Archive for the 'Media / TV' Category

ICC may allow players to refer umpire’s decision to third umpires

The International Cricket Council is toying with the idea of allowing players to challenge umpires decision by referring it to TV umpires.
There have been many instances when decisions have gone awfully wrong, especially during India’s recent tour of Australia. Many believe umpiring errors cost India the Sydney test a reversal of which would have meant [...]

Rahul Dravid, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone in Bangalore Royal Challengers’ IPL promotional video

The Vijay Mallya-owned Bangalore Royal Challengers IPL promotional video would see Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone with team skipper and icon player Rahul Dravid. (That should be interesting - good boy Rahul Dravid always looks a bit self-conscious and earnest in ad videos.) Kartina Kaif, bollywood actress, is riding a string of light [...]

IPL Karm Yudh ad campaign from O&M

Indian Premier League has  officially started an ad campaign, which is titled “Karm Yudh” and with a whooping budget of Rs 100 crore. The ad is created by the ad agency O&M and has been coined by the ad-man Piyush Pandey.
This is the first ad from the promoters of IPL which declares the arrival of [...]

Sony ropes in Vodafone as prime sponsor for IPL telecast

Sony Entertainment Television, which has bagged the rights for telecast of IPL matches, has found a premier sponsor in Vodafone, India’s third largest mobile service provider.
The DLF IPL premier league’s associate sponsors are Pepsico India , Hyundai and Nokia, as Sony Entertainment Television aims to rake in1.7 billion rupees from the deal, media reports said.
Sony [...]

Australian TV Channel 10 to telecast IPL Twenty20 live

Australia’s Channel 10 has secured the rights to telecast Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition for five years in a deal worth almost $15 million.
This essentially means Australian fans will have the chance to witness IPL’S Twenty20 competition, which will have 59 matches spread over 44 days. The IPL Twenty20 championship starts on April 18.
The weekend [...]