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  • Shashank Manohar quits BCCI

    Shashank Manohar quits BCCI

    MUMBAI: Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar has stepped down from his responsibility, reports read. Manohar had taken over the president ship in October 2015 after the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya.

    It is claimed that the decision has been taken by Manhoar with response to the Lodha Committee recommendations as he is also bidding to win the ICC chairman’s election. According to the norms, no official can hold two posts at the same time in two governing bodies.

    A report also suggests that officials from the BCCI are unhappy about the fact that Manohar had decided to quit as the Indian cricket board president. 

  • Shashank Manohar quits BCCI

    Shashank Manohar quits BCCI

    MUMBAI: Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar has stepped down from his responsibility, reports read. Manohar had taken over the president ship in October 2015 after the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya.

    It is claimed that the decision has been taken by Manhoar with response to the Lodha Committee recommendations as he is also bidding to win the ICC chairman’s election. According to the norms, no official can hold two posts at the same time in two governing bodies.

    A report also suggests that officials from the BCCI are unhappy about the fact that Manohar had decided to quit as the Indian cricket board president. 

  • ESPN Cricinfo to bring more original programming

    ESPN Cricinfo to bring more original programming

    MUMBAI: After introducing shows like Match Day, On the Road, Polite Enquiries, and Two Men Out at the time of World T20, ESPN Cricinfo has added on to the cricket fever this IPL with The Friendly Toast to provide comprehensive coverage and quality insights that Cricinfo has always provided to its fans through television. The website has plans to bring in more original programming with some of its shows on television.

    Aired daily on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD, The Friendly Toast at 8.30 am provides fans with a sharp reading of the game, making sense of the numbers and honest analysis of the day’s play – All of this in a fun and entertaining manner through the gamified interface of experts ‘owning’ teams for the duration of the show. Some of the most respected voices in cricket such as Ajit Agarkar, Daryll John Cullian, Dirk Peter Nannes and Iain Edward O’ Brien present the match analysis.

    Speaking with Indiantelevision.com, ESPN Cricinfo India and South Asia editor-in-chief Sambit Bal said, “There is only an Extra Innings on Sony and we thought there is place for another show which has fun. But at the same time we wanted to break the traditional Cricinfo where when we talk cricket we talk numbers, we talks statistics mixed with a game format. We are trying to have cricket talk in that narrative where four people are playing a game and that’s creating a story of its own. When we were conceiving the show, we wanted to create something that brought the cricket analysis and engaged the cricket viewers with the show at the same time.”

    Talking about the joint content creation package with Sony, Bal revealed, “ESPN is the world’s number one television company in sports and we have a partnership with Sony which does sports. So it is very clear that we will bring programming. At the time of World T20 we had a Match Day which was the studio show on Sony ESPN and soon you will see a Crickinfo show on TV, there is EURO coming, which will bring a football show.”

    Whether original programming opens up the avenues for revenues, Bal replied “Nobody is in the business to not make money. Of course we hope that this will bring money. Also, in our effort to continuously build the ESPN brand in India, the IPL season is a great opportunity to engage fans in a way that keeps them coming back for more. Primarily the IPL audience that is following the game day to day is looking for analysis of the day’s play as a means to augment their cricket discussions.”

     

  • ESPN Cricinfo to bring more original programming

    ESPN Cricinfo to bring more original programming

    MUMBAI: After introducing shows like Match Day, On the Road, Polite Enquiries, and Two Men Out at the time of World T20, ESPN Cricinfo has added on to the cricket fever this IPL with The Friendly Toast to provide comprehensive coverage and quality insights that Cricinfo has always provided to its fans through television. The website has plans to bring in more original programming with some of its shows on television.

    Aired daily on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD, The Friendly Toast at 8.30 am provides fans with a sharp reading of the game, making sense of the numbers and honest analysis of the day’s play – All of this in a fun and entertaining manner through the gamified interface of experts ‘owning’ teams for the duration of the show. Some of the most respected voices in cricket such as Ajit Agarkar, Daryll John Cullian, Dirk Peter Nannes and Iain Edward O’ Brien present the match analysis.

