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IPL's TV Ratings Suffering From Ratings Decline, But Advertisers Are Unfazed05 / 20 / 13The recent spot-fixing scandal and the beating the Indian Premier League brand is taking because of it "are not the only worries for the sporting extravaganza," according to Gaurav Laghate of the Indian BUSINESS STANDARD. Its all-India TV ratings (TVR) are also falling as the enthusiasm among TV vie... |
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IOA Suspension To Be Over In Two Months
Claiming that the Indian Olympic Association "had done nothing wrong in the election process" President Abhay Singh Chautala said that the issue of the national body’s suspension by the IOC is "likely to be resolved in two months," according to the PTI. Chautala said, "IOA was not responsible ...
I-League Gives ONGC, Air India The Boot
However "impressive ONGC and Air India's performance" may have been this season, "it will still not be enough for them to earn a place in the next edition of the I-League," according to Marcus Mergulhao of the TIMES OF INDIA. The All India Football Federation exec committee has confirmed that the tw ...
Women's Cricket World Cup To Relocate?
Pakistan Cricket Board Chair Zaka Ashraf has suggested moving the Women's World Cup from Mumbai, India to South Africa, following "simmering tensions on the Indo-Pak border,", according to the PTI. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has sought the Int'l Cricket Council's help "in taking a fin ...
Reebok's Discontent In India
Adidas is "finding it tough to make its Reebok store franchisees in India" accept terms of the new business agreement, according to Vivek Sinha of the HINDUSTAN TIMES. The "discontent among Reebok franchisees runs so deep that many have offered deep discounts, as high as 80%, in an effort to clear s ...
IOA Continues Exec Council Meeting
The Indian Olympic Association has decided to go ahead with its Exec Council meeting on Saturday, undeterred by the IOC's "refusal to recognise it," according to the PTI. The move "could put National Sports Federations in a spot in the wake of the world body’s warning not to deal with the IOA. ...
STAR Sports Names New Ambassador
STAR Sports "has appointed Navjot Singh Sidhu as the brand ambassador of the inaugural edition of Hero Hockey India League" that started Monday, according to Gaurav Laghate of the Indian BUSINESS STANDARD. The inaugural edition of the field hockey league "is being broadcast with Hindi commentary on ...
IOC Reconsidering Lifting India's Ban
The IOC has proposed to hold a meeting with the Indian Olympic Association and government representatives, maintaining that it would consider lifting the ban on India, but "only if the IOA holds elections solely under the Olympic Charter," according to the PTI. In a letter written to V.K. Malhotra, ...
Women's Cricket WC Financially Snubbed
The women's cricket World Cup begins in Mumbai, India on Jan. 31, "but observers are shocked at the low-key preparations for the event," according to Indranil Basu of the TIMES OF INDIA. Int'l Cricket Council sources said that the budget for the event is $3.5M -- 45 times less than the $160M budget ...
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AITA Defends Against Players' Claims
The All India Tennis Association refuted professional tennis player Somdev Devvarman's "claim that the players were completely unaware of the additional concessions made by the national tennis federation," saying that it had discussed the new offers with at least three players, according to the PTI. ...
HIL Brings Players Financial Windfall
India's field hockey players "are set for a financial windfall when they take part in a new tournament" that begins Monday and is inspired by cricket's popular Twenty20 leagues, according to the AFP. The Hockey India League, sanctioned by the sport's world governing body, will feature "top stars fro ...
