PKL 2021 LIVE Streaming – PKL Sponsors: The return of the Pro Kabaddi League has proved to be a big lottery for official broadcaster Star Sports. The company has already brought in 11 sponsors as PKL returns after a two-year-long hiatus. Star Sports is expected to earn Rs 120 crore from the upcoming season. While the brands will have to spend a minimum threshold of Rs 1.5 crore for 30 seconds advertisement, the cost of special partnership and the associate deal will cost Rs 7 crore to Rs 15 crore respectively. Follow PKL 2021 LIVE Updates & News on InsideSport.IN
According to Star Sports, the 11 on-boarded sponsors for this season are vivo, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles, A23, Dream11, Mfine, Byju’s, Mutual Funds, Officer’s Choice, Parimatch News, Dhani, Ultratech Cement.
PKL Sponsors – Season 8: VIVO is in last year of its 5 year contractual relationship with the league. The title sponsor of IPL is shelling out 60 Cr for Season 8 of PKL. Tata Motors & Dream11 who also are the IPL Sponors are paying in a range of 14-15 Cr for PKL relationship. A23, M-Fine & Byju’s are the new associate sponsors on board for this season. As per the information available they are paying in a range of 8-9 Cr for sponsoring PKL 2021.
Pari Match News & Officers Choice are on board as Official Partners for the league. PKL will be generating 120-125 Cr from these sponsorship tie-ups.
- Title Sponsor: VIVO
- Associate Sponsors: Tata Motors / Dream11 / A23 / BYJU’s / mFine
- Official Partners: Pari Match News, Officers Choice
PKL 2021 LIVE Streaming – PKL LIVE Star Sports: The league will be broadcasted LIVE on 8 channels of Star Sports Network in 5 languages. The league will also be streamed LIVE on Disney+ Hotstar. The 12 team league will be played behind closed doors in Bengaluru and will be broadcasted LIVE in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu & Kannada. Broadcast Channels for the League Star Sports 2 – English Star Sports 2 HD – English Star Sports 1 Hindi Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports First – Hindi Star Sports 1 Tamil Star Sports 1 Telugu Star Sports 1 Kannada
PKL Season 8 Format changed, triple headers introduced for the 1st time Format Changed for Season 8: As a special format for PKL Season 8, organizers have scheduled ‘Triple Headers’ on the first 4 days. This season will feature ‘Triple Panga’ driven by Triple Headers on all Saturdays through the course of the tournament. The triple-headers will be only-Saturday affairs throughout the whole duration of the league. On the day of triple-headers matches will start at 7:30 pm, 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm respectively.
Season Opener: PKL Season 8 will begin with U Mumba facing Bengaluru Bulls in the tournament opener. The League’s ‘Southern Derby’ will then take centre-stage as Telugu Titans lock horns with Tamil Thalaivas in the second match. UP Yoddha will square off with the defending champions Bengal Warriors in the last match of the opening day. The release of the season’s second-part schedule by mid-January is also expected to help PKL Teams assess and rebuild their competition strategies for the second half of the tournament. “The PKL is known for reinvigorating and popularizing India’s own sport of kabaddi. The new format will continue to reinvent the sport. Releasing the schedule in two halves will help teams strategize better and keep the fans engaged. The triple headers and “Triple Panga” will provide more fans more opportunities” declared PKL Commissioner Anupam Goswami The second half of the league’s schedule will come in mid-January next year. –
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