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IPL 2024: Star Sports registers 510m viewers from 51 matches

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May 10, 2024 18:05

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The Indian Premier League 2024 registered a record 510 million viewers for the first 51 matches of the tournament, broadcaster Disney Star announced, extrapolating data provided by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).

This marks a 5% increase compared to the previous high recorded in 2019 for the same number of matches, the network declared. Additionally, the broadcaster asserted it has experienced an 18% increase from the previous edition in terms of total watch time, with viewers spending 356,000 million minutes.

Feb 09, 2018 16:02

46.5m saw IPL 2018 auction on Star Sports

MUMBAI: The 2018 edition of the Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL) auction received an overwhelming response on television, digital platforms and social media in the country and across the world.

Feb 08, 2018 11:02

All 8 franchises oppose any changes to IPL match timings

MUMBAI: And then there were eight! All eight Indian Premier League franchises have shot down the proposal put forward by new IPL broadcast rights partner Star India and endorsed by the league's governing council to change match timings for the 2018 edition of world cricket's biggest annual jamboree.

Feb 05, 2018 15:02

Hotstar revs up for IPL 2018 with 'fastest cricket scorecard'

MUMBAI: Star India's OTT platform Hotstar, the digital rights holder for the IPL, asserts that the player auction for the 2018 season registerd a 5X increase in viewership compared to 2017.

Feb 05, 2018 14:02

BCCI website down Sunday over pending domain renewal

MUMBAI: The world's richest cricketing body by a long mile faced the ignonimity of seeing its official website — http://www.bcci.tv — suspended for well over 18 hours Sunday for failing to renew the domain name. Adding to the board’s embarrassment, seven bids ranging from $69 to $260 had sprung up for the domain name after domain registrars Register.com and Namejet.com put the website up for public bidding.

Feb 05, 2018 13:02

SC gives BCCI 4 weeks to respond to notice on Sree ban

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the BCCI's response on a plea by former cricketer S. Sreesanth challenging a life time ban on him by the apex cricketing body in the wake of an alleged spot fixing scandal. Issuing the notice, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud gave the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) four weeks to respond.

Feb 02, 2018 16:02

SC sets Feb 5 to hear Sree plea against life ban

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has listed February 5 to hear arguments on an appeal filed by cricketer S Sreesanth against a Kerala High Court verdict that restored the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.

Feb 02, 2018 12:02

‘We are confident that Star is building a profitable sports business’

It was last September that Star India secured the five-year global media rights to the Indian Premier League with a winning bid of Rs 163.475 billion ($2.55 billion). Just over three months later, in December came the big bang announcement that the Walt Disney Co. had sealed a $52.4-billion all-stock deal to acquire 20th Century Fox and other entertainment and sports assets from Rupert Murdoch's empire.

Feb 01, 2018 18:02

Sree moves SC challenging Kerala HC ruling upholding BCCI life ban

NEW DELHI: Former Team India cricketer S Sreesanth has moved the Supreme Court challenging BCCI's life ban imposed on him.

Feb 01, 2018 18:02

RR not looking to sell stake: Manoj Badale

MUMBAI: Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals, which returns to the IPL after a two-year ban, is NOT looking to dilute stake, co-promoter Manoj Badale has confirmed to Economic Times.

Jan 31, 2018 13:01

IPL to have midseason transfer window: Shukla

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