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JioCinema, the Official Digital Streaming Partner of TATA IPL 2023, continues to set global benchmarks in the world of digital sports viewing as it clocked over 1300 crore video views in the first five weeks.

Viewers were glued to JioCinema's fan-centric presentation as the average time spent per viewer per match touched 60 minutes. TATA IPL 2023 on Connected TV reached twice the number of viewers on HD TV.

"JioCinema continues to grow from strength to strength every week and it is based on clear evidence of consumer's outright preference of catching the TATA IPL on digital," said Viacom18 Sports CEO Anil Jayaraj.

"The combination of outstanding cricket action and our robust platform proved the stellar opening weekend was just the beginning of bigger things to come. I would like to thank all our sponsors, advertisers, and partners for showing faith in our journey as we continue to elevate every fan's TATA IPL viewing experience, " added Anil Jayaraj.

JioCinema breached the peak concurrency records of TATA IPL twice in a span of five days. On April 12th, they clocked a 2.23 crore peak during the Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals match. Five days later, during Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings fixture, JioCinema broke the record again with a concurrency of 2.4 crore.

After the unprecedented response to date, JioCinema released a 360-degree viewing feature to delight fans, showcasing the power of immersive fan engagement on digital.

Viewers also have enjoyed the unique language feeds including Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Marathi, and Gujarati and digital-only features like multi-cam, 4K and Hype Mode, and have revelled in exciting, action-packed and exclusive content including highlights, top player interviews including Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Faf Du Plessis, Rashid Khan, David Miller through partnerships with top IPL teams.

Defending champions Gujarat Titans, five-time champion Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Capitals announced exclusive partnerships with JioCinema in the lead-up to the 2023 edition.

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Global cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, India's most-celebrated cricket captain and four-time IPL winner MS Dhoni, World no. 1 T20 batsman Suryakumar Yadav and India Women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana joined hands with JioCinema to amplify their world-class, digital-first TATA IPL presentation.