India’s Shardul Thakur performs a shot throughout play on day 3 of the ICC World Test Championship cricket last match between Australia and India at The Oval, in London
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Disney+ Hotstar, on Friday, introduced that smartphone users in India can watch this 12 months’s Asia Cup and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup for free on the OTT platform. The free streaming can be relevant for tablets.
This comes after this 12 months’s IPL which set document viewership numbers for each tv and digital platforms. The media rights for the video games had been break up for the primary time with Disney Star getting the TV rights and Mukesh Ambani’s JioCinema nabbing the digital rights. Interestingly, JioCinema streamed the video games for free on their platform.
Disney+ Hotstar’s resolution to make cricket free-to-view will reportedly profit the 540 million smartphone users throughout the nation. Interestingly, Disney Star has secured the broadcasting rights for all ICC tournaments until 2027.
India will host this 12 months’s Asia Cup in September whereas additionally internet hosting the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup which can happen from October 5 to November 19. Asia Cup will function 13 matches whereas the World Cup may have 48 matches.
