Viacom 18 have purchased the media rights for the inaugural five-year cycle of the upcoming Womens IPL, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah tweeted on Monday, January 16. The Network 18-owned media house has also bagged the digital rights to the Men’s IPL for the 2023-27 period, as well as the ongoing SA20 League in South Africa.
The winning bid for the WIPL was INR 951 crore which translates to a value of INR 7.09 crore per game for the aforementioned cycle. The Board of Control of Cricket in India confirmed that Viacom18 was the successful bidder for the consolidated bid for the media rights i.e. Global Televisions Rights and Global Digital Rights.
NEWS 🚨- The BCCI is pleased to announce Viacom18 Media Private Limited as the successful bidder of Media Rights for the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) Seasons 2023-2027.
More details here – https://t.co/WpAz9tpr0R @viacom18 pic.twitter.com/lsAK0FRsHk
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 16, 2023