ICE has melted: IPL rights and the media economy
BY VIBODH PARTHASARATHI| IN MEDIA BUSINESS |21/09/2017
The expanded profile of bidders this year suggests that IPL rights now attract players from various segments of the ICE business.
IN MEDIA WATCH BRIEFS |05/09/2017
Now that Star has won the global television and digital rights for the Indian Premier League for the period 2018 to 2022, for a humongous Rs 16,347.5 crore, what happens to Dish TV's complaint to the Competition Commission of India? The DTH broadcaster had objected to Star participating in a bid for..
Justice delayed, but not denied
BY CHINTAMANI RAO| IN MEDIA BUSINESS |28/08/2017
Last week the Supreme Court upheld a Delhi High Court verdict barring Doordarshan from sharing with cable operators the live feed of cricket matches for which private broadcasters had the exclusive rights.
IN MEDIA WATCH BRIEFS |20/06/2017
Television Post reports that The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final between India vs Pakistan has become the most-tweeted ODI ever. The official hashtag #INDvPAK in #CT17 generated a record-breaking 1.8 million tweets. This was partly because for #CT17 Twitter tied up with Nissan for a deal which gave users access to match..
Cricket on TV: Egos, axes, and biases
BY AMITABH SRIVASTAVA| IN OPINION |25/03/2016
Why do TV channels choose ex-cricketers with a less than glorious track record to commentate on the glorious game?
BY VIKRAM JOHRI| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |21/07/2015
An Economic Times debate on the ills of the IPL failed to frame the right questions and focus on the real issues.
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |27/03/2015
Arnab Goswami's diatribe against the Indian cricket team led to a Twitter backlash.
IN MEDIA WATCH BRIEFS |17/02/2015
During the India-Pakistan cricket match on Feb. 15, Buzzfeed India editor Rega Jha found herself on the receiving end of nationalist and sexist attacks when she tweeted, “it's so sad that no matter who wins, Pakistanis will continue to be way hotter than us and we'll continue to be their..
BCCI, IPL and unsatiated greed
BY Darius Nakhoonwala| IN OPINION |12/02/2014
In all their righteous indignation over the Mudgal Report on IPL, the leader writers forgot to ask the all-important question: if you create a platform that is tailor-made for betting, why blame the cats?
BY Darius Nakhoonwala| IN OPINION |19/11/2013
That TV went gaga over Sachin Tendulkar last week was understandable. It was a pathetic example of print trying to keep up with the Joneses and yet trying to be different,
BY Darius Nakhoonwala| IN OPINION |12/10/2013
Edits-wise, did last week belong to Sachin Tendulkar or Jwala Gutta who faced a life ban? Or both?
IN MEDIA PRACTICE |27/05/2011
There are shoulders and shoulders. Then, there is Gautam Gambhir’s shoulder. Healthy, it fetches money for Gambhir. Injured, it fetches money for the channels and publicity for Gambhir.
BY DEEPTI BHARTHUR and TENZIN PALDON| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |11/05/2008
Cricket’s new avatar calls for a different selling pitch which replaces nationalism with glamour, regional nuances, and the pleasure of watching good cricket.
Caught between nationalism and fair reporting
BY Usha m Rodrigues| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |08/01/2008
The oxymoron of ‘fair sports coverage’ is on stark display during this crisis in the contest between India and Australia.
BY Jaya Uttamchandani| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |31/03/2007
In the midst of the mayhem, it`s important to stop and think of the media`s role because a lot of the blame can easily be slapped on those covering the game.
Rum, reggae and responsibility
BY Vijay Nambisan| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |10/03/2007
This can`t be an Indian writing about another less developed nation, can it? It must be Tony Greig writing about an Indian tour, or Dean Jones in terrorist country.
Getting head to head with the men
BY Jaya Uttamchandani| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |02/12/2006
Can traditions change? Will men ever get used to getting their sports update from women
BY chattarji| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |03/05/2004
The Friendship Series in Pakistan spawned coverage in the categories of ‘brotherhood/goodwill’ hype, and the political mileage sought to be derived by the BJP.
‘Karachi captured’: subcontinental cricketing wars
BY Subarno Chattarji| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |15/03/2004
The cricketers are now the avatars of a nation’s sublimated violence that will be enacted on the playing fields of Pakistan.
BY mannika| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |17/03/2003
Its the new girls club. In the macho world of cricket these bat babes stand out like the Yana Gupta item number in Dum.
