Blockbuster media rights deal

● E-auction dates: It is expected to be for two days — June 12 and 13.

● Type of auction: It will be eauction where companies can raise their bid by 50 crore at one go. It is scheduled to start at 11am on Sunday, June 12. There is no end date and the IPL has kept the option open for the e-auction spilling over into the next day(s). The auction will carry on until the bids are exhausted.

● Period of media rights: The period is for five years from 20232027.

● Matches per season: It is 74 with provision of going up to 94 in last 2 seasons.

● Current valuation: `16,347.50 cr for both TV and Digital with Star India.

● Packages on offer: TV Rights for

Indian sub-continent at `49 crore per game.

Digital Rights for Indian sub-continent at `33 cr per game.

18-match, non-exclusive digital package at `11 crore per game.

Overseas TV and Digital at `3 cr per game.

● Base price: Total composite base price for all four packages is `32,440 cr.

Break-up

Package A is `18,130 cr (74x49x5) Package B is `12,210 cr (74x33x5) Package C is `990cr (18x11x5) Package D is `1110cr (74x3x5)

● Companies in fray: There are 10 companies in fray: Viacom18 JV (Joint Venture) with Lupa Systems (Uday Shankar and James Murdoch), Walt Disney (Star), Zee, Sony (both

India media and digital rights).Times Internet, Fan Code, FunAsia,

Dream11 (only digital rights). Supersport (South Africa) and Sky Sports (UK) vying for Overseas TV and Digital rights.

Every package will be awarded to highest bidder.

● Tight contest: Package C, which has non-exclusive rights for 18 games that include opening game, final, three play-offs and a few weekend double headers could see tought battle. All major players would like to own this digital package.

● Money expected: The BCCI is expecting that over and above their

`32,440 crore composite base price, it could earn another `12,000 to

`12,500 crore which may take the valuation up to `45,000.