Reliance Jio, Times Internet throw their hats into the IPL telecast rights ring

[rahul1117kumar]

The names are spilling out about those who could be taking a stab at acquiring the broadcast television and digital streaming rights to the richest cricket league in the world – the Indian Premier League (IPL). Star India, Sony Pictures Network India (without prejudice), Amazon India, are amongst the names known to have coughed up $10,000 to pick up a copy of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tender document for the IPL.

Apparently the Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio has also called for the tender, according to news reports in The Times of India and The Mint. Other companies which the media says have reportedly evinced interest include: Times Internet, Super Sport (a South African network), Econet, OSN (Dubai), BT, Sky Sports (both from the UK), ESPN and Followon (US). Sources reveal that sports OTT platform VEQTA has also bought a tender. Though a report has stated that Zee TV is also in the running, it is not clear how it will do so as sources say the tender document strictly forbids any one involved in litigation with the BCCI from participating in the bidding.

The BCCI threw open the bids to potential bidders on 19 September with the last date for purchasing the document being slotted as 18 October and last date of submission being 25 October.

The current bidding round will give the winner the television rights for 10 years, while the digital rights are being offered for five years.

Reliance Jio, Times Internet throw their hats into the IPL telecast rights ring | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[Sourabhs20]

Digital rights for IPL set to soar as Reliance Jio and Amazon could enter the fray

MUMBAI: It is not just the television telecast rights
for the Indian Premier League (IPL) that will see
frenzy bids, led by Sony Pictures Networks India
(SPNI) and Star India. The digital rights for the
cash-rich T20 league will also touch a new roof with
new players joining the bidding race.

Indications are that Mukesh Ambani-controlled
Reliance Jio Infocomm will bid for the digital rights
and may not look at the TV rights. Ambani has a
presence in the television business through TV18
Broadcast while his ambitious project Reliance Jio
has crossed 16 million customers within a month of
its launch on 5 September.
Incidentally, Reliance Jio has purchased the IPL
tender document.
Amazon is also expected to make a serious bid for
the digital rights of the IPL. Though Times
Internet has picked up the tender document, it is
not clear whether it will bid aggressively. The
documents for IPL are priced at $10,000.
Broadcasters Sony and Star will also bid for the
new cycle of digital rights for the IPL. While SPNI
owns Sony Liv, Star India runs Hotstar.
Speculation is that the Chinese telecom companies
would form a consortium to bid for the IPL rights.
Incidentally, GroupM has bought the tender
document for the IPL.
“With Sony and Star India fighting it out, it was a
given that the TV rights fee would climb
stratospheric heights. The new 10-year cycle of TV
rights for the IPL could cross Rs 20,000 crore. Now
with Amazon and Reliance Jio possibly in the fray,
even the digital rights could see a huge jump in
prices,” a media analyst said.
The BCCI has kept the TV rights tenure for the
Indian subcontinent 10 years, while the
international and digital rights are for a five-year
period.
Currently, the Indian subcontinent TV rights are
with Sony. The Indian subcontinent digital rights
along with TV rights of certain international
territories are with Star India-owned Novi Digital,
which runs VoD service Hotstar.

Sony’s new deal with the BCCI, which was signed in
2009, was worth over Rs 8,200 crore (Rs 82 billion).
Novi had bagged certain media rights for Rs 302
crore (Rs 3.02 billion).
Though Zee has purchased the tender document, it
has a four-year non-compete clause with Sony
after the sale of Ten Sports. Zee also runs an OTT
platform under the dittotv brand name.
Among the 16 tenders picked up so far, some
companies are interested in acquiring international
rights outside the Indian market. ESPN could bid
for the US region while UK-based Sky Sports and
BT Group are likely to bid for Europe.
In the Middle East, Al Jazeera Media Network-
owned IN Media and Dubai-based pay TV network
OSN could seek to secure the rights. The others
who have bought the IPL tender document include
SuperSport, a South African group of channels
owned by Naspers, and telecom major Econet.
Houston-based data analytics firm Followon has also
evinced interest.
SPNI has bought the tender document without
prejudice. Incidentally, Sony’s contention has been
that its existing contract with the BCCI gives it
the first right of refusal as well as the right to
match a counter-offer.
The BCCI has divided the invitation to tender (ITT)
process into three rights packages—Indian
subcontinent TV rights; Indian subcontinent digital
rights; and rest of the world TV and digital rights.
The last day for submission of bid is 25 October,
9.30 am. The new rights cycle will come into effect
after the 2017 edition of the IPL.

Digital rights for IPL set to soar as Reliance Jio and Amazon could enter the fray | TelevisionPost.com

 

[rahul1117kumar]

RE: Digital rights for IPL set to soar as Reliance Jio and Amazon could enter the fray

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[Sourabhs20]

RE: Digital rights for IPL set to soar as Reliance Jio and Amazon could enter the fray

bro already shared

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[rahul1117kumar]

RE: Digital rights for IPL set to soar as Reliance Jio and Amazon could enter the fray

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[Sourabhs20]

RE: Digital rights for IPL set to soar as Reliance Jio and Amazon could enter the fray

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[kumarvishwas]

I am cheering for Amazon or Liv to get the digital rights,it would be better to opt for Amazon Prime for Rs.499 and get a year free streaming experience+fast deliveries

Even I appreciate the streaming service of Liv,although the UI is very buggy and not attractive when compared to hotstar/Voot but the actual thing that is streaming stuff is much better than Hotstar,enjoyed many matches of Euro Cup in 720p even on 1 mbps connection

Times Network were first to get IPL digital rights and they used YouTube to stream IPL,don't know what would they do now if they get them

 

[Saj 007]

RE: Digital rights for IPL set to soar as Reliance Jio and Amazon could enter the fray

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