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Star seeks BCCI rights fee discount; BYJU'S wants immediate out

Last updated : Jan 10, 2023 20:01

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Jan 09, 2023 16:01

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MUMBAI: India’s home season media rights holder Star India is seeking a Rs 130 crore discount on its existing deal, the current cycle for which ends in March. While Team India jersey sponsor BYJU's, which wants an immediate out from its sponsorship agreement, has reportedly told the the BCCI to encash its bank guarantee worth an estimated Rs 140 crore.

The BCCI top brass deliberated on these two matters at the emergent meeting of the Indian cricket board's apex council on Monday, PTI reports. It was a virtual meeting.

Jan 29, 2021 13:01

Star extends lien on Wimbledon India rights for 3 more years

MUMBAI: Star India has extended its long-running hold on the the broadcast rights for The Championships, Wimbledon in India for another three years (until 2023) with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). As a part of the long-standing association between the AELTC and Star India, viewers and fans will get to watch the world’s top tennis players LIVE in action on the grass courts of Wimbledon.

Dec 24, 2020 14:12

Uday Shankar... & The Men Who Moved The Needle On Indian Sport

MUCH HAS BEEN ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT Indian media's biggest executive departure of 2020. The resignation of Uday Shankar as president, The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman, Star & Disney India, announced October 8, also marks the end of arguably THE defining decade in the evolution of professional Indian sport in the 21st century.

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Disney India names Sudhir Shukla as mktng head – Sports

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company has promoted Sudhir Shukla to head of marketing - Sports. Shukla joined Star India in 2016 as vice president and head – marketing and brand strategy at Star Sports and was elevated to senior vice president – cricket in January 2018.

Dec 01, 2020 15:12

Star & Disney India unfurl ad solutions suite Sirius

MUMBAI: Star and Disney India on Tuesday launched Sirius, an end-to-end suite of advanced advertising solutions for marketers, media planners, and creative agencies.

Nov 30, 2020 12:11

PKL 8 postponed; Star assures '21 return 'once it's safe to resume'

MUMBAI: Pro Volleyball League, Premier Badminton League... And now the Pro Kabaddi League. It was always on the cards and PKL's majority stakeholder Star India has finally made it official. PKL's eighth season has been postponed to 2021, with the assurance that the league will return "once it's safe to resume".

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Star India acquires SA cricket rights for Asia, MENA till 2024

MUMBAI: Strengthening its cricket portfolio, Star India has acquired the media rights of Cricket South Africa (CSA) till the end of the 2023/24 cricket season, across Asia, Middle East and North Africa. The agreement grants Star India exclusive rights across linear and digital mediums including all India tours to South Africa in this period.

Oct 13, 2020 17:10

Top deck churn at Star Sports points to post-IPL challenges

NEWS ANALYSIS: THE REASON FOR UDAY Shankar's decision to step down as president, The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman, Star & Disney India, announced last Thursday, is clear now. Not quite so clear is why Star Sports CEO Gautam Thakar AND three other top executives acted in consort to take the exit route from India's leading sports network.

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Uday Shankar to step down as Disney APAC & Star India head

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Dean Jones, in India on IPL commentary duty, dies of heart attack

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upGrad looks to ride IPL wave, scores 'high-value deal with Star

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