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{{Short description|Broadcasts of the Indian Premier League}}
The '''Indian Premier League''' ('''IPL''') is a professional [[Twenty20]] (T20) [[cricket]] league in India, organised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI). It is the highest-rated sports property on [[Television in India|Indian television]], and is among the highest-valued sports properties in the world.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-22 |title=How India's sports leagues are on a meteoric growth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/how-indias-sports-leagues-are-on-a-meteoric-growth/articleshow/111921329.cms |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=IPL world's second-most valued sporting league in terms of per match value, digital rights costiler than TV |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-media-rights-digital-value-more-than-tv-2nd-most-valuable-jay-shah-1962410-2022-06-14 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

The domestic streaming and pay television rights to the IPL from 2023 through 2027 are currently held by JioStar, with [[Streaming television|streaming]] rights held by [[JioHotstar]], and [[pay television]] rights held by [[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports]]. The rights were initially awarded separately to [[Reliance Industries]]/[[Viacom18]] and [[Disney Star]]; the domestic and international rights packages fetched a total of approximately US$6.4 billion, causing the IPL to overtake the [[Premier League]] as the second highest-valued media property in sports worldwide, behind only the [[National Football League]] (whose current media rights since 2023, dispersed across multiple broadcasters, are valued at US$111 billion in total). In late-2024, Disney merged its television and streaming businesses with those of Reliance Industries, forming JioStar, with the streaming rights moving to JioHotstar beginning in the 2025 season.

== History ==

=== 2008–2015: Sony Pictures Networks ===
The IPL's broadcast rights were first held by a partnership between [[Sony Pictures Networks]] (SPN) and [[World Sport Group]] (WSG) under a ten-year contract valued at US$1.03 billion; SPN held domestic rights in India while WSG handled international distribution.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 January 2008 |title=Sony and World Sports Group bag IPL television rights |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sony-and-world-sports-group-bag-ipl-television-rights-330881 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430024853/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sony-and-world-sports-group-bag-ipl-television-rights-330881 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2008 |title=Billion dollar rights deal for IPL |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23054747-2722,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118123649/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23054747-2722,00.html |archive-date=18 January 2008 |work=The Australian}}</ref> The initial plan was for twenty percent of these proceeds to go to the IPL, a further eight percent would be devoted to prize money and seventy-two percent would be distributed to the franchisees from 2008 until 2012, after which the IPL would go public and list its shares.<ref name=":9">{{cite news |author=IndranilBasu |date=27 January 2008 |title=Does the IPL model make sense? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Does-the-IPL-model-make-sense/articleshow/2734443.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324002009/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Does-the-IPL-model-make-sense/articleshow/2734443.cms |archive-date=24 March 2010 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> In March 2010, however, the IPL decided not to go public and list its shares.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 June 2013 |title=IPL's public filings: Who owns the teams, how they run them & what issues they face |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ipls-public-filings-who-owns-the-teams-how-they-run-them-what-issues-they-face/articleshow/20531295.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142620/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ipls-public-filings-who-owns-the-teams-how-they-run-them-what-issues-they-face/articleshow/20531295.cms |archive-date=17 February 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>

As of the 2015 season, coverage was largely split between [[Sony Max]], [[Sony Sports Ten 5|Sony Six]], and [[Sony ESPN]]; Max and Six aired broadcasts with commentary in [[Hindi]], Six also aired broadcasts in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] while Sony ESPN aired broadcasts in English.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=8 April 2016 |title=IPL viewership may touch 500 million this year: Sony |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/IPL-viewership-may-touch-500-million-this-year-Sony/article14226514.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801195414/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/IPL-viewership-may-touch-500-million-this-year-Sony/article14226514.ece |archive-date=1 August 2020 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI}}</ref> SPN also produced ''[[Extraaa Innings T20]]'', an [[aftershow]] that combined [[Post-game show|post-match]] analysis with an entertainment [[talk show]] featuring celebrity guests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MediaInfoline |date=10 April 2015 |title='Extraaa Innings T20'- more than just cricket analysis |url=https://www.mediainfoline.com/sports/extraaa-innings-t20-more-than-just-cricket-analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313074152/https://www.mediainfoline.com/sports/extraaa-innings-t20-more-than-just-cricket-analysis |archive-date=13 March 2023 |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Media Infoline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shah Rukh Khan to promote Chennai Express during IPL final |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-to-promote-chennai-express-during-ipl-final-633314 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020516/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-to-promote-chennai-express-during-ipl-final-633314 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |access-date=24 May 2013 |website=NDTV}}</ref>

