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Project IPL

A revolution in Indian Sports & Entertainment

27 May 2008

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I n d i a n Pr e m i e r Le a g u e ( I PL )

I PL g o t o f f t o a c r a c k i n g s t a r tThe inaugural match was played in Bangalore, between Kolkata andBangalore. A packed 55,000-capacity stadium under lights, cheerleadersdancing to music through the match, and the presence of team ownersShah Rukh Khan and Vijay Mallya set the perfect stage for the match.The Kolkata team rose to the occasion with a high total, but the hometeam collapsed a long way from the target. The match saw a TRP ratingof 8.3higher than any other programme on Indian Television currently.

W h i l e a c ou p l e o f s t r o n g t e a m s h a v e e m e r g e d , t h e t o u r n a m e n tr e m a i n s o p en f o r t h e t o p 5 t e a m sThe tournament has been closely fought, on the whole. No teambarring the initially unfancied Rajasthan Royals from Jaipurhas had iteasy, with defeat at one stage or another keeping all teams on theirtoes. With less than 10 matches to go, two of the semi-final berths arestill up for grabs. This has helped sustain high viewership andattendance at stadiums.

I P L g r a b b e d h e a d l i n e s a cr o s s m e d i a c h a n n e l sIPL has enjoyed high visibility in TV channels and newspapers, whohave created dedicated timeslots and print space specifically for theleague.

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I n d i a n Pr e m i e r Le a g u e ( I PL )

The IPL revenue flow (Annual)

BCCI(Organiser) Tea m o w n e r s / F ran ch i sesS o n y -WS G(Broadcaster)

Franchises fees(US$71m)

Broadcasting fees(US$100 m)

Share of Broadcasting fees IPL sponsorship

(US$95m)

Player salaries (US$38m)

Stadium Leasing

Team advertising (US$24m)

Production costUmpire salaries (US$1.2m)

Prize money (US$5m)

Merchandise

Team sponsors (US$38m)

Events

In-stadia advertisers (US$19m)

Ticket sales US ($40m)

Television advertisers (US$155m)

Inward arrows are revenue inflows, while outward arrows are revenue outflows

Central Sponsors (US$30m)

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I n d i a n Pr e m i e r Le a g u e ( I PL )

Team Team owners Key players

Reliance Industries

Sachin TendulkarSanath JayasuriyaShaun Pollock

Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla

Saurav GangulyRicky PontingShoaib Akhtar

Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman, KaranPaul

Yuvraj SinghBrett LeeKumar Sangakkara

UB GroupRahul DravidJacques Kallis

Anil Kumble

India Cements

M S DhoniMatthew HaydenAlbie Morkel

Emerging Media

Shane WarneGraeme SmithYusuf Pathan

VVS LaxmanAdam GilchristRohit Sharma

Virender SehwagGlen McGrathGautam Gambhir

D id y o u k n o w ?

I P L: A c o m p a r i s o n w i t h En g l i s h P r e m i e r L e ag u e ( EPL ) EPL has a reported total viewership of 160 million people,

compared to IPLs 200 million EPL broadcasting rights have been sold for nearly US$2.5bn for a

period of three years. IPL broadcast rights for 10 years havebeen sold for US$1bn.

EPL clubs Manchester United and Arsenal are listed on the stockmarket, with market caps of US$1.45bn and US$0.9bn,respectively. They are valued at 3-5x revenues.

On average, EPL clubs make over 50% of their revenue fromticket sales, merchandise and local sponsorships. In IPL, thesecurrently contribute 30% of revenue.

P lay er sa l a r i e s Indian players salaries for playing six weeks of IPL are many

times the international match fees they get for a full year.Player International match fees / year (Rs m) IPL salary (Rs m)

MS Dhoni 10.8 60

Sachin Tendulkar 12.3 47

Zaheer Khan 9.5 18.5

Yuvraj Singh 10.8 44

S Sreesanth 9.5 25 The highest salaries in the English County cricket circuit are

reportedly in the Rs5m-10m range.

Vi ew e r s h i p a n d s p o n s o r s h i p The IPL has maintained a TRP of over 5 for 50 three-hour

matches packed into five weeks. This is the highest among all TVprogrammes running currently.

The viewership of Hindi general entertainment channels (GEC)has dropped from 16.7% to 13.5% and for the Hindi moviechannels from 6.1% to 4.8% after IPL started.

Nokia reportedly paid Rs200m to sponsor the Kolkata team. Large TV advertisers, among them Airtel, Reliance

Communications, Hindustan Unilever and ICICI Bank, have not

been advertising on IPL.

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