With IPL starting on Wednesday, I expected to see a few matches showing up on my cable box guide. No such luck. So I did some searching around to see what's up, and it looks like Sportsnet's rights deal expired with the 2014 season.
Apparently, Willow.tv is carrying IPL 2015 in Canada only (ESPN has the rights in the states). Willow.tv is an online service that has an app on Apple TV, Roku, etc. When I go to the Willow icon on my Apple TV, it is asking for $7.99/month to subscribe. which isn't that bad actually for the two months of IPL.
So just a heads up that:
- Sportsnet is not in the picture for 2015
- Willow.tv is seemingly the Canadian rights holder
Here's a Reddit link that has just popped up:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comm...r_canada_only/
I quite enjoy IPL. And at $8.99, that's a lot cheaper than Sportsnet World. And it appears that you can watch live and on demand.