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HYDERABAD, India, April. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- The streaming platform will be telecasting the series in close to 100

countries

    YuppTV, the world's leading OTT platform for South-Asian content, has

acquired the digital broadcasting rights for VIVO IPL 2021 in close to 100

countries. With this development, YuppTV will help cricket fans across the

globe to witness and enjoy all the live action of the 60 T20 matches slated for

the VIVO IPL 2021.

    After shifting to the UAE in 2020 owing to the nationwide lockdown, VIVO

IPL is now back in India. YuppTV will be airing all the excitement from the

VIVO IPL 2021 from 9th April to 30th May 2021. The venues for the event include

Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata. To add to it, the

playoff matches and final are scheduled to take place at The Narendra Modi

Stadium in Ahmedabad which is now the world's largest cricket stadium.

    Leveraging this opportunity, YuppTV is bringing the highly engaging and

anticipated action to close to 100 countries across territories - Continental

Europe, Australia, Sri Lanka, South East Asia (Except Singapore and Malaysia),

Central and South America, Central Asia, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives.

    Commenting on the association, Mr Uday Reddy, Founder & CEO of YuppTV,

said, "Cricket has been a craze around the world and the IPL has always been a

highly anticipated and powerful property for fans across the globe. With the

VIVO IPL now back in India, we are sure that fans are going to revel in the

on-ground experience. YuppTV is committed to the growth of sports in the

country and will continue to be driven by the power of cricket. Our users can

enjoy their favourite sporting event in real time from the convenience of their

homes."

    With this development, YuppTV will add on more viewers giving them the best

experience of virtual IPL with the feel of the stadium at home.

    About YuppTV

    YuppTV is one of the world's largest internet-based TV and On-demand

service provider for South Asian content, offering more than 250+ TV channels,

Movies and TV Shows in 14 languages. YuppTV, recently received funding from

Emerald Media, a Pan-Asian platform established by leading global investment

firm KKR, wherein Emerald Media acquired a significant minority stake in the

company for US$50mn. YuppTV had earlier raised its Series A round of funding

from Poarch Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama.

    YuppTV has 25000 hours of entertainment content catalogued in its library,

while nearly 2500 hours of new on-demand content is added to the YuppTV

platform every day. YuppTV offers Live TV and Catch-Up TV. It also offers

YuppFlix, a movie on demand streaming service for Expat Market and recently

launched YuppTV Originals to bring forth unconventional story telling. YuppTV

is currently ranked #1 Internet Pay TV platform for Indians living abroad.

YuppTV is the most downloaded Indian SmartTV app and it also boasts of 13

million mobile downloads with 4.0 user rating.

    Visit  https://www.yupptv.com/cricket for more information.

    Contact:  

    Manjusha Kundula

    manjusha@yupptv.com

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    Source: YuppTV