Rugby Premier League.
The last date for bid submissions is March 19 and the bids (technical and commercial) will be opened on March 20, TOI further reports.
Earlier, global broadcast rights for the ISL were sold to FanCode for Rs 8.62 crore, which further sub-licensed them to the Sony Sports Network. In a related development, Kaleidoscope Production and Services (KPS Studios) was awarded the production rights, both global and domestic.
