Alvida Sachin Series will be the costliest Test series in the history

Alvida Sachin Series will be the
costliest test series in the history

Sachin’s farewell series will be shown live on Star Cricket in Hindi & on Star Sports, Star Cricket HD in English. And on other platforms starsports.com will live stream Alvida Series online & All India Radio will air running commentary.

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti’s CEO Jawahar Sircar has also tweeted that ''We will see if we can negotiate'' with Star-BCCI' to air Sachin’s last match on DD National so that terrestrial TV viewers can also watch the legend playing last time.

It's Star Sports Cup now : Star's bid to be cricket's synonym

Star TV has so far forked out over $2.9 billion (Rs 17,800 crore) in buying cricket broadcasting rights, which has made it the undisputed leader in the segment. Now, it wants to go one step forward by grabbing sponsorship rights of cricket tournaments. The reason is simple but elegant: it wants to position the Star brand in such a way that it becomes synonymous with cricket in India. Last week, Star TV just did that when it won the title sponsorship rights for all the 13 international cricket matches to be held in India between October 2013 and March 2014 by agreeing to pay Rs 2 crore a match. It was a steal; Star TV was the only bidder and paid 39 per cent lower than what Bharti Airtel had forked out to win the rights last year. It will be the sponsor as well as the broadcaster of these matches.

Which cricket commentary is better – Hindi or English?

BCCI directly controls English feed

If you are a fan of text book commentary, you might argue, English commentary is better than Hindi and it has better talent.  But hold on! It is Hindi commentary which has huge numbers and editorially completely independent from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Add to it, huge subscription revenues it brings to Star Sports Network. So if you love having options then which cricket commentary is better - Hindi or English? 

The BCCI produces the world feed and hires English commentators. And there are strict do’s and don’ts for English commentators. 

India-Aus series to be Fight for No.1, Star Sports scores with cricket again

Fight for No. 1 : Team India will be seen
in action after almost 2 months 

Team India's all home cricket matches will be aired on Star Sports Network. The BCCI has awarded the rights for telecasting all international matches played in India to Star Sports Network for the period October 2013 to April 30, 2014.

The first in line is 7 ODIs and one T20 match India-Australia series starting 10 October till 2 November, marking the total telecast value at Rs 16 crore. India, the leader in ODI currently with 123 points, will fight Australia to retain the top position as the Aussies are 2^nd with 115 points. If Australia topples India with a comprehensive win then they will be the new no. 1 while if India wins the series they will retain their position. 

Your EPL TV guide for October : 21 matches live on Star Sports Network

Weather is getting cooler and football is getting hotter! For this busy month Star Sports Network has lined up 21 English Premier League matches live, starsports.com might stream more than 21 matches.­­­­

Remember India will be playing against Australia in ODI cricket series on Star Cricket and Star Sports, despite tight prime time schedule on Star Sports Network, EPL has managed to get considerable airtime.

Star Sports Network will air 3 matches each of Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. Most of the action will be on ESPN and Star Sports 2.

As Hindi commentary has almost doubled the viewership of EPL in India, more and more matches will be aired with Hindi commentary, for this month 15 out of 21 live matches will have dual feed. Despite this schedule being confirmed, last minute changes in timings and channels are possible. Folks pick your match and enjoy the beautiful game :)

India vs Australia ODI series : Star Cricket & Star Sports to air Fight for No.1

Star Cricket & Star Sports will air India vs Australia 7 matches ODI series & only T20 international starting October 10. Coverage will be available in Hindi on Star Cricket & in English on Star Sports. However live streaming on starsports.com will be in Engish only. Star Cricket HD will air high definition feed with English commentary.

As all India international cricket matches are categorized as sports event of 'national importance', public broadcaster DD National and All India Radio will also air live action. Here is full schedule of ODI series between No.1 ODI team India and No.2 ODI team Australia.

Star Sports Champions League T20 coverage plan

Opening & knock out matches
will also be shown on Star Gold

This edition of Champion League T20 has something special for Indian fans as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid will be seen playing their last official T20 matches and four Indian teams - Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be taking on best of Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

As Star Sports Network is betting big on Hindi, CLT20 will also have bilingual presentation (graphics+commentary) in both Hindi and English. Star Cricket will have it in Hindi while Star Sports and Star Cricket HD will be in English. 

Everything you want to know about EPL broadcast on Star Sports Network

Q. Why I am getting jumbled/mixed commentary?

Ans. Earlier Star Sports and ESPN commentary feeds were switched by interchanging audio inputs (white nob in red input and red nob in white input). They have not changed that audio system yet. However, you can disable one audio input to get only one commentary feed at a time. For more read this : This is how to change commentary feed of Star Sports channels 

Q. How do I switch between Hindi and English commentary?

Ans. To switch between Hindi and English commentary, locate the language button on your set-top box remote and make the required change. If it is not working then interchange your set-top box audio inputs. If nothing is working then give it a read : This is how to change commentary feed of Star Sports channels

Behind the live telecast

For a cricket crazy nation it is just a matter of pressing a button on television remote to join the game. But a huge manpower and technical expertise are required behind the telecasting of cricket matches live from every venue to make it a worldwide fever.

Star Sports is the only cricketcaster which airs separate Hindi and English presentations. India has some 54.52 million DTH subscribes, 70% of them live in rural and small town India and this knowledge has inspired sportscaster Star Sports to air separate and quality Hindi presentation.

A team of around 200-250 people, most of them free lancers, works behind the scenes in making the footage available to the cricket fans across the globe. Instead of tendering production, BCCI has an in-house television production unit and the BCCI Broadcasting unit not only does the production for international home series, but also for the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Champions League T20.

Why Star Cricket is showing football?

News channels airing comedy shows or bollywood promotions are not uncommon scenes in India. But a cricket channel telecasting football seems a bit strange. 

Ongoing season of English Premier League is being aired on Star Cricket and Star Cricket HD at the moment along with Star Sports with Hindi and English commentary. Strange though it may seem, it is well thought out coverage plan of Star Sports Network.