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  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Inside BusinessBenjamin Parkin
    IPL rights auction sets up power play

    Competition now claims to be the world’s second-most valuable sports league on a per-game basis

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    Disney’s India cricket ploy has Wall Street stumped

    US media group loses IPL streaming rights but pays $3bn to air the sport on traditional TV

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
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    Disney wins TV rights for Indian T20 cricket but loses out on streaming

    Viacom18 secures online broadcast rights for Indian Premier League matches

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    Disney prepares for title defence in $5bn Indian cricket media rights battle

    Sony and Amazon among those expected to join Indian Premier League auction

  • Saturday, 5 February, 2022
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    Expanded IPL tightens its grip on world game

    India’s $6bn short-format league is about to set off a TV rights frenzy, dealing a further blow to international cricket

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  • Saturday, 30 October, 2021
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  • Monday, 25 October, 2021
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    Ahmedabad and Lucknow franchises sold for $745m and $945m as investors rush to profit from competition’s rise

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    Vaccine hesitancy in sport: NBA gets political again Premium content

    Plus, Afghan cricket after Taliban takeover, Uefa suffers Super League defeat, and more

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
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    Sony and Zee to bid for Indian Premier League cricket rights as part of merger

    Potential rivals for multibillion-dollar contract include Disney, Facebook, Amazon and Reliance

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    Cricket
    Cancellation of England vs India revives fears of IPL’s impact on cricket

    Indian players pull out of fifth Test over Covid concerns just days before lucrative tournament based on game’s shorter form

  • Saturday, 26 June, 2021
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    US college athletes secure big victory on pay Premium content

    This week in the business of sport: UK government sparks controversy over VIPs skipping quarantine to attend Euro 2020, US investors buy into Indian cricket, and more.

  • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
    India’s Rajasthan Royals cricket team valued at $250m with US stake

    Investor in Boston Red Sox and Liverpool acquires 15% stake in IPL franchise

  • Friday, 7 May, 2021
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    Australia accused of playing politics over Covid travel ban

    Bar on citizens returning from India has been labelled racist, cruel and possibly illegal

  • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
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    Indian Premier League cricket suspended after players contract Covid

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  • Friday, 30 April, 2021
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  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
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  • Saturday, 18 April, 2020
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  • Friday, 28 April, 2017
    The Big ReadMurad Ahmed
    Cricket goes for gold in its Olympic bid

    Modernisers argue that entry to the games is crucial for the sport’s survival but India could block such a move

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