Enjoy Free IPL in HD on DIRECTV

allrounder — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:56:00 GMT

DIRECTV is introducing viewers of The 101 Network to googlies and hat tricks with an exclusive preview of the satellite provider’s CricketTicket® HD service beginning April 17. Four Indian Premiere League Tournament matches, including the league’s third place play-off and final matches, will air on The 101 Network in HD.

The 101 Network’s CricketTicket® event will kick-off with the IPL matches between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET. and the Delhi Daredevils against the Deccan Chargers on Sunday, April 18 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The third place play-off and final matches will air at the same times on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25 respectively.
DIRECTV is the exclusive U.S. home for all major international cricket events, including the ICC tournaments, IPL tournaments and Champions League Twenty20. CricketTicket® delivers an entire season of exciting matches from around the globe allowing cricket fans to follow their favorite teams without missing a match.

CricketTicket is part of DIRECTV’s International programming platform and is available for $299.99 for the full season or 3 monthly payments of $100. Individual matches can also be purchased, á la carte pricing varies depending on the specific game. WorldDirect™ customers must first subscribe to DIRECTV BASIC CHOICE ($19.99/mo) or PREFFERED CHOICE ($38.99/mo) and one of the international programming packages or any DIRECTV base programming package ($29.99/mo or above). Customers can receive more information on the package by calling 1-800-378-4179 or by visiting www.directv.com/101.

About DIRECTV’s The 101® Network
The 101 Network, DIRECTV’s exclusive entertainment channel, is a unique television experience that is available to more than 18.5 million DIRECTV subscribers. In 2008, the network changed the television landscape with the unprecedented third season premiere of the Emmy Award-winning series Friday Night Lights and has since become the premiere destination for diverse, quality and critically acclaimed programming, such as The Dan Patrick Show, Underbelly and Supreme Court of Comedy. Through its partnerships with leading television and film studios, networks and top cable channels, The 101 Network offers viewers the finest in drama and comedy, with daring, innovative series, exclusive “sneak peek” programming and premium cable series un-cut in their original form. The 101 Network showcases concert specials from superstar artists and celebrated music festivals such as Farm Aid, sporting events such as UFC Fighter exposés and the annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl; as well as feature films and TV movie specials.

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TV via DIRECTV - Live online streaming via Willow.TV - YouTube to provide delayed streaming

openingbat — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:59:00 GMT

TV via DIRECTV - Live online streaming via Willow.TV - YouTube to provide delayed streaming

In what promises to be a bonanza for cricket fans in USA, there have been giant strides since IPL first announced on January 18th that it was partnering with YouTube for online streaming of IPL 3.0.

In response to a question on where Americans can watch the matches, Mr Modi confirmed that while DIRECTV will remain the broadcaster of highest digital quality, Willow.TV will be the destination for live streaming. In addition, Mr. Modi wrote that the USA audience will also be able to watch IPL via YouTube which will be delayed by 5 minutes in countries such as USA where TV broadcast is live.

Coincidentally, Mr. Modi and IPL’s CEO Sundar Raman were in the USA during the first week of February meeting with Google and YouTube. Sundar Raman indicated via Twitter that the meetings were progressing well on “building larger IPL and Cricket communities."

"Google-IPL partnership makes thought to action shorter than short! Excited about what all of us will get to see when IPL starts,” Mr. Raman added. So is every cricket lover in USA.

Exhibition Matches planned for USA

On January 18th, the Sunday Economic Times quoted Mr. Modi as saying: “We hope to be able to provide the fans in the US the live experience of the IPL. We will start with a few matches in the US, in the next 18 months or so. We will start to examine venues and dates that may be available for this in the summer months.”

Responding to a question posed via Twitter seeking clarification on whether IPL was “shifting to US,” Mr. Modi wrote: “IPL is not shifting to US. Again we will look to do exhibition matches there.”

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Enjoy Free IPL in HD on DIRECTV

TV via DIRECTV - Live online streaming via Willow.TV - YouTube to provide delayed streaming