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New broadcast deal: IPL stakeholders are staring at a pot of gold
We expect EBITDA margins to go up as we will get an additional Rs 100 crore, at least, from the central revenues, said Venky Mysore, CEO, Kolkata Knight Riders
 "New broadcast deal: IPL stakeholders are staring at a pot of gold")
IPL viewership increases by 12% to 462 mn across TV, digital this year
This was coupled with Star India's robust distribution and telecast strategy, making this tournament the most viewed IPL ever
 "IPL viewership increases by 12% to 462 mn across TV, digital this year")
Supreme Court seeks BCCI's reply over e-auction of IPL media rights
The auction process for IPL media rights is slated to be held from August 17
 "Supreme Court seeks BCCI's reply over e-auction of IPL media rights")
Sony Pictures and Discovery to bid for IPL media rights
The last date for buying the bid documents is August 24 and the bidding process will close on August 28
 "Sony Pictures and Discovery to bid for IPL media rights")
Auction of IPL media rights: BCCI eyes Rs 20k cr from bidding process
18 companies to bid for broadcasting rights tomorrow
 "Auction of IPL media rights: BCCI eyes Rs 20k cr from bidding process")
Star India wins IPL global media rights for Rs 16,347 cr
Among all the individual bids, the highest sum was Rs 15,819 cr
 "Star India wins IPL global media rights for Rs 16,347 cr")
Media rights auction: STAR India ends Sony's IPL innings
Addition of IPL media rights completes Star's control of India-relevant matches across formats
 "Media rights auction: STAR India ends Sony's IPL innings")
IPL media rights: Winner Star TV will now have monopoly over cricket
Star walked away with all the rights and full honors, laying claim to 300 days of cricket over 5 years, at a price tag about Rs. 54.5 crore a match
How STAR India plans to make money from mega IPL rights deal
According to STAR India insiders, viewing one IPL match consumes about 1GB (gigabyte) of data
 "How STAR India plans to make money from mega IPL rights deal")
Tenders for IPL media rights are out, August 28 is last date for bids
Tender documents to be available till August 24
 "Tenders for IPL media rights are out, August 28 is last date for bids")
Thin Dividing Line: Ties between IPL team owners and offshore dealings
In this excerpt from his latest book, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta writes about the insidious ties between IPL team owners and their offshore dealings
 "Thin Dividing Line: Ties between IPL team owners and offshore dealings")
Decision Review System to be used in IPL this year: Rajeev Shukla
Our anti corruption unit, headed by Neeraj Kumar, will investigate and give us a report
 "Decision Review System to be used in IPL this year: Rajeev Shukla")
Paytm is Umpire partner, 34 Star India brands to sponsor IPL broadcast
Mobile wallet brand is also Title Sponsor of India Cricket; Vivo, Coca Cola and Jio sign on as co-presenting sponsors
Time to see if IPL is in interest of the game of cricket: Bombay HC
The ED has alleged violations of foreign exchange rules during the 2009 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) held in South Africa
IPL auction LIVE: Chris Gayle finally gets sold at Rs 20 mn to Kings XI
Unadkat became the costliest Indian buy at the auction so far with his price skyrocketing to Rs 115 million
 "IPL auction LIVE: Chris Gayle finally gets sold at Rs 20 mn to Kings XI")
Brands, franchises belt up for the IPL juggernaut
The 2-day player auction for the 2018 season kicks off on January 27 in Bengaluru with 8 teams, 1119 players and a purse worth Rs 800 million in the fray
 "Brands, franchises belt up for the IPL juggernaut")
Indian Premier League 2018 auction: Over 1,000 players up for grabs
The list sent out by the BCCI includes 281 capped players and 838 uncapped players
 "Indian Premier League 2018 auction: Over 1,000 players up for grabs")
18 players retained for IPL 2018; Gambhir, Shikhar, Harbhajan up for grabs
Others in the auction pool include Krunal Pandya, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaun Marsh, Ben Stokes, Yuvraj Singh, and Kieron Pollard
 "18 players retained for IPL 2018; Gambhir, Shikhar, Harbhajan up for grabs")
IPL 11: Gary Kirsten, Nehra join RCB coaching staff
Royal Challengers have retained former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori as their head coach
 "IPL 11: Gary Kirsten, Nehra join RCB coaching staff")
IPL franchises to have heavier salary purses in 2018
Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises can now spend up to Rs 80 crore on player acquisition. In a meeting of the IPL Governing Council, the salary cap for players available to teams was increased from Rs 66 crore in 2017 to Rs 80 crore. The purse will increase to Rs 82 crore in 2018 and to Rs 85 crore for the 2020 edition. All teams will have to spend at least 75 per cent of the salary cap for each season.The meeting also resolved the issue of player retention. While some teams were in favour of the right to match (RTM) method, others preferred the retention method. Each team can now retain up to five players using a combination of the methods. Teams can retain a maximum of three players using either method. So if a team does not retain any players before the auction, it can still use the RTM method for three players. The player pool available for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for retention/RTM will be the players' who played for them respectively in the 2015 edition .
