JioStar inks three-year broadcast deal with Indianoil UTT to serve table tennis turbo

MUMBAI: Indianoil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) has found a powerful broadcast ally in JioStar. The league announced a three-year partnership with India’s leading sports broadcaster to bring the fastest hands in sport to screens across the country through 2027. The move is poised to give Indian table tennis the spotlight it has long chased.

Under the agreement, JioStar will deliver live, multilingual coverage across Star Sports 2, Star Sports Khel, and Star Sports Tamil, along with streaming on JioHotstar in English, Hindi and Tamil. Season 6 of Indianoil UTT kicked off with behind-the-scenes programming on 12 May, building anticipation before the on-table action unfolds.

“Over the past few years, Indian table tennis has made meaningful strides, and Indianoil UTT’s mission has been to accelerate that progress by providing a world-class platform for homegrown talent. Our partnership with JioStar for the next three seasons will help us deepen that impact by reaching more households, engaging new audiences, and laying a stronger foundation for the next generation of Indian table tennis stars”, said UTT co-promoters Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj.

This season’s player line-up promises a mix of star power and fresh energy. International aces like Aruna Quadri, Alvaro Robles, Bernadette Szocs, Adriana Diaz, and China’s Fan Siqi join India’s elite — Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, and Sreeja Akula. Rising domestic stars such as Diya Chitale, Payas Jain, Ankur Bhattacharjee, and Yashaswini Ghorpade round out the action-packed roster.

The league will field eight franchises: Ahmedabad SG Pipers, Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC, Dempo Goa Challengers TT, Jaipur Patriots, Kolkata ThunderBlades, PBG Pune Jaguars, and U Mumba TT. Defending champions Dempo Goa Challengers, led by Harmeet Desai, are chasing their third consecutive title.

Sanctioned by the Table Tennis Federation of India and co-promoted by Dani and Bajaj, Indianoil UTT continues to climb as one of the sport’s premier global properties. The 2024 edition clocked 20 million viewers across TV and OTT, marking a 1.3x year-on-year jump. With JioStar now in its corner, the league is aiming higher—in both reach and impact.