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[iDJ]

In Europe And South America same thing they will tell Cricket is nothing Infront of Gully football

Till date only 20 countries have taken part in Cricket World Cup. Yet, we still fail to win ICC trophies almost every other time. Even among 10 countries in last edition. We failed. Imagine if Europe and South America starts hailing cricket. I highlight doubt us even qualifying for ICC tournaments.

 

[iDJ]

Within the live sports space, Disney+ Hotstar has a range of sports, including cricket, badminton, tennis, football, F1 and kabbadi. However, with SonyLiv showcasing some of the more prominent international events, including Euro 2020, Copa América and more recently Tokyo 2020, is Disney+ Hotstar losing its steam? Rayan thinks not, “We are very focussed on the mass Indian audience. I don't think we want to be singing and dancing to everybody, instead on things that really get people’s attention.” As per the Omdia report, SonyLiv had a subscriber base of 2.7 million as of 2020.

However, if you look at the user experience Disney+ Hotstar is definitely ahead. There are no issues of lagging due to poor bandwidth and they have also optimised user experience for smartphone watching, since 95 percent of their audience is mobile first." According to him, this new lineup of originals will help them cover up for the international sporting events that they lost out to SonyLiv.“With all this [sports portfolio] and our entertainment portfolio, we don't [need to] worry about the competition,” says Rayan.
Over 600 million Indians have a smartphone. Star India wants Disney+ Hotstar to be on every one of them

Discovery+ is better than existing streamer to stream sports.

 

[iDJ]

Unlikely. They don't have enough channel to telecast all those. They already have Eredivisie which is scheduled at same time as Ligue 1. Eredivisie promotion has already started.

They need to acquire their former partner channel 1Sport and start HD version of it. You can't be in sports channel business with 1 feed. They will have access to I League, Ring of Honor and Afghan Premier League. I feel sorry for that channel and the content it host. These content deserves a HD feed.

 

[dino29]

Till date only 20 countries have taken part in Cricket World Cup. Yet, we still fail to win ICC trophies almost every other time. Even among 10 countries in last edition. We failed. Imagine if Europe and South America starts hailing cricket. I highlight doubt us even qualifying for ICC tournaments.

Buddy, sorry to ask but why do u see everything from negative prism? Appreciate things and to improve have a constructive vision. Bashing leads to nothing

 

[iDJ]

Buddy, sorry to ask but why do u see everything from negative prism? Appreciate things and to improve have a constructive vision. Bashing leads to nothing

Bashing was what done to football which I didn't even respond with. I presented a scenario on what happens if cricket gets famous. Do you recall us winning any ICC trophy in recent time?

 

[iDJ]

Meanwhile Sony is using Cricket properly. I don't recall watching much highlights of Gabba Test on Sony's channels recently. They are telecasting it on Independence Day. That's how you are supposed to use existing archive by keeping it for special occasions. Instead of keeping it on repeat mode.

 

[Itsme...]

Meanwhile Sony is using Cricket properly. I don't recall watching much highlights of Gabba Test on Sony's channels recently. They are telecasting it on Independence Day. That's how you are supposed to use existing archive by keeping it for special occasions. Instead of keeping it on repeat mode.

Except production aspects, Sony is better than Star in all other stuff. Be it content catalog or scheduling of events. Star needs to learn a lot about scheduling and portfolio management.

 

[dino29]

Bashing was what done to football which I didn't even respond with. I presented a scenario on what happens if cricket gets famous. Do you recall us winning any ICC trophy in recent time?

See buddy each country has a major sport and in India whether u like it or not it is cricket, no country excelling in major sport can win always....adding to this multi sports culture is growing in India but will take time to reach decent level....i said this as u might respond that in other countries various sports get rightful audience or telecast but here it is not the case

 

[iDJ]

Except production aspects, Sony is better than Star in all other stuff. Be it content catalog or scheduling of events. Star needs to learn a lot about scheduling and portfolio management.

Agree. But don't go for Olympics. This is something only MIB itself can handle. There are so many hurdles. They need to come out offering temporary licenses for additional 20-30 channels required for a Olympic broadcast. This new tariff makes it's harder for offering a certain Olympic centric packs.

 

[RdX]

Discovery+ is better than existing streamer to stream sports.

Hotstar Head Clearly Said About Indian Audience

Euro 2020, Copa América and more recently Tokyo 2020, is Disney+ Hotstar losing its steam? Rayan thinks not, “We are very focussed on the mass Indian audience. I don't think we want to be singing and dancing to everybody, instead on things that really get people’s attention.” As per the Omdia report, SonyLiv had a subscriber base of 2.7 million as of 2020.