Ultimate Table Tennis Partners with JioStar as Official Broadcaster

Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) has announced a three-year partnership with JioStar, which will be the league's Official Broadcast and Streaming Partner until 2027. According to the agreement, JioStar will provide exclusive live, multilingual coverage across television and digital platforms, with the goal of increasing the sport's visibility in India.

The upcoming UTT Season 6 will be broadcast on Star Sports 2 (on the first day), Star Sports Khel, and Star Sports Tamil, with matches also available to stream on JioHotstar in English, Hindi, and Tamil.

The league will include a mix of emerging Indian talent and established international names. Young players including Diya Chitale, Payas Jain, Ankur Bhattacharjee, and Yashaswini Ghorpade will compete alongside Olympians Aruna Quadri, Alvaro Robles, Bernadette Szocs, Adriana Diaz, and Fan Siqi from China. 

India's top players—Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, and Sreeja Akula—will also compete.

UTT, which is sanctioned by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, has grown steadily in recent years. The 2024 season had 20 million viewers across TV and digital platforms, representing a 1.3x increase over the previous year. The league hopes that the new broadcast arrangement will help it reach an even larger audience.

UTT co-promoters Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj commented on the partnership, saying: "Over the last few years, Indian table tennis has made significant strides, and UTT's mission has been to accelerate that progress by providing a world-class platform for homegrown talent. Our three-season partnership with JioStar will allow us to expand our reach, engage new audiences, and lay a stronger foundation for the next generation of Indian table tennis stars."

In the run-up to Season 6, UTT and JioStar will begin promotional programming on May 12, providing fans with insights into teams and players ahead of the tournament.

The sixth season will include 48 players from eight different franchises: Ahmedabad SG Pipers, Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC, Dempo Goa Challengers TT, Jaipur Patriots, Kolkata ThunderBlades, PBG Pune Jaguars, and U Mumba TT. The Dempo Goa Challengers, led by Harmeet Desai, will defend their title following back-to-back championship victories.