Indian Premier League (IPL)
Saudi Arabia ‘in talks’ with IPL owners over new T20 league
Government representatives from Saudi Arabia have approached owners of Indian Premier League teams over plans to establish a new T20 cricket league in the country
DAZN and Sky to share IPL coverage in UK, Ireland
DAZN and Sky Sports will share live coverage of all 74 matches from this year’s Indian Premier League in the UK and Ireland, after DAZN opted to sublicense rights to the pay-TV broadcaster.
IPL rights packages sell for $6.2bn, more than double previous cycle
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has cemented its financial dominance of global cricket after auctioning the media rights to the Indian Premier League for INR48,390 crore ($6.2bn/€5.9
First day of IPL media rights bidding suggests global value will more than double
The value of global media rights for the Indian Premier League is set to more than double in the new cycle, 2023 to 2027, according to media reports in India
Google and Amazon ‘pick up IPL rights bidding documents’
Global tech firms Google and Amazon, India's biggest media groups, and other international broadcasters have picked up the bidding documents for the upcoming Indian Premier League rights auction, Bloomberg…
Opportunities abound in India, but market entrants require “patience and humility”
SportBusiness speaks to Matthew Wheeler, chief executive of A&W Capital, a company that advises on entertainment and sports sector investments in India. The company recently advised on CVC Capital Partners’ $750m acquisition of the new Indian Premier League franchise in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Titans strike two-year Ather Energy principal sponsorship deal
Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans has announced a two-year principal sponsorship agreement with Indian electric vehicle manufacturer Ather Energy
BCCI ‘to issue’ eagerly-awaited IPL rights tender next week
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the sport’s governing body in the country, is likely to release its invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Indian Premier League between February 1…
BCCI reviewing CVC’s bid for Indian Premier League team over betting industry links
The successful bid by CVC Capital Partners to acquire an Indian Premier League team is under scrutiny over the private equity company's links to the betting industry
Owner of Sunrisers IPL team ‘would consider spin-off’
Indian broadcaster Sun TV Network said it would consider spinning off or selling a stake in its Indian Premier League team Sunrisers Hyderabad, although has no immediate plans to do so
CVC among winning bidders for new IPL franchises
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has completed the bidding process for two new Indian Premier League franchises, announcing that private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and Indian multinational…
Indian Premier League franchise sale, media rights bidding talked up
The Glazer family, CVC Capital Partners, Cristiano Ronaldo and superstar Bollywood couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are among the parties linked to bids for new Indian Premier League franchise…
IPL tender for 2023-27 media rights on the horizon
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the sport's governing body in the country, has announced that its invitation to tender for media rights to the Indian Premier League for the 2023-27 cycle will…
BCCI launches tender for two new IPL franchises
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has launched a tender process to appoint two new franchise teams to the Indian Premier League from 2022
BCCI confirms September restart for Indian Premier League
The suspended 2021 season of the Indian Premier League will restart in the United Arab Emirates on September 19, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has said
BCCI ‘considers later resumption’ of IPL to avoid England test clash
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering shortening the proposed window for the remaining 31 matches of the Indian Premier League to avoid a clash with the fifth test match between England…
BCCI aims to resume Indian Premier League in UAE in ‘September and October’
The remaining 31 matches of the 2021 Indian Premier League are set to be played in the United Arab Emirates across a 30-day window over September and October
Cricket’s Asia Cup delayed until 2023 due to packed calendars
The Asia Cup cricket tournament which was due to take place later this year has been postponed until 2023, with all four participating nations tackling a packed fixture list for the remainder of 2021