Asian Television Network International has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights for the second season of Pro-Kabaddi League, held in India from July 18 to August 23, 2015.
Kabaddi is an ancient Indian sport, in which two teams take turns to send a raider to the other's territory, tag members of the opposing team, and return "home" without being blocked by defenders on the other side. It is the national game of Bangladesh and the state game of Punjab Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh in India and is also popular in Pakistan.
Based on the format of the Indian Premier League, the Pro-Kabaddi League (PKL) is an eight city league with games played on a caravan format with each team playing each other twice. The eight franchise teams competing for the cup are Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls, Dubang Delhi, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Patna Pirates, Puneri Paltan, Telugu Titans and U Mumba. The league has the formal backing of the International Kabaddi Federation, the Asian Kabaddi Federation and the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, who will be closely associated with this event.
ATN will carry all 60 games live on six channels. Two, including CBN, will air the games in English, and the other four channels will air the games in Hindi/Punjabi.
"We were extremely impressed with the presentation of these dynamic games and the high quality of production during the last season”, said ATN president and CEO Dr. Shan Chandrasekar, in the news release. “We are again delighted to bring this exciting new series across Canada."