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🎩Rabbit Hole
🕶️ Business of Cricket
🍪 Favorite Finds of Week
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THE RABBIT HOLE
♾️ Why Hawk Eye Tech is Way Better than You and Me
When was the last time a cricket series was befuddled under the garb of technology? This has happened in the past, but Hawk-Eye has been under the scanner for its efficacy, especially in the ongoing India vs England Series. So we went on a rabbit hole of Hawk-Eye technology efficacy this time.
Why a line call can look deceptive on television?
Television replays look deceptive because the cameras are at the wrong angle looking down at the ball. The ball also has a lot of motion blur and the cameras do not work at a sufficiently high frame rate (25fps) to capture the crucial part namely when the ball first touches the ground.
It looks out for the viewer watching on TV. The following examples of high-speed video footage (1000fps) shows what actually happens:
See Figure 1 & 2
Figure 3 & 4 The ball is still on the ground, but now at least 10cm (the width of a line) beyond where it first made contact with the ground
If viewed from a regular broadcast camera (25fps), its clear that the viewer's perception of where this ball had landed will be influenced significantly by the limited frame rate and zoomed out field of view provided by live broadcast footage.
Not only does the system boast excellent accuracy results, the system needs to be extremely reliable - tracking hundreds of thousands of tennis balls throughout the tennis season. Although a protocol remains if the officiating system is not able to provide an answer with utmost confidence, this is an extremely rare situation, where onsite operators are not 100% confident in the accuracy of the system for that given shot. The level of accuracy and reliability have been proven to be significantly better than any potential competitors, proven by the system remaining (after 7 years) to be the only accredited system
You can see all this in an illustrated video
BUSINESS OF CRICKET
The Mega Mickey Mouse Deal
Reliance & $DIS Disney Merge to Forge $8.5 Billion Media Titan in India.
Reliance Industries and Walt Disney announce media asset merger in India. Combined entity valued at $8.5 billion.
Reliance to invest $1.4 billion, holding over 63% stake. Disney to retain about 37% stake in the merged entity. Reliance Industries will own 16.3% of the merged entity, Reliance’s Viacom18 will own 46.8% and Disney 36.8%. Nita Ambani appointed as Chair, Uday Shankar as Vice Chair.
Entity to control 120 TV channels and two streaming platforms. Merger positions Reliance as a major player against Sony, Zee, and Netflix.
“This is a landmark agreement that heralds a new era in the Indian entertainment industry. We have always respected Disney as the best media group globally and are very excited at forming this strategic joint venture that will help us pool our extensive resources, creative prowess, and market insights to deliver unparalleled content at affordable prices to audiences across the nation. We welcome Disney as a key partner of Reliance group,”
Cricket Context
This merger marks a significant shift in India's media landscape, combining Reliance's market dominance with Disney's global entertainment prowess to create a leading force in the rapidly growing Indian media sector.
Why this Matters in Cricket
The partnership reflects strategic maneuvers to consolidate media assets, addressing challenges like subscriber losses and financial strains from content acquisition costs, notably in cricket.
Market Insights
This move significantly alters the competitive dynamics within India's $28 billion media and entertainment industry, setting a new benchmark for scale and diversity in content offerings.
Impact
The merger could redefine content distribution and consumption patterns in India, offering varied digital services and content. Stakeholders should monitor the integration process and emerging strategic initiatives from this new media conglomerate.
FOR THE ROMANTIC
Utterly Butterly Sachin
💭Who remembers this….If you are an Indian cricket fan this should be easy. Which one is your favorite moment out of them all. Email us
SUPER OVER
Six of our favorite finds
🥝Read | He is weird, he is wonderful, he is Wagner
👨🦳Read | Gavaskar on New Ranji trophy formatting
🪖Read | Dhruv Jurel Story told beautifully
💰Read | Money problem with Indian domestic cricket
🧠Read | How Rohit's no-frills captaincy outdid Bazball
💦Retro | Neil Wagner Retired. Here is a Retro article @ his Work Ethic.
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