Sun TV Network, Ek Titan in IndiaDriving force behind the media landscape and a growing global cricket empire is making a significant progress on the international platform.
Kavya Maran’s Sun TV network takes a big step in franchise cricket with the purchase of hundred teams
According to the CNBC TV18, a strategic maneuver that greatly increases its cricketing footprint, a Chennai -based broadcaster won a 100% equity stake. Northern superchargesA major franchise competing in a hundred in England’s innovative professional Cricket League. It is a value of adequate acquisition, an impressive £ 100.5 million, not only formally makes the entry of Sun TV into the UK sports market, but also deepens its commitment to the creation of diverse portfolio of cricket’s property in continents. Overseine in part by impressive Kavya MaranThe step strengthens the position of Sun TV as a prominent player as a prominent player, which is in the Global Franchise Cricket Ecosystem, which shows a clear vision for expansion beyond already established undertakings. India And South Africa,
Sun TV’s global cricket expansion and financial strategy
The decision to receive the supervisors of Sun TV network for a considerable amount underlines its aggressive strategy to become a major force in international sports entertainment, which is largely champions within the family by Kavya Maran.
As CEO Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SA20), and an executive director of Sun TV Network Limited, Kavya Maran has been a public face and a major strategist in the Maran family expansion sports empire. His active participation in IPL auction and team management has made him a recognizable and respected person in the cricket world. This latest acquisition approved by the board on July 18, 2025, will integrate northern supervisors as a fully owned subsidiary, which leads to the operational control of Sun TV on its cricket property under the wider “Sunrisers” brand.
R. As Ravi, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, stated in a regulatory filing: “We are increasing our global footprints in sports and investing in a club, which is a hundred part of a hundred, a limited over cricket league promoted by England and Wales Cricket Board, equivalent to BCCI in UK. The foreign unit we are receiving, is already profitable, and we are more and more financially interested.
The CNBC TV18 report further stated, the transaction, approximately INR 1,181 crore, 53 times Northern Super Charges’ fy24 turnover shows a premium valuation of £ 1.89 million, which indicates TV, indicating TV, and increases the strong trust of the Maran family in this important international investment. The deal is being processed through the automatic route of the Reserve Bank of India for foreign acquisition and will be finalized by 31 December 2025.
A hundred leads Indian and global investors attract
Has become an important avenue for sales of bets in hundred franchisees England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) From around the world, especially to attract adequate investment from India, America and Silicon Valley. This flow of capital reflects the format of 100 balls and increasing confidence in its commercial appeal, actually turning it into global sports property. Beyond the complete acquisition of the northern supercharges of Sun TV, other major Indian corporate institutions, with the current relationship of franchise cricket through many IPL, have also made significant contradiction in the league’s ownership structure.
Reliance Industries, The Powerhouse behind Mumbai Indians In IPL, 49% stake has been achieved Oval For £ 60 million. Similarly, GMR Group, Co-Malik Delhi capitalsBought 49% Southern brave For £ 48 million, while the owner of RPSG group, Lucknow Super GiantsGained 70% stake in Manchester original.
The League has also taken interest from the Tech world, including a high-profile silicone valley consortium. Satyan gajwani (Times Internet Vice Chairman), Nikesh Arora (Palo Alto Network CEO), Beautiful pichai (Google CEO), Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO), and Shantinu Narayan (Adobe CEO) Investment of £ 145 million for 49% stake London SpiritThese diverse and high-profile investment outlines the strategic value seen in the increasing globalization of cricket and betting in the hundred-teej cricket leagues, which confirm the growing format stature on the international stage.
