Media giants in pitch battle for India cricket rights
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI : Disney, Sony and India's Reliance will vie on Sunday for media rights to Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's richest cricket league, expected to fetch up to $6 billion.
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Global media giants battle for IPL cricket rights
Global media giants including Disney and Sony and Asia's richest man reportedly battled Sunday for the broadcast rights for the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, one of the world's most-watched sporting events.
"He's Only Human": Rassie van der Dussen On Tackling Star India Bowler
Rassie van der Dussen was finding it tough initially as South Africa were chasing a daunting 212 against India in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. However, he was given a life by Shreyas Iyer as the star dropped his catch in the 16th over of the innings and from there on, there was no looking back for the South African. The right-handed batter changed the tempo of his innings, and along with David Miller, ensured that the visitors walk away with a victory.
Amazon to pull out of high-stakes bidding battle for Indian Premier League media rights
Amazon will not bid for rights to telecast India's premier league cricket, projected to be worth more than 500 billion rupees ($6.4 billion), a source with knowledge of the company's plans said on Friday. The decision comes just two days ahead of the bidding for the television and digital broadcast rights of the hugely popular Indian Premier League, a two-month tournament that usually takes place every April and May.
Amazon to pull out of high-stakes bidding battle for India cricket rights
MUMBAI : U.S. tech behemoth Amazon will not bid for rights to telecast India's premier league cricket, projected to be worth more than 500 billion rupees ($6.4 billion), a source with knowledge of the company's plans said on Friday.
Amazon Pulls Out Of IPL Media Rights Race: Sources
Online retailer Amazon has pulled out of the bidding race for the Indian Premier League media rights for 2023-2027 cycle, sources told NDTV on Friday. Amazon's pull out means the likes of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, Disney and Sony Group among others are in the box seat to win the rights to broadcast the cash-rich league.
Thailand Open: PV Sindhu Bows Out After Losing In Semifinals To Chen Yu Fei
Star India shuttler PV Sindhu made an exit from Thailand Open after going down in straight games to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals on Saturday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 16-21 to third seeded Chen in 43 minutes to end an impressive run in the Super 500 tournament. Sindhu, seeded sixth, enjoyed a 6-4 head-to-head count coming into the match but she was not at her usual self against the Chinese, who dished out an aggressive badminton to come up trumps against the Indian.
Thailand Open: PV Sindhu Bows Out After Losing In Semifinals To Chen Yu Fei
Star India shuttler PV Sindhu made an exit from Thailand Open after going down in straight games to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals on Saturday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 16-21 to third seeded Chen in 43 minutes to end an impressive run in the Super 500 tournament. Sindhu, seeded sixth, enjoyed a 6-4 head-to-head count coming into the match but she was not at her usual self against the Chinese, who dished out an aggressive badminton to come up trumps against the Indian.