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JioCinema to live-stream Saurashtra Premier League, starting 23 August
Mumbai: JioCinema is all set to bring cricket fans the third edition of Saurashtra Premier League, one of India’s premier domestic T20 tournaments. The action-packed T20 tournament showcasing Saurashtra’s best talent will be live-streamed on JioCinema from August 23. Five teams will battle it out across eight days in a round-robin format. The top two teams will advance to the final to be crowned champions of Saurashtra on 31 August.
Organised by Saurashtra Cricket Association, the prestigious and popular state-level T20 tournament will be available for free to all viewers. Matches will start at 7:00 PM daily, while the doubleheader days of August 25 – 26 will feature the first game of the day at 3:00 PM.
Saurashtra Premier League 2023 will feature five teams: Zalawad Royals, Kutch Warriors, Halar Heroes, Sorath Lions, and Gohilwad Galdiators. The opening fixture of this season will be played between last season’s finalists, Halar Heroes and Gohilwad Galdiators. This season will see 16 out of 17 players from Saurashtra’s 2022/23 Ranji Trophy-winning squad take the field.
Saurashtra Cricket League is the latest addition to JioCinema’s riveting line-up of the best cricketing action in the world, following record-breaking presentations of TATA IPL, TATA WPL, SA20, MLC, Abu Dhabi T10, Zim Afro T10, India’s Tour of West Indies, and most recently, India’s Tour of Ireland.
Viewers can continue to watch their preferred sports by downloading JioCinema (iOS & Android). For the latest updates, news, scores, and videos, fans can follow Sports18 on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
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Anirudh Ravichander and Universal Music India join forces to take South India’s sound to the world
The composer behind 13 billion streams launches Albuquerque Records with UMI as its exclusive global partner
MUMBAI: Universal Music India has struck an exclusive partnership with Albuquerque Records, the freshly minted independent label of singer-composer Anirudh Ravichander, in a deal that bets big on South India’s booming pop and hip-hop scene going global.
The arrangement, announced on 17 March, will see Universal Music India handle future pop and hip-hop releases by Anirudh himself, as well as artists signed to the new label. A first release is already in the pipeline for April, featuring Anirudh.
The numbers behind the man are hard to ignore. Debuting in 2012 with the viral sensation “Why This Kolaveri Di”, Anirudh has since clocked over 13 billion audio streams across more than 770 tracks, cementing his position as the No.1 South Indian artist on Spotify by total streams. His fingerprints are all over some of the Tamil film industry’s biggest musical moments, from Hukum and Vaathi Coming to Arabic Kuthu and the A23 Theme.
But Albuquerque Records is a different beast. Built for the non-film space, it is designed to nurture independent talent and champion the next wave of Indian pop voices. “Universal Music India’s leadership in pop and hip-hop made them the natural partner,” said Anirudh. “I’m excited to take independent voices to audiences around the world.”
Universal Music India’s chairman and CEO Devraj Sanyal was equally effusive. “Anirudh represents the future of Indian music, bold, original, and with enormous potential,” he said. “Identifying transformative talent is our superpower, and this partnership reflects that belief.”
Sanujeet Bhujabal, managing director of Universal Music India, framed the deal as more than a distribution play. “Albuquerque Records represents Anirudh’s bold artistic vision in the world of pop and hip-hop,” he said. “True to his legacy of innovation, this partnership is set to establish yet another landmark creative space, this time for the emerging world of iPop and beyond.”
For Universal Music India, the deal deepens a long-running push into South India’s four key language markets: Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. The label already has regional imprints, film partnerships with Maddock Films and Excel Entertainment, and a growing non-film roster. Landing Anirudh, arguably the south’s most bankable music brand, is a statement of intent. South Indian music has the streams. Now it is coming for the world.