    Speaking with Indiantelevision.com, ESPN Cricinfo India and South Asia editor-in-chief Sambit Bal said, “There is only an Extra Innings on Sony and we thought there is place for another show which has fun. But at the same time we wanted to break the traditional Cricinfo where when we talk cricket we talk numbers, we talks statistics mixed with a game format. We are trying to have cricket talk in that narrative where four people are playing a game and that’s creating a story of its own. When we were conceiving the show, we wanted to create something that brought the cricket analysis and engaged the cricket viewers with the show at the same time.”

    Talking about the joint content creation package with Sony, Bal revealed, “ESPN is the world’s number one television company in sports and we have a partnership with Sony which does sports. So it is very clear that we will bring programming. At the time of World T20 we had a Match Day which was the studio show on Sony ESPN and soon you will see a Crickinfo show on TV, there is EURO coming, which will bring a football show.”

    Whether original programming opens up the avenues for revenues, Bal replied “Nobody is in the business to not make money. Of course we hope that this will bring money. Also, in our effort to continuously build the ESPN brand in India, the IPL season is a great opportunity to engage fans in a way that keeps them coming back for more. Primarily the IPL audience that is following the game day to day is looking for analysis of the day’s play as a means to augment their cricket discussions.”

     

  • Jionet at six cricket IPL stadiums

    Jionet at six cricket IPL stadiums

    BENGALURU: It did during for the cricket World Cup last month and is doing it for IPL season 9. Cricket fans can look forward to Jionet’s high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity,this IPL season also.

    Jionet, brought by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, (RJIL) has changed how cricket fans enjoy their games, by providing high-speed internet connectivity at six main stadiums across the country:  Five of stadiums during the World Cup -New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla; Rajkot’s SCA Stadium; Kolkata‘s Eden Garden;; Mohali’s Punjab Cricket Stadium and Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium (replacing Dharmashala’s Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association)  will have Jionet.

    RJIL has embarked on this project as a part of revolutionizing how spectators experience the games, as they are commonly faced with issues regarding connectivity. Mobile networks aren’t able to handle such large data traffic. Jionet will change this – the connectivity will not only be adequate but will actually be many times faster than experienced before says As a result of which, spectators will be able to share their story ball by ball, connect with their friends and family, surf, stay connected on social networking sites, and more.

    To make this possible, Jionet has harnessed its superior network capacity along with an excellent deployment of specially designed, state-of-the-art Wi-Fi access points (APs) that will cover the entire stadium with a seating capacity of minimum 20,000.

    Jionet High Density is designed to provide stable high-quality Wi-Fi coverage to individuals in densely packed groups, at which standard Wi-Fi deployment fails as the APs and their associated radio channels become congested with the increase in the number of Wi-Fi users. Under the standard deployment, simply adding more such conventional APs would not improve matters since the radio footprint of additional APs will overlap those of others, causing greater congestion.

  • Jionet at six cricket IPL stadiums

    Jionet at six cricket IPL stadiums

    BENGALURU: It did during for the cricket World Cup last month and is doing it for IPL season 9. Cricket fans can look forward to Jionet’s high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity,this IPL season also.

    Jionet, brought by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, (RJIL) has changed how cricket fans enjoy their games, by providing high-speed internet connectivity at six main stadiums across the country:  Five of stadiums during the World Cup -New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla; Rajkot’s SCA Stadium; Kolkata‘s Eden Garden;; Mohali’s Punjab Cricket Stadium and Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium (replacing Dharmashala’s Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association)  will have Jionet.

    RJIL has embarked on this project as a part of revolutionizing how spectators experience the games, as they are commonly faced with issues regarding connectivity. Mobile networks aren’t able to handle such large data traffic. Jionet will change this – the connectivity will not only be adequate but will actually be many times faster than experienced before says As a result of which, spectators will be able to share their story ball by ball, connect with their friends and family, surf, stay connected on social networking sites, and more.

    To make this possible, Jionet has harnessed its superior network capacity along with an excellent deployment of specially designed, state-of-the-art Wi-Fi access points (APs) that will cover the entire stadium with a seating capacity of minimum 20,000.

    Jionet High Density is designed to provide stable high-quality Wi-Fi coverage to individuals in densely packed groups, at which standard Wi-Fi deployment fails as the APs and their associated radio channels become congested with the increase in the number of Wi-Fi users. Under the standard deployment, simply adding more such conventional APs would not improve matters since the radio footprint of additional APs will overlap those of others, causing greater congestion.

