Now you can watch IPL for free on Jio Cinema, it is not necessary to have Jio SIM

IPL 2023: Indian Premier League (IPL) is starting from today. This time there will be free live streaming of IPL in 4K quality. Jio Cinema is the official live-streaming partner of IPL 2023. Even if you are not a Jio user, you will be able to enjoy IPL on Jio Cinema. For this, you just need to have internet connection in your mobile or computer.

You will be able to watch the match in two ways on mobile or laptop

If you want to watch IPL matches for free, there are 2 ways. First- You have to download the Jio Cinema app. Second- You can enjoy the match by going directly to the Jio Cinema website. Users of other telecom companies including Airtel, Jio, VI and BSNL will also be able to watch all the matches online for free. For this, they will not have to pay any kind of charge.

Will be able to watch matches on Star Sports channels as well

The rights to broadcast IPL 2023 on TV are with Star Sports Network. Therefore, all the matches of the Indian Premier League 2023 on TV will be telecast live on Star Sports channels. Disney-Star has also launched India's first 4K TV channel for IPL today. Star Sports 4K will telecast GT Vs CSK live in Ultra High Definition (4K).

Some matches will also be broadcast on Star's free channels

Jio Cinema's decision to make IPL free has forced Star to make 12 major matches, including the playoffs, available on its free-to-air (FTA) channel Star Utsav. This is being done at a time when India's pay-TV market is falling by 3% annually.

Commentary on Jio Cinema in 12 languages

This time in IPL, there will be commentary on Star Sports in 9 languages including Hindi, English and on Jio Cinema in 12 languages. Commentary will be done on Star and Geo in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Malayalam languages. Jio will also have commentary in three additional languages, Punjabi, Oriya and Bhojpuri.

Jio can capture 60% of ad sales

Jio Cinema can dominate Disney Star in terms of ad sales. Experts say that the Viacom18-owned platform can grab 60% of the total ad revenue generated by IPL 2023. This is the first time that IPL will be streamed on Viacom18's OTT platform JioCinema. It has acquired the digital rights of the tournament for Rs 23,758 crore.

According to Media Partners Asia projects, Star India's IPL 2023 ad sales will be around $200-220 million, while JioCinega's ad sales could reach $330-350 million. This will be the first time that digital ad revenue will cross TV ad revenue. Star has paid Rs 23,575 crore for the 5-year TV rights of IPL.

There will be 74 matches in 59 days

A total of 74 matches will be played between 10 teams in this 59-day tournament. Each team will play 14 matches, 7 at home and 7 away from the opposition team. There will be 70 league stage matches between 10 teams. After the league stage, the top-4 teams of the points table will qualify for the playoffs.

The dates for the playoff matches have not been fixed.

After the matches of the league stage, there will be 4 matches of the playoffs. The top-4 teams of the points table will reach the playoffs. The schedule of 70 league stage matches of IPL has been released. The playoff schedule has not been released. But, Qualifier-1 is expected to be played on 23 May. There can be Eliminator on 24th May and Qualifier-2 on 26th May. The date of the final has been fixed on May 28.

Qualifier-1 will be between the top-2 teams of the points table. The team that wins it will reach the finals. The third and fourth number teams of the points table will clash in the Eliminator. The team that wins this will reach Qualifier-2. The winner of Eliminator and the loser of Qualifier 1 will play Qualifier 2. The team that wins Qualifier-2 will play the final match against the winner of Qualifier-1 on May 28.