JioCinema attracts 6 million distinct viewers and 25 million downloads on the first day of IPL 2023,despite app getting regularly crashed

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is up and running with the defending champions Gujarat Titans locking horns with Chennai Super Kings at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, March 31. While some fans have headed for the in-stadium frenzy, millions of others have resorted to television and digital media to witness the cricketing carnival.

With this, two giants in JioCinema and Star Sports have crossed swords too in the race to attain the most viewership. Viacom18-backed JioCinema has left no stone unturned in garnering the views this season as they have introduced quite a few pathbreaking technologies for the fans to relish the game.

Viacom ,which holds the exclusive digital rights of the Tata IPL 2023, set a new record on the first day of the tournament on March 31, 2023. The app received an impressive 2.5 crore downloads, making it the most installed app in a single day. The JioCinema's popularity seems to be unstoppable as it attracted more than 6 crore unique viewers during the first match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. The match also witnessed a peak concurrency of 1.6 crore on JioCinema. The first day of the IPL 2023 tournament received a total of 50 crore match views.

JioCinema has also collaborated with Glance, a top smart lock screen platform, to offer a unique experience to cricket enthusiasts. Through this partnership, over 200 million Glance users can enjoy a seamless "lock screen to app" viewing experience, marking the first of its kind in the country.

however the app received negative feedback on social media on the first day of the Indian Premier League 2023, as users reported problems such as app crashing and buffering issues during the opening match between Gujarat and Chennai Super Kings. Several Twitter users used the hashtag #JioCrash to express their disappointment with the new platform for IPL. One user tagged JioCinema and described their viewing experience as "very bad."

Jio Cinema responded to a few tweets complaining about buffering issues saying "this is not the experience we want you to have".

We regret this issue. This is not the experience we want you to have. To help us resolve this matter, please DM us details of your OS, app version & your mobile no. We appreciate your patience & hope to resolve this at the earliest.

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JioCinema's game-changer: Varied Camera Angles

Onto the most interesting feature, which is also new even for the IPL- the different camera angles. Viacom18 along with Jio has decided to take the fans on an exciting adventure with the introduction of watching the game from not one, but four different camera angles apart from the regular view.

They have introduced the Bird’s eye cam, Cable cam, Stump cam, and the batter cam apart from the main camera angle to witness the high-octane clashes. Speaking about the Bird’s eye angle, the focus will be a side-angled view of the contest which will take place on a real-time basis without any interruptions of highlights (runs/wickets).

The Cable cam is basically the camera that is attached to the ropes which will provide the feed of the entire game assuming fans tune into the angle. The action can be watched from a top angle, unlike the regular camera angle.

Speaking about the Stump cam, this too is a real-time camera without any replays. The angle is from the stumps which are present at the opposite end (non-strikers) of the batter and will display the feed throughout the game. Interestingly, fans can witness the real-time no-balls from this particular feed.

Finally, the Batter cam, as the name suggests, will focus primarily on the batter throughout the contest. Much like the other three angles, this cam is also real-time and without any replays and broadcasts the feed from a side-angle.

While the streaming war is still ongoing, however, Viacom18 is looking to have the majority share of the pie in terms of viewership. JioCinema’s move to make it free-to-air for customers across all subscribers puts it in a better position than the regular subscription model of Star Sports.