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BCCI sets Rs 2,700 crore base price for IPL associate and special partner slots

Currently, the brand is present across 120+ cities in India..(Image source: @IPL via X)

According to reports, as outlined in the request for quotation (RFQ) document, each of the six associate partner slots carries a base price of Rs 65 crore per year for 74 matches

BCCI approaches Supreme Court for opinion on taxability of media rights

Last year, the Bombay High Court directed the BCCI to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court regarding the issue (Image source (from left to right): Moneycontrol and Unsplash)

BCCI is of the opinion that their sale of media rights do not fall under ‘franchise services’ and hence they are not liable to pay service tax.

Home appliances company Atomberg inks a long-term sponsorship deal with BCCI

The deal was consulted by Madison Media Alpha and Professional Management Group (PMG), which are part of Madison World.

Atomberg has signed up with BCCI as an official partner for all India home cricket till June 2026.

BCCI rebounds with Rs 6,558.80 crore revenue for 2022-23 after Covid slowdown

NCLT was further informed that Byju’s had been negotiating with the BCCI over its dispute. The ed tech company had filed objections to BCCI’s insolvency plea. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

At their AGM, the BCCI made some other significant decisions like increasing annual grant, ending practice of association paying extra money to guest players and others.

IPL ecosystem valuation soars to Rs 92,500 crore in 2023 from Rs 87,000 crore in 2022

Amid the prolonged funding winter gripping the sector, startups have been forced to slash marketing budgets and are viewing IPL sponsorships with caution. (Image source: @IPL via X)

As per a D&P India Advisory Services LLP report, the value of Mumbai Indians stood within the range of USD 410-450 million, making it the most valuable IPL franchise in 2023.

Viacom18 wins BCCI bilateral matches media rights for TV and digital

Anil Jayaraj also touched upon the growing prominence of consuming various sports other than cricket and he hopes that the upcoming Paris Olympics will change that narrative. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

BCCI today auctioned the media rights for TV and digital, for bilateral matches to be played in India for the next five years.

ICC and BCCI launch World Cup campaign featuring Shah Rukh Khan

For the ‘It Takes One Day’ campaign, ICC and BCCI has worked 85 content creators, from across India, in an event organized by Meta, ICC’s official digital content licensee (Image sourced from ad)

The campaign also stars JP Duminy, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik, current Men’s Cricket World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Jonty Rhodes and Jemimah Rodrigues.

Exclusive: Mastercard’s Raja Rajamannar on the BCCI deal, cricket and sports marketing

"We are truly a mass brand and we want to be able to connect to people. Our brand positioning is about “connecting everyone through priceless possibilities”... cricket provides us with deep penetration across all the segments," says Raja Rajamannar, global CMCO, Mastercard.

The global CMO of Mastercard talks about sponsoring cricket and other sports and how to break advertising clutter.

BCCI cricket sponsorship rights – what’s in it for Mastercard?

The title sponsorship spot with BCCI could play an instrumental role in bringing back the excitement in the credit card category, say experts. (File image)

Mastercard is set to replace Paytm as the title sponsor for BCCI’s international and domestic cricket matches till 2023. This move can put the credit cards major back in the spotlight which had shifted to digital wallets and BNPL products.