YuppTV acquires rights of IPL 2020 for international markets

NEW DELHI: YuppTV, the over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platform for South-Asian content, on Tuesday said it has acquired the rights for Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 for a total of 60 matches. The tournament will kick-start on 19 September in UAE with the clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

The streaming platform has signed a deal with the official broadcaster of the league Star India for the telecast of the live matches across more than 10 international markets. It includes Australia, Continental Europe, Malaysia, South East Asia (except Singapore), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Central Asia, Central and South America.

Star’s own OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar is not available in these markets which has led to this partnership.