Reliance Jio which recently acquired the rights to broadcast TATA Indian Premier League 2023 matches on its online streaming platform, JioCinema, has been lauded with stupendous viewership on its first telecast. JioCinema records a peak of 60 million unique viewers during this period Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings fixture. The JioCinema app also saw a record 25 million downloads in a single day. And with these numbers, the Mukesh Ambani-led platform has set some benchmark figures in the industry.
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JioCinema becomes most downloaded app as TATA IPL 2023 begins
JioCinema acquires official digital broadcast rights for Indian Premier League 2023 after spending 23,000 crores over Rs. Tata IPL 2023 matches are being streamed for free on JioCinema, much like the FIFA World Cup that was streamed on the same platform last year.
JioCinema aired its first match yesterday which was played between Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings. Figures show that the watch was watched by over 60 million unique viewers, and over 16 million viewers were watching the match live simultaneously. Total match views also peaked at over 500 million viewers, the highest ever for sporting events on a digital platform.
In comparison, YouTube which is a popular streaming service has achieved a monthly viewership of 514 million. Thus the single day viewership on JioCinema seems to be dwarfing the monthly viewership of YouTube. JioCinema was also successful during the FIFA World Cup 2022. On the last day, JioCinema reportedly saw The final match played between Argentina and France was watched by 32 million viewers.
