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MUMBAI: The live broadcast of the first 29 matches of TATA IPL 2023 has surpassed 40 crore viewers, recording a growth of 24% in TVR compared to the last edition, TV rights holder Disney Star asserted Thursday. 

The reach garnered for the live broadcast of the first 29 matches is also 3.7cr higher than the reach of the entire 2022 edition, the network further stated. As per an official release, Disney Star has also received the highest-ever reach across all editions of IPL in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP and MP for the live broadcast of the first 29 matches.

Jun 27, 2022 05:06
NOW THIS DID NOT age well at all. But surprised we are most definitely not! Just a day after yet another headline cropped up (many such have appeared over the last few months) on an impending face-off between Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani over ownership of media rights for world cricket's most valuable property - the Indian Premier League - it can finally be laid to rest. 
Jun 27, 2022 05:06
MUMBAI (June 13): At the end of what has been a really topsy turvy day, the Indian Premier League's linear television rights have gone to incumbent Disney Star India (or maybe not?), with a winning bid of Rs 57.5 crore per game, while Viacom18 has secured the digital rights for a mind-boggling price of Rs 50 cr per game.
Jun 27, 2022 05:06
"DIGITAL IS IT! NOT IN THE NEXT RIGHTS CYCLE, BUT NOW!" That, in a nutshell, is the biggest takeaway from what has been an action packed three-day media rights e-auction for the world's most valuable cricket property.
Apr 07, 2022 11:04
MUMBAI: Disney Star India head - Ad Sales Nitin Bawankule has reportedly resigned from the company after a two-and-a-half year stint.  Bawankule had joined Disney-owned network as head of ad sales in October 2019.
Apr 04, 2022 14:04
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. 
Mar 25, 2022 05:03
MUMBAI: Disney Star, official broadcaster of the Tata Indian Premier League 2022, Thursday announced an eminent panel of 85 commentators for the upcoming season.  The 15th edition of the IPL will feature some of the best commentators across nine languages, including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, and the newly added Gujarati feed.
Mar 14, 2022 17:03
MUMBAI: Disney Star announced on Monday that the network has renewed its exclusive broadcast rights for the Premier League for the next three seasons, from 2022/23 to 2024/25 for the Indian subcontinent. The announcement confirms a SportzPower exclusive published on March 9.
Mar 09, 2022 18:03
MUMBAI: It happened with the last media rights cycle (2019/20 to 2021/22). And it continues with the latest deal for the next media rights cycle (2022/23 to 2024/25) that the Premier League has renewed with incumbent Disney Star a "couple of weeks ago", SportzPower is given to understand. 
Feb 22, 2022 18:02
MUMBAI: Disney Star has elevated Harry Griffith to head – Rights Acquisition & Syndication (Sports). In his "new" role, which has been in place since November 2021, Griffith has taken over additional responsibilities of rights acquisition and key licensor relationships, in addition to his current responsibility of heading global syndication and sales for sports.
Jan 03, 2022 15:01
MUMBAI: Disney Star has announced the appointment of George Cherian as head of Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).  Cherian will report to K Madhavan, Country manager and president, The Walt Disney Company and Star India and will join the India leadership team that drives Disney Star businesses in the country.