Correction: We reported last Thursday, citing a source, that the infamous Fake IPL Blogger, the latest Internet sensation to grip the country, was indeed an IPL player and that he has been caught. This was incorrect. He, in fact, continues to blog. We apologize for the error.

After weeks of see-sawing and conflicting reports, there is finally clarity on the future of the Indian Premier League, the popular 20-20 cricket tournament. It will be held in South Africa between April 18 and May 24. In all, 59 matches will be played. The games will be telecast at…

Citing franchisee sources, Indiantelevision.com is reporting that South Africa has trumped England as the venue for the Indian Premier League, the popular 20-20 cricket league that has been forced to go overseas after the central government and key Indian states declined to assure security citing general elections that are scheduled…

Vancouver, Canada-based Live Current Media has launched a fantasy cricket game on its Cricket.com site aimed at cashing in on what it says (release) is a potential audience of one billion cricket fans worldwide. The site was launched as a JV with Indian new media firm NetlinkBlue Holding under the…

Reliance ADA Group, the Indian telecom and media conglomerate, has bought a 70 percent stake in Willow.tv, the Cricket webcasting site based in Sunnyvale, CA. The price was undisclosed, but according to Rajesh Sawhney, president of Reliance Entertainment, the company will spend about $60 million to $70 million in this…

Live Current Media, the Canada-based domainer and owner of Cricket.com (and who also recently bagged the right to develop the IPL online portal IPL20), has reported Q2 revenue of $1.93 million, up 27 percent year over year. Almost all of the company’s revenue comes from Perfume.com, the domain-driven e-commerce site.…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has got an interim injunction from the Madras High Court, restraining Sandeep Goel (of the Indian Fantasy League) and Rediff.com from displaying or using the domain name/title indianfantasyleague.com or indianfantasyleague and logo or any other domain name or trademark similar to…

MSN India has tied up with the Royal Challengers, and is providing the teams site with content, reports the Hindu. Among the tools is an email address for fans - @royalchallengers.com powered by the “Cool Hotmail” service. I wonder what will happen if RC decides to tie-up with some other…

The fog is clearing, and we now have some clarity on the Internet and Mobile rights for the IPL: As per a release, Willow TV Inc has acquired exclusive rights for five years, for distributing the Indian Premier League “on television, radio, broadband and internet” in North America (including the…

Word is expected today regarding changes to the guidelines issued by the Indian Premier League regarding media coverage; both Prem Panicker and an online media publication were kind enough send us the guidelines issued by the IPL last week: you may view them here. A few additional clauses regarding online…

The Indian Premier League is certainly throwing its weight around, and pushing its luck - the media guidelines issued regarding the much hyped and controversial Twenty20 Cricket tournament, reportedly include clauses related to Internet reports and photographs that have media organizations up in arms. So what are the restrictions? —Website…

Perhaps answering critics who argue its content line-up isn’t compelling enough, P2P TV platform Joost will start showing Premier League soccer in eight more territories, including the important Middle East region, after extending its deal with rightsholder Nimbus Sports. A fortnight back, the London-HQ’d service added to its US baseball…

Kolkata Knight Riders, the Shah Rukh Khan owned Indian Premier League cricket team, has launched its website, albeit in demo mode. The current website, according to reliable sources, is for reference purposes only and there is a full fledged site in the works. The site claims 8810 registered fans (was…

Nimbus Communications has launched a broadband initiative - CricketNirvana, and two other sites - Filmnirvana.com and Showtime Video. The site will begin streaming rich media content today, to co-incide with the start of the India-South Africa cricket series. I spoke to Sumit Luthra, Business Head (New Media) for Nimbus Communications…

This is big: responding to ContentSutra’s question about MultiScreen Media’s upcoming New Media Initiatives, CEO Kunal Dasgupta said that the company is working with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to set up a Fantasy Cricket League around the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dasgupta is bullish on…

Nimbus Sport International has announced that they will distribute mobile clips from the English Premier League in Cambodia, reports UNI. Nimbus has tied up with CamGSM, Cambodia’s largest telco, for three seasons - from 2007/2008 to 2009/2010. The content portfolio: video clips of highlights and previews, and wallpapers. This may…

ESPN-STAR Sports (ESS) has signed a seven year contract with Tennis Australia for coverage of the Austalian Open till 2014. The contract covers Cable, Satellite, IPTV, DTG and Terrestrial rights, and for the first time, includes rights for new media platforms including mobile telephony and the Internet. The rights for…

Nimbus Communications plans to dilute equity to raise around $100 million to fund its growth plans: the company had recently appointed Digvijay Singh as CEO. The ET report mentions, quoting sources, that Nimbus is in talks with a Singapore based media company, Ashmore, Providence Fund and JM Financial’s private equity…

Well, this is a big deal all right: Jump Games, a Reliance Entertainment company, has acquired the exclusive global rights for developing games for football club Manchester United (ManUtd). The company will develop six ManUtd games during 2008, the first of which is called ‘Manchester United Word It!’. In Europe,…