Viacom18 has dropped a major hint at merging Jio Cinema with Hotstar, which means the merger would lead to the streaming of the rights of the IPL to Hotstar.
The Hotstar was among the first Indian streaming apps that had the broadcasting rights owned for the Indian Premier League, as Star Sports would also have the TV telecasting rights.
However, in recent editions, the Star Sports network has restored its telecasting TV rights, though the online broadcasting rights have passed onto Jio Cinema.
Viacom18, one of the joint business ventures from Mukesh Ambani, often has the idea to merge the two major sports broadcasting rights in India. After the merger, Hotstar will not only broadcast the IPL live but also all of India’s home matches and domestic cricket matches.
The IPL mega-auction has been likely scheduled for 30th November in Dubai
The IPL governing committee made their biggest announcement, as they had agreed to the retention rule changes, which brought the likes of a large number of retentions while increasing the purse amount.
They have also dropped a major update that every team is allowed to announce their retention list of players by the end of this month, which is last by the 31st of October.
Next, when the IPL committee announced that the mega-auction is to be scheduled during the last week of November, while the date of 30th November has been placed as the most possible day for the mega-auction.
The Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai was the venue that held the mega-auction back in IPL 2024; now it is supposed to hold the upcoming auction as well. However, nothing official has been made from the end of the BCCI’s IPL governing committee.
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