IPL Broadcasting TV Channels & TV Rights (2023 Worldwide)
|Undoubtedly, the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands as the most watched and celebrated domestic cricket tournament globally. Since its inception in 2008, the IPL has not only skyrocketed in popularity within India but has also captivated audiences worldwide. This tournament has been instrumental in significantly boosting the earnings of cricketers, nurturing a wealth of talented players in India, and, most importantly, serving as a premier source of entertainment for cricket enthusiasts. In this article, we will detail all the broadcasting options available for IPL 2023.
IPL 2023 Broadcasters List:
Country or Region | Broadcasting TV Channel |
India | Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports Select 1 & Star Sports Select 1 HD (in English Commentary), Star Sports 1 Hindi & Star Sports 1 Hindi HD (in Hindi Commentary), Star Sports 1 Tamil, Suvarna Plus Kannada, Jalsha Movies (Bengali), Maa Movies (Telugu) |
Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh | Star Sports Networks |
Bangladesh | Channel 9 |
Australia | Fox Sports |
New Zealand | SKY Sport New Zealand |
United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) and Ireland | Sky Sports Cricket / Sky Sports Mix |
United States, Canada | Willow TV |
Malaysia, Brunei | Measat (Astro) |
Hong Kong | Now TV (PCCW) |
Singapore | Eleven Sports, Starhub |
Papua New Guinea | EMTV |
Middle East and North Africa (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen) | beIN SPORTS |
Afghanistan | Lemar TV |
South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire and Zimbabwe) | SuperSport |
Caribbean (Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago) | Flow TV (Sports Max) |
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland and Faroe Islands, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino and Vatican City, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan | Yupp TV (Digital Coverage) |
- Yupp TV acquired the right which will allow them to provide digital coverage in European, South American and various Eurasian territories. Viewers from all these regions can enjoy the actions live through the world’s biggest over the top streaming service’s website www.yupptv.com and apart from this, they can also get access through various devices as well.
- Watchers from Singapore can enjoy the actions via Eleven Sports’ digital platform elevensports.sg and the service will charge $33.90 for the entire season or $2.99 for daily subscription.
- United States based viewers can catch the actions through online streaming via Hotstar US. The company’s us based service costs 9.99 US Dollar per month and 49.99 US Dollar per annual. Additional tax fees are applicable to both the packages.
- Just like the viewers in US, Canadian followers can also watch the actions online. The Canadian section of the service, Hotstar Canada, provides the live actions to the viewers. The service is purchasable on monthly and yearly basis. The monthly and annual subscription fee are 9.99 Canadian Dollar and 49.99 Canadian Dollar respectively, both are subject to additional taxes.
As we have mentioned it earlier, IPL is the mostly watched domestic cricket competition and can definitely change the fate of the broadcasting networks. Thus, various TV networks and digital providers fight their hearts out to acquire the rights.