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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 via Twitter 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.”