Disney, Reliance sign deal to create Rs 70,000 cr behemoth

Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Photograph: Reuters Reliance......

Sponsors line up for mega TV shows, IPL

With less than a month to go for the two mega television shows - Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai of Star Plus and the BCCI-promoted Indian Premier League on Sony - companies have lined up in right......

IPL: cash spinner or simply cricket

You walk into Wankhede stadium in Mumbai to watch -- what else? -- a cricket match, and a liveried attendant ushers you in. He walks you to your seat and offers you chilled beer. There are other......

Disney Star sub licenses ICC TV rights to Zee

'This is a first-of-its-kind partnership in the Indian media & entertainment landscape, and this association with Disney Star reflects our sharp, strategic vision for the sports business India.'......

IPL teams leverage star power

Even though CSK was benched for two years, the popularity of the team, mainly because of the their player line-up and its swashbuckling skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is intact.Urvi Malvania......

IPL 11 promises bigger, better and brighter season

Best vs Best. Tiger vs Tiger.Star India, BCCI team up for a high decibel campaign for the cricket jamboree.Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez performs during the IPL 9......

Plea in Supreme Court seeking e-auctioning of IPL media rights

'It is a requirement that non-discriminatory and transparent method, with the best international practices must be adopted for distribution of the valuable media rights so as to ensure the maximum......

Service Tax dept demands Rs 536 crore, BCCI takes legal route

A policeman walks past a logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during a governing council meeting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Photograph:......