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IPL viewership on Disney Star up 18% at 475m after 34 matches

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Disney Star has achieved a cumulative reach of 475 million viewers accompanied by 245 billion minutes of total watch time, a growth of 18% in consumption compared to the previous edition, according to the latest data released by BARC.

The broadcaster has also recorded a growth of 5% on TV reach for live broadcast compared to the previous highest recorded in 2019. Disney Star also witnessed a growth of 19% in TVR for the first 34 matches compared to the previous edition.

Jan 04, 2019 12:01

PVL side Chennai Spartans reveals logo, website

CHENNAI: Chennai Spartans, one of six teams in the upcoming Pro Volleyball League, held its first launch function in the city on Thursday, ahead of the inaugural event in Kochi and here from 2-22 February, Press Trust of India reports.

Jan 04, 2019 12:01

Hotstar, Jio TV to live stream non-televised I-League games

MUMBAI: After copping flak for not televising all I-League games, the All India Football Federation and its commercial partners have met the aggrieved clubs some way, announcing the live streaming all upcoming games on OTT platforms Hotstar and Jio TV. The online broadcast went onstream Friday, starting with Neroca FC facing Shillong Lajong in a 2 pm kick-off in Imphal.

Jan 03, 2019 16:01

AFC Asian Cup: Star Sports to live t'cast India games in 6 languages

MUMBAI: Star Sports, the official broadcaster of AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, will telecast all India games in English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Malayalam to ensure fans get an opportunity to cheer for their team in their preferred language. This will be the first time Team India - Blue Tigers’ participation in a major international football tournament will be telecast in six languages.

Jan 03, 2019 15:01

MIB resets feedback deadline for Draft Sports Bill to 15 Jan

MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has given broadcasters and other stakeholders until 15 January for providing comments on the Draft Sports Broadcasting Signals Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the public domain in October 2018.

Jan 03, 2019 15:01

Star Sports launches Kannada chnl; available on Tata Sky, Sun Direct

MUMBAI: Star Sports has launched Star Sports 1 Kannada, the country’s first dedicated Kannada sports channel. The development comes just weeks after Star Sports introduced India’s first Telugu sports channel - Star Sports 1 Telugu - paving the way for more regional sports channels after the successful launch of Star Sports 1 Tamil in 2017.

Jan 02, 2019 14:01

I-League clubs set deadline for AIFF to solve t'cast row

KOLKATA: Aggrieved by the lack of coverage after the revised I-League telecast schedule by official broadcaster Star Sports last month, seven I-League clubs met under the banner of the I-League (Private) Clubs Association in the city last week to "mobilise the entire football community to fight the injustice".

Jan 02, 2019 13:01

Online gaming bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament (MP) and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor introduced a Private Members bill called the Sports (Online Gaming and Prevention of Fraud) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, IANS reports.

Dec 22, 2018 15:12

FB deal success catapulted LaLiga’s India ops: Cachaza

MUMBAI: La Liga India head Jose Antonio Cachaza termed the league’s first-of-its-kind content deal with social media giants Facebook as a ‘success so far’ at a sports conference here recently. SportzPower was the first to report in July of the deal being valued at $4.5 million annually for the next four years.

Dec 22, 2018 14:12

Twitter expands into Serie A with AS Roma content deal

ROME: Serie A giants AS Roma have become the first Italian football club to agree an exclusive content partnership with social media giants Twitter. AS Roma’s innovative and highly engaging strategy on the platform has seen the club labeled the ‘Kings of Football Twitter’ by the media and won both critical praise and new followers all over the world.

Dec 22, 2018 14:12

FIFA WC 2018 watched by more than 50% of world population

ZURICH: A combined 3.572 billion viewers, which is more than half of the global population aged four and over, tuned in to watch the world football’s ultimate competition, the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, the world game's apex governing body has declared.

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