Sony Max often became the most-watched television channel in the country during the tournament,<ref name=":1">{{cite news |author=Ahluwalia, Harveen |date=1 June 2015 |title=IPL viewership jumped 22.5% in 2015: BARC |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/Y8J13d9lObcYS7xFFcUXNI/IPL-viewership-jumped-225-in-2017-BARC.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217201045/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/Y8J13d9lObcYS7xFFcUXNI/IPL-viewership-jumped-225-in-2017-BARC.html |archive-date=17 February 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=Livemint}}</ref> and by 2015, annual advertising revenue exceeded {{INRConvert|12|b}}.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 June 2016 |title=Sony rakes in Rs. 1,200 crore advertising revenue from IPL 9 |url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/cricket/2015/jun/05/sony-rakes-in-rs-1-200-crore-ad-revenue-from-ipl-9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821093000/https://sportscafe.in/articles/cricket/2015/jun/05/sony-rakes-in-rs-1-200-crore-ad-revenue-from-ipl-9 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |access-date=20 February 2019 |website=SportsCafe.in}}</ref> SPN had estimated a potential audience of 500 million during the 2015 season due to the industry adoption of the new [[Broadcast Audience Research Council]] (BARC) [[Audience measurement|ratings]] system, which calculates viewership in both urban and rural markets rather than only urban markets.<ref name=":0" />

In 2010, the IPL reached a two-year digital rights agreement with [[Google]] to stream the IPL worldwide outside of the United States on [[YouTube]]; it marked the service's first-ever foray into live, professional sports.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL matches to be broadcast live on Youtube |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-youtube-445173 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211075527/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-youtube-445173 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

=== 2018–2022: Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar ===
On 4 September 2015, it was announced the IPL's then-current digital rights holder [[Disney Star|Star India]] (then a subsidiary of [[21st Century Fox]]) had acquired the global media rights to the IPL under a five-year contract beginning in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 September 2017 |title=Star Sports mega deal: How buying IPL media rights will change sports broadcasting? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/star-sports-ipl-media-rights-what-cost-monopoly-sky-sports-bcci-4829847/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003645/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/star-sports-ipl-media-rights-what-cost-monopoly-sky-sports-bcci-4829847/ |archive-date=4 April 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> The contract was valued at {{INR}}163.475 billion (US$2.55 billion), a 158% increase on the previous deal, and the most expensive broadcast rights deal in the history of cricket. The IPL sold the rights in packages for domestic television, domestic digital, and international rights; although Sony made the highest bid for domestic television, Star was the only bidder from the shortlist of 14 to make bids in all three categories.<ref name=":22">{{cite news |title=Star India wins IPL rights for US $2.55 billion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/star-india-wins-ipl-rights-for-us-2-55-billion-1119351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225032725/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/star-india-wins-ipl-rights-for-us-2-55-billion-1119351 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |date=4 September 2017 |title=IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904130121/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/04/ipl-rights-sold-star-india-cricket-twenty-20 |archive-date=4 September 2017 |access-date=4 September 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=183261689 |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Six stand-out numbers from the IPL media rights sale |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/six-stand-out-numbers-from-the-ipl-media-rights-sale-1119374 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609071450/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/six-stand-out-numbers-from-the-ipl-media-rights-sale-1119374 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> [[Facebook]] made a US$600 million bid for domestic digital rights, which American media interpreted as a sign that the service was interested in pursuing professional sports rights.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kafka, Peter |date=4 September 2017 |title=Facebook just bid $600 million to stream Indian cricket matches. Will it try NFL games next? |url=https://www.recode.net/2017/9/4/16252170/facebook-600-million-ipl-cricket-streaming-nfl-football-verizon-mobile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030406/https://www.recode.net/2017/9/4/16252170/facebook-600-million-ipl-cricket-streaming-nfl-football-verizon-mobile |archive-date=17 February 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |website=Recode}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Madhok, Diksha |date=5 September 2017 |title=Facebook may have failed with its $600 million bid for cricket, but this is only the beginning |url=https://qz.com/india/1069691/ipl-facebook-may-have-failed-with-its-0-6-billion-bid-for-cricket-but-this-is-only-the-beginning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030423/https://qz.com/india/1069691/ipl-facebook-may-have-failed-with-its-0-6-billion-bid-for-cricket-but-this-is-only-the-beginning/ |archive-date=17 February 2019 |access-date=20 February 2019 |work=Quartz}}</ref>

