Disney-Star to Viacom18, top broadcasters vie for women's IPL media rights

Viacom18, Sony-Zee, Disney-Star among companies to pick up bid documents

Broadcasters Disney-Star, Viacom18 and Sony-Zee are among a clutch of companies who have picked up bid documents for the upcoming media rights auction of the women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2023-27 cycle, say officials at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Some of the others who have also expressed interest and picked up the tender documents for the auction, to be held on January 16, include Amazon Prime Video, FanCode (part of the Dream11 group) and Times Internet, say persons in the know.

These companies picked up bid documents for the men’s IPL e-auction, held