BCCI opens tender process for IPL broadcast rights

 

Manoj Katuwal Television and digital rights for the next cycle of IPL, starting in 2018, are up for grabs © BCCI

The BCCI has opened the tender process for the next cycle of IPL television and digital rights beginning in 2018, and will accept bids until October 25. The television rights are presently held by Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) and expire after the 2017 IPL season.
Interested parties will vie for television rights for the IPL in the Indian subcontinent until 2027, digital rights in the same region until 2022 and media rights for the rest of the world until 2022 as well. "Bidders may bid for any combination from the above," a BCCI press release said.
The open-tender process, BCCI president Anurag Thakur said, would ensure there was transparency: "We don't want anything where anyone can point a finger at us."
Speaking at a press conference in Delhi, Thakur said the process did not contravene the Lodha Committee's recommendations on transacting official business. "This is routine process, routine working of BCCI. I think the AGM on 21st is not far away; you will have to wait for three days to understand what business we can adopt and what actions will be taken during that time."
The Invitation To Tender document will be available from Monday.

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