ESPN had paid Rs $ 1.1 billion for broadcaster rights in 2006 for the telecast rights till 2015.
'I just wanted to...bring attention to what's happening in Manipur...to urge everyone in India and Manipur to embrace peace and avoid conflicts.'
Sports broadcaster ESPN India has managed to lure over a dozen advertisers for the Airtel Twenty20 Champions League, who could spend as much as Rs 270 crore (Rs 2.7 billion).