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Facebook, Twitter weigh IPL media bids
AAP
Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have reportedly expressed interest in the IPL. (Facebook and Twitter)
The Indian cricket board says it's received interest from Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc for media rights to the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament.
The social media companies are among a host of other firms including Star India Pvt Ltd, Amazon.com Inc, Reliance Jio and ESPN Digital Media that have shown interest in acquiring media rights for the annual tournament.
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The bids for the rights - for 2018 onwards - are expected by October 25.
Cricket is the most popular sport in India and teams in the IPL count Bollywood stars and major conglomerates such as Reliance Industries as investors.
