The UAE T20 League has announced a new long-term partnership with ZEE. The agreement will see the global media and entertainment brand acquire the exclusive media and broadcast rights for the tournament and the league will be broadcasted on ZEE's OTT platform, ZEE5. Khalid Al Zarooni, Chairman of UAE’s T20 League, commented, "Nothing can be more satisfying than to have a credible broadcast partner like ZEE associated with the League. I am thankful to both Punit Goenka, MD & CEO and Rahul Johri, president – of business South Asia at ZEE for having faith in this League and to grow into a commercially successful enterprise. It is further a matter of delight that ZEE has decided to re-enter sports broadcasts with UAE’s T20 League being the first media rights acquisition. We are very confident that ZEE has the strength of viewership to take our League to unmatched levels.” Mubashshir Usmani, General Secretary, ECB, added, "ECB wishes both UAE’s T20 League and ZEE well for entering into this partnership. We recognize and appreciate the massive reach of ZEE’s channels and their Digital media platform which will benefit the League in terms of viewership. The tournament will also provide a valuable platform for Emirates Cricket to develop the local talent and to provide players the opportunity to train and play alongside the world’s best.”