ICC Men's T20 World Cup
ICC.tv records over 14m views for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has drawn encouraging audience figures on its free direct-to-consumer OTT platform ICC.tv for the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, which concludes tomorrow (Saturday).
Stats Perform reclaims ICC betting rights
Stats Perform has regained exclusive betting data and streaming rights to ICC events in a four-year deal, having been replaced by rival Sportradar from 2021 to 2023.
Fubo secures Willow by Cricbuzz distribution ahead of T20 World Cup
Sports streaming service FuboTV has agreed a deal with Willow by Cricbuzz to offer streaming and on-demand cricket on its service ahead of next month's ICC men's T20 World Cup
ICC ‘exceeds expectations’ with Pakistan deals to 2025
PTV and sports newcomer Hum Network secured International Cricket Council rights in Pakistan over the next two years, agreeing to pay an increase on previous deals for the rights.
PTV, Tower Sports to share Pakistan rights to ICC events
PTV, the state broadcaster in Pakistan, and media group Tower Sports have acquired non-exclusive rights in the country to leading tournaments of the International Cricket Council over the next two years
Zee claims $8.3m refund from Disney Star over ICC deal
The dispute between media groups Zee and Disney Star over their seemingly broken agreement for International Cricket Council (ICC) rights looks set to intensify, with Zee asserting that its counterpart…
ICC issues two-year ITT for rights in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
The International Cricket Council has released an invitation to tender covering 2024 and 2025 for its media rights in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the last remaining major markets where it is yet…
Zee seeks to withdraw from $1.4bn deal with Disney Star for ICC rights
An immediate consequence of the collapse in the proposed merger between Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment is that the latter now intends to withdraw its planned $1.4bn (€1.2bn) commitment to rival media group Disney Star towards rights fees for International Cricket Council events.
ICC details record-breaking digital engagement for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has revealed that the recent Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia generated a record 6.5
Channel 4 deals with Sky for T20 World Cup final simulcast
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has announced a deal with Channel 4 that will see live coverage of the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final simulcast on the free-to-air broadcaster’s eponymous channel.
ICC details broadcast coverage and digital innovations for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council over the weekend unveiled details of media rights deals, world feed content and digital media innovations for this year's Men's T20 World Cup, which got underway in Australia…
Sport 24 lands Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup rights for first time
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has agreed a deal with the International Cricket Council to show this year’s men’s T20 World Cup, as well as the 2023 Cri…
Cricket audiences encourage Daraz to target bigger sports and entertainment platform
Shopping app Daraz has been taking a unique approach to combining sport and ecommerce in Pakistan and other South Asian markets.
Disney Star and Zee pair up to treble ICC value in India
Disney Star and Zee Entertainment have joined forces to pay around three times the previous value for exclusive media rights in India to International Cricket Council events.
ICC gets “significant” rights fee increase in India as Star strikes back
Disney Star has renewed its exclusive media rights in India for International Cricket Council events in a four-year deal covering 2024 to 2027
ICC ‘opens up on methodology’ prior to Indian tender deadline
The International Cricket Council is reported to have made its Indian media rights tender more transparent, making its financial goals known to potential bidders and clarifying the circumstances in which a second round of bidding would be called.
Nine confirms sublicense of ICC men’s World Cup rights
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine Entertainment has confirmed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel covering this year's International Cricket Council T20 men's World Cup and…
Star strikes strong deals for ICC rights in Pakistan, Mena
Pakistan Television and ARY’s long-term deals for rights in Pakistan to International Cricket Council events has produced a good result for global rights-holder Star India, which avoided a fall in value despite the depreciation of the Pakistani rupee.