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IPL start times to revert to 8pm from 2023 season: Report

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May 19, 2022 20:05

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MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League is to revert to its original 8pm match start time from the 2023 season, And the Board of Control for Cricket in India has reportedly informed potential bidders at the upcoming IPL media rights auction of its decision.

Now this is one diktat of the BCCI that SportzPower is fully on board with.

The BCCI has also said it would try not to have too many double headers but its choice for the start of an afternoon game is 4 pm. At present, the evening matches start at 7.30 pm and the afternoon games at 3.30 pm.

May 13, 2022 14:05

Knight Riders Group acquire Abu Dhabi T20 franchise

DUBAI: The Emirates Cricket Board Thursday completed its calibrated announcements of the owners in the ECB's upcoming franchise-based T20 League. Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will now have a sister team in the UAE T20 league as the Knight Riders Group (KRG) have acquired the rights to own and operate the Abu Dhabi franchise.

May 13, 2022 11:05

IPL drives 4m+ Disney+ Hotstar subscriptions in March quarter

MUMBAI: The BCCI's value pitch for the Indian Premier League's digital rights just got some serious heft with the declaration by the Walt Disney Company in an earnings call that Disney+ Hotstar had added over 4 million new subscribers in the March quarter, "which benefited from the start of the new IPL season".

May 13, 2022 08:05

BCCI extends deadline to purchase IPL media rights ITT: Report

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has extended the time given to prospective bidders to purchase the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document for the media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by a further ten days, until May 20, Economic Times reports. As per the original timeline laid down by the BCCI, the IPL ITT was available for purchase only till May 10.

May 12, 2022 11:05

Alphabet picks up IPL rights tender document

MUMBAI: Talk about leaving it till the very end. Literally on the last day as it were, Google parent Alphabet reportedly purchased the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document for the media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The ITT was available for purchase till May 10. Google owns streaming and video platform YouTube and joins a handful of parties that have reportedly picked up the IPL ITT.

May 06, 2022 21:05

Sky Sports, SuperSport pick up IPL media rights ITT: Report

MUMBAI: Sky Sports of the UK and SuperSport of South Africa have been added to the handful of parties that have picked up the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document for the media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

May 06, 2022 21:05

Sundar Raman holds 12.5% stake in upcoming SA T20 League: Report

MUMBAI: From "brain behind" to stakeholder. Onwards and upwards it is for Sundar Raman, former COO of the Indian Premier League. Last heard, the upcoming six-team T20 league that the Emirates Cricket Board is promoting was his "brainchild".

May 02, 2022 08:05

RR onboards NFL duo and NBA star as minority stakeholders

MUMBAI: Rajasthan Royals Sunday announced Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul and NFL duo Larry Fitzgerald and Kelvin Beachum as miinority stakeholders in the Indian Premier League franchise.

Apr 27, 2022 07:04

Forbes values Mumbai Indians at $1.3bn, highest among IPL teams

MUMBAI: The most valuable franchise in the Indian Premier League is the Reliance-owned Mumbai Indians, with a valuation of $1.3 billion, followed by Chennai Super Kings at $1.15 billion, a Forbes report published Tuesday avers.

Apr 07, 2022 16:04

McDowell’s No.1 soda partners 5 IPL teams

BENGALURU: McDowell's No1 Soda, Diageo India's soda brand, Thursday announced its association with Indian Premier League franchises Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals as the Celebrations Partner during the ongoing season.

Apr 06, 2022 17:04

Apple to pick up ITT for IPL media rights next week: Report

MUMBAI: Now here's a reported development that comes straight out of "left field" as it were. While the "expected suspects" have reportedly bought the Invitation-To-Tender (ITT) bid document for world cricket's biggest media rights property, recently released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, there is a new name that has been added to the prospective list. And it is is as big as they come.

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