Indya.com is Official Internet Partner for ICC Champions Trophy 2006
With the ICC Champions Trophy underway, now is the perfect time to log on to the official website of the tournament - www.iccchampionstrophy.com
Brian Murgatroyd
08-Oct-2006
With the ICC Champions Trophy underway, now is the perfect time to log on to the official website of the tournament - www.iccchampionstrophy.com
The site is run by Indya.com, the ICC's Official Internet Partner for the ICC Champions Trophy in India.
The company, a fully-owned subsidiary of STAR India Private Limited, will be responsible for developing and maintaining the event website.
The website is now live and offers a top class and comprehensive range of information on the tournament which runs until 5 November and features the ten leading international sides playing a total of 21 matches at four venues in India.
The website contains a series of unique features, including:
- Audio and video packages from the tournament including live streaming in some territories, team-specific packages, archives, live clips and deferred live highlights packages
www.iccchampionstrophy.com will also boast:
- In-depth news stories with regular updates through tickers, mails and alerts
Commenting on www.iccchampionstrophy.com, ICC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Malcolm Speed said: "We are delighted to welcome indya.com into the ICC family as Official Internet Partner for the ICC Champions Trophy.
"The internet is a massive communication medium that is still growing and it is a source of information for countless millions of people. We want the ICC Champions Trophy to be enjoyed by as many cricket fans as possible throughout the world and we look forward to indya.com facilitating that by providing excellent, high-quality coverage of the event."
Sameer Nair, the CEO of STAR Entertainment India said: "We are delighted to be the Official Internet Partner for the ICC Champions Trophy and our drive to deliver superior and distinctive content via our online platform - indya.com - is advanced substantially by this very valuable relationship with the ICC.
"Offering cricket content in conjunction with the ICC enables viewers to access the best of cricketing action from the most exciting cricket matches of the season in all the three accessed areas namely text, audio and video."
The ICC Champions Trophy takes place at venues in four cities in India - Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mohali and Mumbai - and has a total prize pool of US$1.15 million.
The West Indies, led by Brian Lara, is the defending champions after winning the tournament in England in 2004, when it defeated the host country by two wickets at The Brit Oval.
Indya.com is India's number one entertainment website offering rich media experiences centred on entertainment, news, information and self-expression.
The portal's network includes internet assets from STAR, including the highly-trafficked destination for Star Plus, Star One and Channel [V].
Star's parent News Corp also owns and operates such online category leaders as MySpace.com, the number one social networking site on the web; Scout.com, a dynamic collegiate and pro sports network; and IGN Entertainment (ign.com), a network of leading gaming and entertainment sites including men's lifestyle site askmen.com and premier destination for movie-goers rottentomatoes.com.