HIL to be telecast in 83 territories across the world

New Delhi, February 5, 2013: ESPN STAR Sports, the official broadcaster of Hero Hockey India League, announced today a comprehensive line-up of global syndication partners that are showcasing the tournament in more than 83 territories worldwide. The inaugural edition of the league is being broadcast with Hindi commentary on STAR Sports while STAR Cricket is showcasing select matches of the league in English.

Some of the leading names in the world of sports broadcasting like Fox Sports from Australia, Sky Sports from New Zealand, Ten Sports in Pakistan and SE Asia and MENA region are showcasing live coverage of HHIL in respective territories.

Speaking on the occasion, Aloke Malik, Managing Director, ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd, said, "These partnerships reinforce our commitment to set new benchmarks in the distribution of Hero Hockey India League. We look forward to working closely with all our partners and serve hockey fans all over the world with some mouth-watering high quality content."

Dr. Narinder Batra, Chairman, Hero Hockey India League, said, "We are delighted to have a strong and committed broadcast partner. It is great to know that the first edition of the league can be seen by hockey fans across the world. We are confident that the popularity of the league and the game of Hockey per se, will greatly benefit from these international distribution tie-ups."

List of syndication partners include

Sr. No Name of the broadcaster Territory
1 Sky Sports New Zealand
2 Fox Sports Australia
3 TEN Sports Pakistan
4 TEN Sports SE Asia
5 OSN MENA
6 TEN Sports MENA
7 Supersports South Africa
8 One World Sport USA
9 One World Sport Canada
10 Life OK UK, Europe & South Africa
11 Fox Sports (last 4 matches only) SE Asia

Press release