Star India Wins Cricket Broadcast Rights In India For Rs 6,138 Crore

Star India has bagged the BCCI  media rights for television and digital rights for the Indian cricket team and domestic championships from 2018 to 2023. This is BCCI’s first time e-auction. There were three key contenders — Star India, Sony Pictures Network and Reliance-owned Jio .

The BCCI has listed a total of 102 matches that will form part of the ICC’s Future Tours Programme from June 2018 to March 2023. During this period India will host 22 Tests, 45 ODIs and 35 T20s against nine teams.

Star India has won the Global Consolidated Rights (GCR) for India’s home games for the next five years till 31 March 2023 for a massive amount of Rs 6,138.1 crore.  Now every  Indian cricket match played in the country is now going to be worth Rs 60 crore for the BCCI.




The deal runs from  April 2018 to March 2023 during which India are shall play 102 matches at home Star India  beat Sony Pictures Network India and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd By winning the BCCI e auction, it now has rights to all cricket events in the second-most populous nation where the sport is followed like a religion.

The Indian Premier League media rights for the next five years were sold to Star India for a whopping Rs 16,347.50 crore.

Artical Source : http://www.cricketkingdom.net/star-india-wins-cricket-broadcast-rights-in-india-for-rs-6138-crore/

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