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Channel 2 Group launches the First Global Cricket Radio
during T20 World Cup held on June 2009 in London, UK.
Cricket Radio is the first ever Global Radio available
on www.cricinfo.com, branded as Cricket Radio Powered
by Cricinfo, and aired world wide through:
1. HUM FM Radio in UAE.
2. Sirius Radio Network in United States and
Canada. It is also accessible through various mobile
networks world wide.
3. Reliance Networks, India
4. Radio Sport in New Zealand.
Cricket Radio is composed of Elite panel of Commentators
and personalities including Sunil Gavaskar, Clive Lloyd,
Ravi Shastri & Kepler Wessels who will bring a high
quality radio commentary available in all venues in
UK.
Cricket Radio has also signed an agreement with Cricinfo
and Reliance Networks to broadcast radio commentary
available through their websites.
The principal focus for distribution is in North America,
UK and Europe, with huge significant potential audiences
in the Middle East, South Africa and reaching through
South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
and Sri Lanka via the Internet.
Cricinfo, with the Cricket Radio as the distribution
partner, is the world’s leading cricket website
and among the top five single-sport websites in the
world. Founded in 1993, Cricinfo’s content includes
news, live ball-by-ball coverage of all Tests and one
day International matches and features written by some
of the world’s best cricketers and cricket writers.
The site also features in-depth statistics on each of
the 3000 international and 45,000 first-class cricketers
who have played the game. Now, a wholly owned subsidy
of ESPN Inc., the world’s leading multimedia sports
Entertainment Company, Cricinfo is available to all
cricket fans through online media and host of mobile
platforms and handheld devices.
Cricinfo has a thriving user community and reaches over
ten million users every month.
Internet commentary is also available through Reliance.com
and Reliance world with the details as follows;
List of Rcom Platforms CONFIRMED
Reliance Mobile Applications both Domestic & Global
(D & G) Operators
1. Internet Radio Commentary via WAP enabled handsets
(D & G)
2. Radio Commentary on Voice Portal
3. Radio Commentary as CRBT
4. Internet Radio Commentary on R World Java / BREW
based application available on Reliance Mobile handsets
(D & G)
RELIANCE BROADBAND
1. Internet Radio Commentary to Reliance Broadband Postpaid
Customers.
2. Total Subscribers around 2,000,000.
www.rcom.co.in
1. Internet Radio commentary on
www.rcom.co.in
2. Total Subscribers around 90 million
Internet Radio Through above portal in USA / UK / AUS
/ NZ / Singapore / Hong Kong / Malaysia / Canada
1.The Broadband Marketing Team of Reliance states that
ICC audio commentary and webcasting will be primarily
targeted to Reliance Broadband customers 1.50 lacs and
landline customers 2 lacs.
2. www.myservices.relianceada.com
is a new service launched by Reliance and as
such customer based information is not available.
3. Reliance Global call service is available in eight
(8) countries, offering calls to 200 countries across
the globe and has approximately 1.3 million customers
for Reliance Global Call Services.
4. Estimated number of Reliance Mobile Subscribers
listening to LIVE commentary through ROVP is approximately
15 lacs (75 million customer base).
5. Estimated number of our Mobile Subscribers who have
set CRBT on their handsets is approximately 6.50 lacs.
6. Radio Streaming has been recently launched by RCOM
and hope to build it on with ICC World T20 2009 by offering
LIVE commentary on R-World 90 million base subscribers.
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