BCCI invites bids for media rights international, domestic matches

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited bids for the broadcast and digital media rights of all international and domestic cricket matches to be played in India till March 2023. The rights will be awarded for five-year tenure, starting from April 1.

Published : Feb 21, 2018 00:02 IST , Chennai

The rights cover all international fixtures in India and domestic tournaments, including the Ranji Trophy and the Irani Cup.
The rights cover all international fixtures in India and domestic tournaments, including the Ranji Trophy and the Irani Cup.
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The rights cover all international fixtures in India and domestic tournaments, including the Ranji Trophy and the Irani Cup.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited bids for the broadcast and digital media rights of all international and domestic cricket matches to be played in India till March 2023. The rights will be awarded for five-year tenure, starting from April 1.

At the moment, Star India owns the broadcast and digital rights for all cricketing activities in India. For that, the company agreed to pay Rs 3,851 crore in 2012. The deal gave it exclusive media rights to BCCI-organised matches until 2018. The rights cover all international fixtures in India and domestic tournaments, including the Ranji Trophy and the Irani Cup.

In a tender notice, the Board has made it clear that the rights will be awarded through an online auction. Interested parties could bid for three packages — global television rights plus rest of the world digital rights, digital rights for the Indian subcontinent and a global consolidated rights bid.

Star India bagged the media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) for five seasons for Rs 16,347.50 crore, through the consolidated global bid in September, last year.

The tender notice stated that interested bidders could pick up tender documents from the BCCI headquarters starting Tuesday upon payment of Rs6,80,000. The last date for submission of bids is on March 27.

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