  • Kings XI Punjab bats for full immunization of children for third year running

    Kings XI Punjab bats for full immunization of children for third year running

    NEW DELHI: Kings XI Punjab, one of the key contenders for the IPL 2016 title, will once again show its support in a unique way to mark the World Immunization Week (24 to 30 April) and to spread the awareness about the importance of full immunization for all children in India,.

    The entire team will be donning a blue wristband with the hashtag #Shot4Life to build awareness regarding the importance of full immunization for children, during their match with Mumbai Indians this evening in Mohali. The team will also promote the message on their social media platform through tweets and blogs.

    Kings XI Punjab CEO Fraser Castellino said, “We are extremely proud to support the cause of immunization against deadly diseases for the third year running. It is a positive step towards building awareness for the cause. We as a team are happy to be a part of this initiative. Every child deserves a healthy future and we hope the message reaches every fan of our team and every Indian.”

    This initiative gives the campaign greater exposure thanks to Kings XI Punjab’s large fan base.  Pledge your support now. Tweet using the hashtag #shot4life and spread awareness

    The match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians, played in Mohali, will be telecast on Sony ESPN at 7:00pm IST today.

  • Kings XI Punjab bats for full immunization of children for third year running

    Kings XI Punjab bats for full immunization of children for third year running

    NEW DELHI: Kings XI Punjab, one of the key contenders for the IPL 2016 title, will once again show its support in a unique way to mark the World Immunization Week (24 to 30 April) and to spread the awareness about the importance of full immunization for all children in India,.

    The entire team will be donning a blue wristband with the hashtag #Shot4Life to build awareness regarding the importance of full immunization for children, during their match with Mumbai Indians this evening in Mohali. The team will also promote the message on their social media platform through tweets and blogs.

    Kings XI Punjab CEO Fraser Castellino said, “We are extremely proud to support the cause of immunization against deadly diseases for the third year running. It is a positive step towards building awareness for the cause. We as a team are happy to be a part of this initiative. Every child deserves a healthy future and we hope the message reaches every fan of our team and every Indian.”

    This initiative gives the campaign greater exposure thanks to Kings XI Punjab’s large fan base.  Pledge your support now. Tweet using the hashtag #shot4life and spread awareness

    The match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians, played in Mohali, will be telecast on Sony ESPN at 7:00pm IST today.

  • VIVO IPL broadcast reaches a record-breaking 218 million viewers in its first week!

    VIVO IPL broadcast reaches a record-breaking 218 million viewers in its first week!

    MUMBAI: Sony MAX, Sony Six & Sony ESPN (part of Sony Pictures Networks India SPN), the official broadcasters of the VIVO IPL have surpassed all expectations in the opening week of the T20 cricket tournament.

    . VIVO IPL 2016 opened with a cumulative reach of 218 million viewers in its first week.

    . VIVO IPL 2016’s opening 7 games rated 21033 avg TVT at an all India (Urban+Rural) level. 

    . The opening game between Mumbai Indians & Rising Pune Supergiants rated a whopping 24,448 TVTs and a reach of 97 million viewers across India.

    . Female viewership in the opening week was a staggering 98 million across India. 

    The VIVO IPL has made an incredible impression in its first week and firmly cemented its position as the leading T20 tournament in India. The tournament still rules the roost across demographics and geographies, strengthening the fact that it is a family inclusive tournament and living up to its ‘Ek India Happywala’ promise.

  • VIVO IPL broadcast reaches a record-breaking 218 million viewers in its first week!

    VIVO IPL broadcast reaches a record-breaking 218 million viewers in its first week!

    MUMBAI: Sony MAX, Sony Six & Sony ESPN (part of Sony Pictures Networks India SPN), the official broadcasters of the VIVO IPL have surpassed all expectations in the opening week of the T20 cricket tournament.

    . VIVO IPL 2016 opened with a cumulative reach of 218 million viewers in its first week.

    . VIVO IPL 2016’s opening 7 games rated 21033 avg TVT at an all India (Urban+Rural) level. 

    . The opening game between Mumbai Indians & Rising Pune Supergiants rated a whopping 24,448 TVTs and a reach of 97 million viewers across India.

    . Female viewership in the opening week was a staggering 98 million across India. 

    The VIVO IPL has made an incredible impression in its first week and firmly cemented its position as the leading T20 tournament in India. The tournament still rules the roost across demographics and geographies, strengthening the fact that it is a family inclusive tournament and living up to its ‘Ek India Happywala’ promise.