[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] broadcast matches on television and Hotstar (later renamed [[Disney+ Hotstar]] in 2020 after [[The Walt Disney Company]] [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquired 21st Century Fox]] and integrated it with its global streaming brand [[Disney+]])<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=5 February 2020 |title=Disney+ to launch in India through Hotstar on March 29 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/04/disney-to-launch-in-india-through-hotstar-on-march-29/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806054836/https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/04/disney-to-launch-in-india-through-hotstar-on-march-29/ |archive-date=6 August 2021 |access-date=25 February 2020 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web |last=Vena |first=Danny |date=10 February 2020 |title=Disney+ Has a Secret Weapon in India |url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/02/10/disney-has-a-secret-weapon-in-india.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416201331/https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/02/10/disney-has-a-secret-weapon-in-india.aspx |archive-date=16 April 2020 |access-date=9 March 2020 |website=The Motley Fool}}</ref> streamed matches in India and other markets.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 March 2019 |title=Should You Subscribe to Hotstar VIP or Hotstar Premium Ahead of IPL 2019? |url=https://www.news18.com/news/tech/should-you-subscribe-to-hotstar-vip-or-hotstar-premium-ahead-of-ipl-2019-2074341.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328154814/https://www.news18.com/news/tech/should-you-subscribe-to-hotstar-vip-or-hotstar-premium-ahead-of-ipl-2019-2074341.html |archive-date=28 March 2019 |access-date=28 March 2019 |website=News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tewari |first=Saumya |date=5 April 2018 |title=Star India wins five-year BCCI media rights contract for Rs6,138.1 crore |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/xJJ2zGJulpHZ92od0TmjhJ/BCCI-media-rights-Star-wins-auction-for-nearly-1-billion.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328113108/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/xJJ2zGJulpHZ92od0TmjhJ/BCCI-media-rights-Star-wins-auction-for-nearly-1-billion.html |archive-date=28 March 2019 |access-date=28 March 2019 |website=Mint}}</ref> In September 2018, Star and [[Jio]] reached a five-year sublicencing agreement under which all domestic cricket matches aired by Hotstar—including the IPL and [[India national cricket team|India national team]] matches—would be available via the [[Jio TV]] service for Jio Prime mobile subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2018 |title=Reliance Jio signs partnership deal with Star India to broadcast all India cricket matches |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/reliance-jio-signs-partnership-deal-with-star-india-to-broadcast-all-india-cricket-matches-5368742/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017032503/https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/reliance-jio-signs-partnership-deal-with-star-india-to-broadcast-all-india-cricket-matches-5368742/ |archive-date=17 October 2018 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2023–2027: Star Sports and JioHotstar ===
The rights to the IPL from 2023 through 2027 were put to auction in four packages: Package A was for domestic television rights, and Package B was for domestic digital rights. Package C was for the non-exclusive digital rights to 18 matches, and Package D was for international television and digital rights, further divided into four groups. On 13 June 2022, it was reported the packages for domestic television and streaming rights had fetched at least {{INR}}397.75 billion (nearly US$5.1 billion) in total, doubling the value of the 2018–2022 contract.<ref name=":02">{{cite web |title=It's a big deal! IPL 2023–27 India subcontinent TV and digital rights sold for US$ 5.1 billion |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111152203/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-27-india-subcontinent-tv-and-digital-rights-sold-for-us-5-1-billion-1319721 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

