Star TV now owns right for Indian Cricket

[Gurjot95]

India news: Star bags TV rights for Indian cricket | India Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

The best sports channel in India will telecast all India home and outside matches

 

[Rohit Doshi]

This is something awesome BCCI have finally done Bloody so rich and spend money on a tweaking sports channel Neo Cricket?

All matches in HD will be awesome now and Star has this brilliant coverage even in SD

 

[AbhishekS]

A great decision. I'll be watching all of India's matches in HD at least for the next 6 years.

 

[Meet]

Neo Cricket nowadays shows Hockey matches.
Good to see Star Cricket owing the rights.

 

[SaiSrini]

Great news... The quality of telecast on Star Cricket has been far superior. Hope the ads issue is now finally sorted out.

 

[Mike23]

Does everything about the BCCI / Indian cricket require a thread?

 

[Rohit Doshi]

Does everything about the BCCI / Indian cricket require a thread?

Well if you dont like it just dont post

I am more excited as Star owns the mobile rights too. Also Star TV has the rights not ESPNSTAR so dont confuse yourself as I was. Star TV will now talk to ESPN STAR if they could telecast the matches

Here is what they said

Star TV does not have an exclusive sports channel. Where will Star telecast the matches?

The decision is that we will exploit [the rights] or we will broadcast in collaboration with ESPN STAR Sports* [ESS].

 

[Mike23]

Well if you dont like it just dont post

Haha lol! I dont mean to be rude it's just there are so many pointless threads created and this is one of them, this can be discussed in the General Cricket section.

 

[icyman]

Does everything about the BCCI / Indian cricket require a thread?

It is big news in India at least. And so would it be in England and Australia if the TV rights were bagged by say one of your C4's,BBC's or even C9.

But one can now be assured of great quality cricket broadcast to the world with good commentators.

I am more excited as Star owns the mobile rights too. Also Star TV has the rights not ESPNSTAR so dont confuse yourself as I was. Star TV will now talk to ESPN STAR if they could telecast the matches

A lot of people have gotten it wrong. However, ESS will telecast all the matches. The channels are owned by Rupert Murdoch and it was a group decision to bid for the rights. At least that is what the MD of ESS said. Another sports channel maybe launched to cater to cricket in case there is an overlap with other sports/cricket matches.

 

[MattW]

Haha lol! I dont mean to be rude it's just there are so many pointless threads created and this is one of them, this can be discussed in the General Cricket section.

If you think a thread needs to be removed, report it, don't post about it.

It's fine to keep discussing here - there have been threads in the past about when Sky got the rights to UK cricket, and I'd imagine there will be discussion of the upcoming Australian rights deal. All of which are fine to have their own threads.

 

[Rohit Doshi]

I heard there will be a new Sports Channel called Six (6) and star TV is launching it so may be that can show the matches, whatever it may be the quality wont be sacrificed and we will finally 6 full deliveries

 

[icyman]

Rohit,you are grossly mistaken.

SIX was the channel that SONY[ MSM Media] had intended to launch had they won the rights to Indian cricket. However, without any other marquee sports porperty other than the IPL in their kitty, it will be difficult for MSM to justify their balance-sheets.

Star has not ruled out the possibility of launching another channel. However, that would be done, if the demand for matches is too high. Else,they can very well show a few matches of sister channels like Star TV / Star World/ Star Utsav for a day or two.