BPL in new channels from next season

The first three seasons of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was telecasted by Channel Nine. The national television channel is telecasting the ongoing season four as well. But the television channel will no longer exist as the official broadcaster of the franchisee base cricket league from next season. 

The national television channels Gazi Television and Masranga Television will telecast the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) from the next season. Both the channels has got the television right for the next three season, which will start from the year 2017.

“Actually we sold the international media rights of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to Impress Matra. The Gazi Television (G TV) and Masranga Television will telecast through Impress Matra. They will have the right for the next three years.”

Recently the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sold the international television rights for the tournament to Impress Matra Consortium. They sold it to two channels, Gazi television known as G TV and the Masranga Television. Yesterday, in a press briefing Mr. Afzalur Rahman Sinha the chairman of Bangladesh Premier League governing council announced this to the media.

Mr Ismail Haider Mallik member of the governing council were also present in the press briefing. They said this year the tournament is telecasted in 120 countries in the world. To telecast in more countries they have sold the rights to two television channels this time.

Mr Ismail said, “Actually we sold the international media rights of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to Impress Matra. The Gazi Television (G TV) and Masranga Television will telecast through Impress Matra. They will have the right for the next three years.”