The next day, it was announced that Star Sports had renewed its contract for television rights by winning package A, and that a [[Viacom18]] consortium had exclusively acquired the streaming rights by winning both Package B and C.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2022 |title=IPL Media Rights: BCCI hits a six while Viacom18 and Star India scramble for the ball |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball/2566141/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103092653/https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/ipl-media-rights-bcci-hits-a-six-while-viacom18-and-star-india-scramble-for-the-ball/2566141/ |archive-date=3 November 2022 |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> The Viacom18 consortium paid a total of {{INRConvert|23,758|c|year=2022}} for its digital rights (B/C), while Disney Star paid {{INRConvert|23,575|c|year=2022}} to retain its television rights (A). Viacom18 and [[Times Internet]] jointly acquired the international rights package (D) for {{INRConvert|1300|c|year=2022}}. With an approximate value of US$6.2 billion in total (and an estimated US$13.4 million per-match), the IPL overtook the [[Premier League]] in [[Football in England|English football]] as the second highest-valued sports media property in the world, behind only the [[National Football League|NFL]] (whose contracts taking effect in the [[2023 NFL season|2023 season]] cumulatively fetched US$111 billion).<ref>{{cite web |last=Livemint |date=14 June 2022 |title=Viacom18, Disney Star win big as IPL media rights sold for ₹48,390 crore |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614233122/https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/viacom18-disney-star-win-big-as-ipl-media-rights-sold-for-rs-48-390-crore-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-11655211425507.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |last2=Ramachandran |first2=Naman |date=14 June 2022 |title=Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights |url=https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617165210/https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2022/indian-premier-league-cricket-viacom18-disney-1234678715/ |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Sportico.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=Indian Cricket Rights Cost Broadcasters More Than English Soccer |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204162347/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/indian-cricket-rights-cost-broadcasters-more-than-english-soccer |archive-date=4 December 2022 |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Belson |first1=Ken |last2=Draper |first2=Kevin |date=18 March 2021 |title=N.F.L. Signs Media Deals Worth Over $100 Billion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/sports/football/nfl-tv-contracts.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717164520/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/sports/football/nfl-tv-contracts.html |archive-date=17 July 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In February 2023, Viacom18 announced it would stream the 2023 IPL for free on [[JioCinema]] with feeds in 12 languages, including English and regional languages, and in [[4K resolution]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kar |first=Ayushi |date=2 February 2023 |title=We want to eliminate all barriers for IPL consumption: Viacom18 Sports CEO |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/we-want-to-eliminate-all-barriers-for-ipl-consumption-viacom18-ceo-sports/article66463093.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/we-want-to-eliminate-all-barriers-for-ipl-consumption-viacom18-ceo-sports/article66463093.ece |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=3 February 2023 |title=Viacom18's free IPL streaming queers pitch for rivals |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/viacom18s-free-ipl-streaming-queers-pitch-for-rivals-11675437503172.html |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 February 2023 |title=IPL 2023 to stream in 4K resolution for free with JioCinema: Here's everything you need to know |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-to-stream-in-4k-resolution-for-free-with-jiocinema-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/98144300.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311070932/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/ipl-2023-to-stream-in-4k-resolution-for-free-with-jiocinema-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/98144300.cms |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=13 March 2023 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The same month, [[The Walt Disney Company]] reported that its loss of the IPL had contributed to a net loss of 2.4 million Disney+ subscribers worldwide, primarily in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=8 February 2023 |title=Disney+ Lost 2.4 Million Subscribers in Q1: What Happened |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021930/https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/disney-plus-lost-millions-of-subscribers-1234807625/ |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2023 |title=Jio effect: Hotstar sheds 3.8 mn subscribers in Dec quarter after losing IPL rights |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210021931/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/jio-effect-hotstar-sheds-38-mn-subscribers-in-dec-quarter-after-losing-ipl-rights-369648-2023-02-09 |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>

