Reliance Jio

SO HERE GOES THE FIRST OF THE PROMISED SEPARATE EXAMINATI0NS of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Invitation to Tender (ITT) for media rights to world cricket's most valuable property. 

The Indian Premier League's digital rights piece is under examination first. Why? Because it has a higher likelihood of a "change of guard" AND more challenges in terms of recouping investments for whichever entity wins it.

Jun 14, 2018 19:06
MUMBAI: Mobile operators Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm are looking to leverage the excitement around the FIFA World Cup to grab their respective share of eyeballs from among the 100 million+ viewers in the country expected to watch the world's biggest sporting event. 
May 03, 2018 13:05
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that BhartiAirtel's advertisements offering "live and free access" to IPL coverage, ought to carry the disclaimer in a larger font size than it has now. Justice Yogesh Khanna made the observation while reserving his decision on a plea by Reliance Jio (RJio) alleging that Airtel's commercials were "deceptive and misleading", PTI reports.
Apr 05, 2018 15:04
MUMBAI: Reliance Jio has launched ‘Jio Cricket Play Along — claimed to be the worlds largest live mobile game where participants can plan and win prizes; and ‘Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Live — a show where the "Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket meets comedy".
Apr 05, 2018 10:04
MUMBAI: "Every bidder has its threshold. They are slowly reaching that point. If it reaches Rs 7000 crore (Rs 70 billion), it will be another landmark financial deal for Indian cricket," a senior board official tracking the e-auction for the next BCCI media rights cycle told PTI on Wednesday.
Apr 03, 2018 19:04
MUMBAI: The Indian cricket board is looking at another massive pay day as the e-auction for BCCI cricket media rights failed to throw up a winner at the "end of day's play" by the allotted 6 pm deadline Tuesday.  At the time the bidding window closed for the day, the bid value in the Global Consolidated Rights category stood at Rs 44.42 billion (Rs 4442 crores, approximately $680 million).