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MUMBAI: India’s home season media rights holder Star India is seeking a Rs 130 crore discount on its existing deal, the current cycle for which ends in March. While Team India jersey sponsor BYJU's, which wants an immediate out from its sponsorship agreement, has reportedly told the the BCCI to encash its bank guarantee worth an estimated Rs 140 crore.

The BCCI top brass deliberated on these two matters at the emergent meeting of the Indian cricket board's apex council on Monday, PTI reports. It was a virtual meeting.

Feb 06, 2019 14:02
MUMBAI: Hotstar, the Star-India owned OTT platform, has upped the digital co-presenting sponsor rates for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 to Rs 500 million, which is nearly a 60% increase from the last season, Exchange4Media reports. For some context, it bears noting that in 2017, the likes of Vivo and Maruti had paid Rs 150-200 million to Hotstar for the same.
Feb 04, 2019 16:02
MUMBAI: Star India controlled Mashal Sports Pvt. Ltd., organisers and rights owners of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League, Monday announced the third edition of its talent scouting and development initiative - Future Kabaddi Heroes (FKH) programme 2019.  Initiated in 2017, the programme has been the pathway for young high potential kabaddi players to prove their mettle on the mat at VIVO PKL.
Feb 04, 2019 12:02
MUMBAI: The RP-Sanjiv Goenka (RPS) Group and the Virat Kohli Foundation have joined hands for the second edition of the Indian Sports Honours (ISH). The second edition of the ISH will be held here on Saturday, 16 February and will be organised by Cornerstone Sport & Entertainment,the agency that manages Kohli's commmercial interests. 
Feb 01, 2019 14:02
MUMBAI: Taproot Dentsu has won Indian Premier League’s creative mandate. The win is a major coup for Dentsu Aegis Network’s creative agency as the prized account has been managed by Ogilvy India ever since the IPL launched in 2008. While no official announcement has been made thus far, the development was first reported on by Economic Times.
Jan 22, 2019 17:01
MUMBAI: The growth of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with respect to a hike in broadcast rights value saw the tournament contributing to 43% of total sports viewership in the country in 2018 vis-à-vis 22% in 2016, according to a report by TAM Media Research.
Jan 08, 2019 14:01
MUMBAI: Star India, the official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, is planning to offer sponsorship deals and ad slots to advertisers combining the two cricketing competitions and possibly India’s home series later in the year against South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies, Economic Times reports.
Dec 19, 2018 16:12
MUMBAI: Reliance Sports head of marketing and strategy G Srinivvasan declared that since the inception of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) in 2014, sponsorship in Indian football has risen to $44 million this year, an increase of 38.6% from 2017.
Dec 18, 2018 14:12
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has named new Walt Disney Asia Pacific President and Star India chairman Uday Shankar as its new vice president after its 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 14-15 December. This caps off a remarkable week for the award-winning media veteran, who has over two decades of experience in the industry.
Dec 14, 2018 15:12
MUMBAI: As The Walt Disney Company inches towards closing in on the pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the company has restructured its international operations. Uday Shankar is all set to become chairman, Star and Disney India, and president, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific. Shankar is currently president 21st Century Fox Asia and chairman and CEO, Star India. 
Dec 10, 2018 17:12
MUMBAI: After nearly five years of existence, Indian Super League (ISL) club Kerala Blasters' main focus continues to be on investing in brand building and upgrading infrastructure, iQuest Enterprises CEO Nitin Kukreja declared at the Star Sports India Football Forum 2018 on 30 November, which was curated and organised by SportzPower.