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IPL viewership on Disney Star up 18% at 475m after 34 matches

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Disney Star has achieved a cumulative reach of 475 million viewers accompanied by 245 billion minutes of total watch time, a growth of 18% in consumption compared to the previous edition, according to the latest data released by BARC.

The broadcaster has also recorded a growth of 5% on TV reach for live broadcast compared to the previous highest recorded in 2019. Disney Star also witnessed a growth of 19% in TVR for the first 34 matches compared to the previous edition.

Dec 05, 2018 15:12

Football fan platform Otro goes live, scores support of world's top stars

Football fan platform Otro scores support of world's top stars

LONDON: Otro, a digital football fan platform that went live across the world Tuesday, has secured funding from venture capital firm 23 Capital. According to UK media reports, the funding secured by Otro, which provides fans with curated content from global football stars, was in the region of £50 million ($63.61m).

Dec 05, 2018 13:12

Football garnered record 498m viewers in India this year: BARC

MUMBAI: Although football is still far off to be compared to cricket’s position as the top sport in the country, 498 million viewers from across the country watched the beautiful game on television in 2018 as compared to 741 million tuning in for cricket. This is an all-time record for Indian television for football.

Dec 04, 2018 13:12

UEFA prepones VAR usage in Champions League to Feb 2019

DUBLIN: The UEFA Executive Committee (EC) Monday met in Dublin and decided to use Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the UEFA Champions League as from the Round of 16 in February 2019 following successful technological testing and the training of referees over the last few months.

Dec 04, 2018 13:12

F1 shifts up a gear on VR experience offering

LONDON: Formula 1 has entered into a partnership with the world’s first virtual reality (VR) 360 degree brand ‘The Dream VR’. As per the agreement, more than three million fans across 180 countries in the world will get to view unique content of behind-the-scenes moments of the entire Grand Prix weekend through their VR headsets, mobile devices, TV sets and Apple TV.

Dec 03, 2018 18:12

Star sets date for Telugu sports channel launch

MUMBAI: Star India is all set to debut its third regional sports channel - Star Sports 1 Telugu - to its bouquet on 7 December. The broadcaster has been testing the channel on AsiaSat 7 at 105 East, Televisionpost.com reports.

Dec 03, 2018 13:12

Sony sponsors Maharashtra-level women’s blind cricket tourney

MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) partnered with the Cricket Association for the Blind of Maharashtra (CABM) as sponsors of the State Level Cricket Tournament for the Blind – Women. The tournament was recently held at the Islam Gymkhana, Marine Lines, Mumbai.

Dec 01, 2018 17:12

Sports Flashes scores World Cup 2019 audio rights

DUBAI: Multi-sports app Sports Flashes has acquired the rights from the UAE based Channel 2 Group to broadcast, promote and distribute audio content of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019, it was announced on Friday.

Nov 29, 2018 13:11

India Football Forum 2018 to deliberate on long term viability

MUMBAI: Can business viability soon be a proposition for stakeholders in Indian? That, along with a deep dive on the opportunities opening for fan engagement due to the advancements in the digital arena, particularly on mobile, will be in focus at the Star Sports India Football Forum 2018.

Nov 29, 2018 09:11

Hockey WC coverage in 194 countries, reach up 150%

BHUBANESWAR: Thanks to media rights agreements signed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) with over 30 broadcast partners worldwide, TV coverage of the ongoing Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 is reaching 194 countries. This represents an increase of almost 150% compared to the last edition of the men’s flagship event in 2014!

Nov 28, 2018 13:11

NBA aims to woo China via ByteDance partnership

NEW YORK: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and ByteDance, a leading Chinese technology company operating a range of content platforms around the world, announced Monday a new multi-year partnership that will deliver customised, short-form mobile content to ByteDance's millions of global users.

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