Women IPL 2023 Media Rights – WIPL 2023 LIVE: The battle for Women Indian Premier League (WIPL) media rights is set to be fiercely fought today. The bidding will take place at the Taj in Santa Cruz starting at 10 AM. InsideSport has learnt that top 3 broadcasters and OTT platforms of the country are ‘very interested’ in bidding for WIPL Media Rights. All 3 i.e Disney+ Star, Sony-ZEE Combine & Viacom18 will bid for the WIPL Media Rights. Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
InsideSport reached out to all 3 broadcasters to check their interest in WIPL Media Rights bidding. Though no one at this stage is ready to come officially on record – but all 3 confirmed their interest in bidding for WIPL.
All 3 top broadcasters are looking at Women’s Cricket as the ‘GROWTH VEHICLE’ for sport of cricket and no one wants to miss the bus.
Women IPL 2023 Media RIGHTS: 3 way battle today starting at 10 AM, Disney-Star, ZEE-SONY, Viacom set to BID for WIPL RIGHTS: Follow LIVE Updates
When is the BID Submission Deadline? The submission of bid papers for media rights will take place on January 16. The tender purchase date ended on 31st December. According to BCCI officials more than 10 parties including Disney Star, Sony Network, Viacom18 have picked the tender document. The interested parties will now have to submit their CLOSED BIDS by 12th January.
The tender for WIPL Franchises is also out. The inaugral season of WIPL 2023 is likely to be played from March 3 to 26.
According to informed personnel in BCCI, other than the top 3, Amazon Prime, FanCode, Times Internet, Google, Discovery have picked the Tender Documents.
It is worth noting that the BCCI hasn’t kept a base price for MEDIA RIGHTS Tender.
- The Media tender was recently floated for the 2023-2027 period.
- The tender was available for purchase till December 31.
- More than 10 parties have picked Tender.
- The auction takes place on January 16.
- The BCCI will follow a closed bidding process to award media rights for Women’s IPL.
- Five WIPL teams will be unveiled on January 25.
Women IPL 2023 Media RIGHTS: 3 way battle today starting at 10 AM, Disney-Star, ZEE-SONY, Viacom set to BID for WIPL RIGHTS: Follow LIVE Updates
BCCI & the women cricketers in India are up for HUGE WINDFALL in 2023. The board is not only expecting HUGE CONTRACT from the broadcaster but also expecting BIG INTEREST for WIPL franchise tender.
According to a top BCCI official, ‘the upcoming Women IPL League can generate 1000 Crore plus at Auction for each franchise’.
The board official also confirmed to InsideSport that PLAYER salary purse for Women players can be in a range of 40 Crore for each franchise. This means like counterparts, WIPL will make Women Cricketers Millionaires next year.
“It’s a new product but an established concept. Check the response we got for INDIA vs Australia series. This clearly shows Women Cricket has huge growth potential. We are sure each franchsie can fetch 1000 Crore plus. Players will be suitably paid and each franchise can have a player purse of 35-40 Crore”, confirmed top BCCI official to InsideSport.
Already interest for acquiring the WIPL franchises is huge. Mohit Burman, who is also chairman of Dabur India Ltd, said that the women’s IPL holds potential. His interest in the tournament could also encourage the others to consider investing.
“We are not sure of the base price. The quantum of money required to acquire a team will be clear once the media rights are in place,” Burman said, adding that selling the media rights first was the right thing to do. “That way, all the bidders can get some visibility on what they’ll get back,” Burman added.
Other than PBKS, Chennai Super Kings have also expressed their interest in purchasing a Women’s IPL team. With five teams up for grabs, CSK have picked up the tender alongside several interested parties. One of the most successful IPL teams, CSK remain keen to be a part of the new WIPL. Several other IPL franchises are also interested in the same.
“We’ve applied to buy the bid document. Now we’ll have to find out about the economics of it. We are interested. If CSK doesn’t have a women’s team, it may not look good. We’d like to promote women’s cricket,” CSK CEO Kashi Viswanathan told TOI.
Women IPL 2023 Media RIGHTS: 3 way battle today starting at 10 AM, Disney-Star, ZEE-SONY, Viacom set to BID for WIPL RIGHTS: Follow LIVE Updates
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