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[RPK]

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/1...or-exclusive-online-rights-to-indian-cricket/

Here’s a deal straight out of Rupert Murdoch’s playbook circa 1994. Just like Murdoch established Fox back then by paying an exorbitant-seeming sum ($1.6 billion at the time) for the rights to broadcast the NFL, Live Current Media is paying $50 million over ten years for the exclusive online rights to official content from the Indian Premier League (a new cricket league in India with a shorter, more fan-friendly version of the game—first match is tomorrow). Cricket is huge in India and elsewhere. It is a sport perfect for online distribution, with fans spread all over the world. Globally there are about one billion fans, estimates Live Current Media. And the Indian Premier League has already on track to generate $2 billion overall this year.

As part of the deal, Current Live will create and operate official sites for the Indian Premier League (IPLT20.com) and the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI.tv). Current Live will pay the Indian Premier League $3 million a year, and the BCCI $2 million a year for the exclusive online rights to official photos, video footage, live scoreboards, match results stats, a fantasy cricket league, ticketing, fan polling, contests, and more. It is a pretty big commitment for Live Current Media, a domain-name company with revenues of $9 million last year and a net loss of $2 million. The Canadian company is basically betting its entire $51 million over-the-counter market cap on this deal.

 

[hullswingerscom]

i love Cricket,nothing like cricket on a hot summers day at lords. leather on willow the odd Googly,Australia all out for 50

then back to the pavilion in time for tea.

 

[antonis12]

very cool. it is amazing that $50M was not for the streaming rights.

those are held by www.willow.tv

 

[meeks]

That is interesting, and once again .tv gets in front of the masses.
Hulls your dreaming mate, (Australia all out for 50)
will never happen!

 

[DnEbook]

i love Cricket,nothing like cricket on a hot summers day at lords. leather on willow the odd Googly,Australia all out for 50

then back to the pavilion in time for tea.

Have you been drinking ..........again !!!!! ha ha go aussies HOWSTHAT


has anyone regged howsthat ??????

 

[StoneRoses]

Thanks for the info Richard, it is all heading in one direction!.

Hulls i would love to side with a fellow Englishman on cricket, but we know the Aussies can kick our arse at cricket, lets tease them about football.... ohh mmm , maybe not that at the moment either. Ok lets play it safe, Sailing and cycling it is then :hehe:

 

[.tv]

has anyone regged howsthat ??????

It is Howzat.

IPL.TV was recently regged, not mine.