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MUMBAI: ‘Incredible IPL School Quiz’, an initiative launched by Star Sports, official television broadcasters of the TATA IPL 2023, to engage young cricket fans across the country for the marquee tournament, has recently concluded the initial phase. 

The initial phase attracted over 1.93 lakh participants, the highest number of unique participants in an online quiz to date. More than 9,140 unique schools have participated in the quiz. 

Jan 05, 2021 15:01
MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company has created a new leadership structure at Star Sports in the aftermath of the departure of key executives from the network late last year. 
Dec 24, 2020 14:12
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. 
Dec 16, 2020 20:12
MUMBAI: ‘Ultimate Kricket Challenge', a new cricket series featuring current and former cricketers is set to premier from 24th December to 1st January on the Star Sports network.  The marketing-led event shortens the game into 4 innings of 15 balls each, where each UKC "gladiator" will go head-to-head against every other.
Dec 04, 2020 16:12
MUMBAI: The Hero Indian Super League 2020-21 registered a viewership increase of 16% in the opening week - covering the first eight matches - as compared to the previous season, Star India, ISL's official broadcast partner in India, announced Thursday. The growth is universally seen across markets, the broadcaster declared.
Nov 17, 2020 11:11
SPECIAL REPORT: A WEEK TO THE DAY after the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League completed its 2020  innings, official broadcaster Star Sports has ticked off all the boxes as far as viewership, subscription numbers are concerned. Ergo OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar, which is where parent company Walt Disney has (and will have) its primary focus in the post COVID-19 era.   
Oct 20, 2020 15:10
NEW YORK: Major League Baseball (MLB) and Star Sports India Monday announced a new multi-year broadcast agreement to air every game of the 2020 and 2021 World Series live across India. 
Oct 13, 2020 17:10
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. 
Oct 12, 2020 18:10
MUMBAI: Star Sports CEO Gautam Thakar has reportedly stepped down from his position. Sanjog Gupta, executive vice-president, Star Network, will be heading the sports division in his place. Exchange4media, quoting highly placed sources, broke the news on what is a surprising development as it comes bang in the middle of the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Oct 06, 2020 14:10
MUMBAI: Close on the heels of its media rights agreement with the German Bundesliga coming to a close, Star Sports has signed a landmark broadcasting deal with the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). 
Sep 17, 2020 18:09
MUMBAI: Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 13th edition, Star Sports, the official broadcaster of the tournament, have unveiled a star-studded commentary panel that includes some of the finest and most reputed cricket experts across the world to offer detailed match analysis and insights to its viewers.