ESPNcricinfo has learnt that only two of the eight parties that had bought the tender had turned up for the auction: Viacom 18 and Disney Star*. The winning bid comprises three categories - linear (TV), digital and combined (TV and digital) - and were sold globally, including India.
Viacom 18 had also secured the digital rights of the men's IPL for the subcontinent region (for INR 23,757.5 crore or USD 3.04 billion) and both the TV and digital rights across three global regions - Australia + New Zealand, the UK and South Africa - (for INR 1058 crore or USD 135.49 million) last June.