April 14 2011
Watch IPL on DISH Network; Signs Deal to Launch Ten Cricket & Neo Cricket
Tagged Under : Sports

All the cricket lover, here is the great news! – Now you can watch the most exciting matches of IPL on DISH Network. The leading satellite TV provider in US has acquired a long-term right to air IPL 4 (Indian Premiere League). With this deal, DISH Network becomes the only satellite TV service provider in the nation to air the full IPL 2011 cricket tournament along with the playoffs and final matches in HD. Plus, DISH Network has secured exclusive rights to broadcast TEN Cricket and Neo Cricket in US. It has recently signed the deals that give DISH Network subscribers special access to 9 cricket boards – the biggest array of cricket programming in the whole of USA.
The IPL Season 4 features with 10 teams and new play-off system, where the leading 2 teams in league rankings will contend against each other to decide the first finalist. The teams finishing 3rd and 4th will play to decide which team will have a match with the first play-off’s loser for the 2nd final position. DISH Network will broadcast all the seventy-four IPL 2011 matches live on Pay-Per View. Customers need to pay only $89 to watch it. So, no more waiting; get ready to enjoy IPL on DISH Network Pay Per View (PPV).
As per the agreement, you now can enjoy NEO Cricket on DISH Network (Available on Channel No. 584) that will provide complete coverage of BCCI (Board of Cricket Control India) tournaments, Asia Cup; domestic cricket championship matches like the Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophies. Plus, now on, you also get to enjoy Ten Cricket on DISH Network (Available on Channel No. 576), the proprietor of 4 cricket boards comprising Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Pakistan.
Access to these newly-launched cricket channels along with the existing Willow Cricket network (Available on Channel No. 582), which owns 4 cricket boards counting New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England will allow DISH Network subscribers watch the best cricket coverage in the country.
NEO Cricket, Ten Cricket along with Willow Cricket can now be accessed in the latest Cricket Pack from April 13 for only $20/month. Other than the Cricket Pack, TEN Cricket will also be a part of the Hindi Mega Pack – that has Willow Cricket with it already and available for $49.99/month. NEO Cricket can be accessed as part of la carte for only $15/month.
The VP of International Programming for DISH Network, Chris Kuelling stated “DISH Network’s carriage of the IPL and the launch of our Cricket Pack will offer our customers an anticipated 300 or more days of live cricket over the next year,” “Nowhere else can customers access more than 75 South Asian channels, watch every heart-stopping play in the IPL, and get year round coverage of their favorite cricket teams”, said Kuelling.
President of NEO Broadcast America, Inc. S. Venkatasubramanian said “We are excited to launch NEO Cricket, the world’s first cricket-only channel, on DISH Network. Through its dedication to cricket and high-quality programming, NEO Cricket brings all of the home games of the World Champion India national team to the U.S. so that fans do not miss a second of the live action. We are glad to partner with DISH Network to continue our commitment toward providing world-class cricket.”
“TEN Cricket is an integral part of the DISH Network cricket offering, and in the next year alone will deliver more than 100 days of live cricket programming.” stated Suresh Bala, CEO of Asia TV USA LTD. “We are thrilled to deliver TEN Cricket to fans in the U.S., who now can enjoy live coverage of four of the most popular cricket boards including Pakistan and Sri Lanka,” said Bala.
So, get ready to enjoy the best of actions from the cricket world. Bring home DISH Network and as they say – eat, think and live cricket!
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