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IPL: Hotstar to be impacted; Voot/Jio get digital edge
By Karan Taurani /Elara Caps With IPL moving away from Star, Disney+Hotstar as a platform will become much smaller, tad above vs other broadcaster OTT apps helped by other cricket content. In terms of SVOD market, they have a share of 25 percent, which will see a sharp drop and potentially move towards Voot or Jio...
IPL: Digital in spotlight; premiums expected
By Karan Taurani /Elara Caps Win win for BCCI; premiums in line with expectations IPL media rights have fetched INR 484bn, which is largely in line with our estimate of INR 500bn; this is driven by 30%/70% premium on TV/digital base price, which too was in line. In terms of split, 49% of media rig...
SonyLIV to air Applause-produced ‘Fauda’ remake ‘Tanaav’
Sameer Nair-helmed Applause Entertainment, which has a stellar reputation for adapting shows for the Indian audiences, pushed hard to negotiate a deal with the makers of ‘Fauda’, an Israeli show that was a global hit, including in India, with its three seasons.
It has now come to lig...
IPL to have two-and-a-half month window: BCCI secy Jay Shah
Attracting astronomical bids that eventually translated into mind-boggling revenue of Rs 48,390 crore for a five year period through IPL's media rights has not surprised BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who asserted that cricket's most talked about T20 league has potential to deliver way more.
IPL: Numbers in line with estimates of Rs. 50k cr
By Karan Taurani /Elara Caps - As per media reports, Star has bagged TV media rights for IPL at around 23,500cr , which is a premium of 30% over the base price, in line with expectation as TV medium is largely matured and subject to tepid mid to high single digit ad growth; concerns persist on subs revenue front whi...