Official site of Indian Cricket, BCCI.tv, goes live
From an LIVC press release that was issued this morning:
Live Current Media Inc., a media company built around content and commerce destinations, is pleased to announce that on September 27, 2008 at a press conference in Mumbai, India, the outgoing President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (“BCCI”), Shri Sharad Pawar, launched the BCCI’s very own website, www.bcci.tv. The all new official home of Indian cricket on the web will offer fans an enriched digital user experience featuring deferred streaming video and mobile content as well as a live scoreboard, official photographs, player interviews, profiles, schedules, statistics, fan interaction and newsletters.
BCCI.tv is operated and monetized by Global Cricket Ventures, a joint venture between Live Current Media and NetlinkBlue Holding, a global provider of technology and enriched media and digital solutions, who has secured the exclusive rights to the digital assets of the BCCI and Indian cricket.
Geoffrey Hampson, Chairman and CEO, Live Current, said, “The launch of the Official Site of Indian Cricket, BCCI.tv, represents the next important development in the growth of Global Cricket Ventures. In combination with the highly successful Official Website of the DLF Indian Premier League (“IPL”), IPLT20.com, BCCI.tv gives Global Cricket Ventures two incredibly valuable online sports media properties. We continue to be extremely excited by our close partnership with the BCCI and look forward to continuing to bring their highly valuable digital assets to market.”
