Star India

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.

Dec 20, 2017 10:12
MUMBAI: Star India, which won IPL's global media rights in September, will leverage the fact that it holds both the television and digital rights to world cricket's biggest annual property by doing away with the five-minute delay that existed earlier between the television and the live streaming feeds.
Dec 12, 2017 13:12
MUMBAI:  The Hero Indian Super League Season 4 has recorded a cumulative reach of 81 million viewers in three weeks of telecast. This reach is 20 per cent higher than the cumulative viewership of the 52 games of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, which garnered a reach of 68 million viewers, says a Star India statement.
Dec 06, 2017 11:12
MUMBAI: Who would have seen this coming?  A report that CNBC broke last month about Walt Disney acquiring a large chunk of the assets owned by 21st Century Fox, including Star India, is firming up to a possible announcement as early as next week, the US business news network reported early Tuesday, citing sources. 
Dec 05, 2017 18:12
MUMBAI:  21st Century Fox has elevated Star India chairman and CEO Uday Shankar to president, 21st Century Fox, Asia.
Dec 01, 2017 11:12
MUMBAI: The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry is working on a proposal that will make the Indian Premier League (IPL) available on state broadcaster Doordarshan and has asked the sports ministry to weigh in on the matter.
Nov 30, 2017 14:11
NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla Media has confirmed media speculation doing the rounds recently that a mid-season transfer window would be introduced for the IPL from the 2018 edition.  While the mid-season transfer window is common when it comes to football, this would be a first for the IPL.
Nov 23, 2017 18:11
MUMBAI: The opening match of the Indian Super League season four between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK fetched Star Sports 25 million total TV impressions. The number indicates 59 per cent growth over last season’s opening game, says the broadcaster. 
Nov 22, 2017 12:11
MUMBAI: Star India's streaming platform Hotstar says it has clocked 'a record opening night with over 3X more viewers tuning in, compared to the previous season.'
Nov 14, 2017 13:11
MUMBAI: Star India parent 21st Century Fox's (21CF) total firm commitments and future debt payments as of September 30 is approximately $83 billion, up $1 billion from what it was on June 30. 
Nov 09, 2017 12:11
NEW YORK: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Wednesday reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.