?What started off as an ad for the Indo-Pak match is now a series of sorts for every India match this World Cup, it is Star India’s Mauka Mauka ad which has been a big hit especially on social media. So how did this come about and what happens if and when India loses. Storyboard talks to the creators of the campaign.
Click here to watch Gayatri Yadav and Juju Basu speak about the 'Mauka Mauka' campaign
Nitin Kukreja, head of sports business, Star India said, “Hockey is a priority sport for us and we are thrilled that India will host one key event every year during the eight year term. We believe that hosting an international event each year, which is produced innovatively, will significantly boost the popularity of hockey in India.”
Nitin Kukreja, head of sports business, says, “This time we will be airing 24 matches in the prime time band at 8 pm. This is a learning from the previous season. Also, we had added some new features in the live telecast that should make for better and more interesting viewing.”
Star India has bagged the broadcasts rights from International Hockey Federation (FIH) in an eight-year deal.