Ahead of the 2023 IPL, Star launched HD feeds of Star Sports 1 in Tamil and Telugu and announced its free-to-air channel [[Star Utsav Movies]] would carry twelve matches. It was anticipated that viewership of Star Sports' broadcasts may not be heavily impacted by the Jio deal due to its existing market reach (including as rights holder of India's home matches) and viewers who preferred linear television due to being less familiar with [[Over-the-top media services in India|over-the-top services]], or concerns over technical issues associated with such services. JioCinema reported the IPL had 1.4 billion views on the service over the opening weekend, which was higher than the entirety of the 2022 season on Disney+ Hotstar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Josh |date=6 March 2023 |title=IPL matches to be shown on Disney Star FTA channel |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ipl-disney-star-utsav-movies-fta-tv-channel-broadcast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313074805/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ipl-disney-star-utsav-movies-fta-tv-channel-broadcast/ |archive-date=13 March 2023 |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2023 |title=IPL 2023: Jio Cinema's viewership is already higher than Disney+ Hotstar's peak viewership last year |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/world/story/ipl-2023-jio-cinemas-viewership-is-already-greater-than-disney-hotstars-peak-viewership-last-year-376261-2023-04-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407205757/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/world/story/ipl-2023-jio-cinemas-viewership-is-already-greater-than-disney-hotstars-peak-viewership-last-year-376261-2023-04-05 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2024, the IPL's media rights were unified when Disney merged its Indian television and streaming businesses with Reliance/Viacom18 to form JioStar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manfredi |first=Lucas |date=2024-11-14 |title=Disney, Reliance Industries Close $8.5 Billion Merger of Star India and Viacom18 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/disney-reliance-close-star-india-viacom18-merger/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema then merged in February 2025 to form JioHotstar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2025-02-14 |title=India's JioStar Launches Unified Streaming Platform JioHotstar, Eyes Billion-Screen Reach |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/india-jiostar-jiohotstar-1236306289/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Livemint |date=2025-02-14 |title=JioHotstar streaming platform launched as JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar merges content {{!}} Mint |url=https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/jiohotstar-streaming-platform-launched-merging-content-from-jiocinema-and-disney-hotstar-11739495401060.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528000715/https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/jiohotstar-streaming-platform-launched-merging-content-from-jiocinema-and-disney-hotstar-11739495401060.html |archive-date=2025-05-28 |access-date=2025-06-16 |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Meet JioHotstar, the new streaming platform that combines content from JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/jiohotstar-jio-cinema-disney-hotstar-streaming-platform-9834789/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Viewership ==
The [[2023 Indian Premier League final|2023 IPL final]] set a then-record for the most concurrent viewers of a livestreamed event, peaking at over 32 million viewers (surpassing a record of 25.3 million set by Hotstar during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Manish |date=29 May 2023 |title=Reliance's JioCinema breaks world record with free cricket streaming |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/29/jiocinema-concurrent-global-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529223637/https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/29/jiocinema-concurrent-global-record/ |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>

JioCinema reported that the 2024 season was viewed by an average of 620 million viewers, with at least 350 billion minutes streamed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Josh |date=2024-05-30 |title=IPL 2024 scores 620m viewers for JioCinema |url=https://www.sportspro.com/news/ipl-2024-season-jiocinema-viacom-18-viewership-streaming/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[2025 Indian Premier League final|2025 final]] was seen by 169 million television viewers on Star Sports, making it the most-watched cricket match on Indian television since India–Pakistan during the [[2021 Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farooqui |first=Javed |date=2025-06-13 |title=IPL 2025 final draws 169 million TV viewers |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-2025-final-draws-169-million-tv-viewers/articleshow/121817543.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-06-16 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== References ==
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