Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia expects tough talks with broadcasters
New Zealand’s Sky Sport seals six-season Cricket Australia extension
Facebook seals partnership deals in Australia with NRL, AFL and Cricket body
Turmoil continues at Cricket Australia as two more executives depart
Foxtel to pay lion’s share of new Cricket Australia TV rights deals
Australian media-rights experts believe Foxtel and Seven’s deal for Cricket Australia rights works for all parties, despite Foxtel bearing the brunt of a 67-per-cent fee increase
Sport 24 snares Ashes rights as it tests out cricket content
Cricket Australia expanded its relationship with in-flight/in-ship broadcaster Sport 24 last week, to include coverage of this year’s Ashes Test series.
Sport 24 picks up Ashes rights
In-flight and in-ship channel Sport 24 has acquired rights to the upcoming Ashes cricket series between England and Australia.
BeIN makes move on to OSN turf with Cricket Australia acquisition
BeIN Media Group agreed its first deal for cricket rights last week, marking a notable change in strategy and a clear statement of intent it will go after content traditionally held by its Middle-Eastern rival OSN.
Women’s Ashes Test to be live streamed
Cricket Australia has agreed a deal with financial services company Commonwealth Bank to provide a global live stream of a women’s Ashes Test for the first time.
Sony buys Cricket Australia rights as Indian value plummets
Cricket Australia’s media rights in the Indian subcontinent have significantly dropped in value in a new long-term deal with Sony Pictures Networks India.
Nine wants early Cricket Australia rights deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine will push for an early renewal of rights to events operated by Cricket Australia “as soon as possible,” despite plans by the governing body to delay the sales process until next year.
Cricket Australia grows exposure and earns small fee in the Pacific
Cricket Australia in talks with Qantas over live streaming deal
The Cricket Australia national governing body is close to agreeing a deal with Qantas that would result in the airline live streaming international matches on its flights.
Cricket Australia rights split between Kwesé, SuperSport
The erosion of SuperSport’s portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa continued last week following Cricket Australia’s decision to divide its rights between the region’s two biggest rivals.
Cricket Australia puts spotlight on classic moments through Optus partnership
The Cricket Australia governing body has agreed a three-year partnership with telecommunications firm Optus under which video of some of the national team’s greatest historic matches will be digitised and made available to its customers.
BT pouches Ashes rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport this week blindsided its main rival Sky by picking up Ashes cricket rights, paying a rights-fee increase of about 20 per cent.
BT Sport ousts Sky for Cricket Australia rights package
BT Sport has dislodged rival UK pay-television broadcaster Sky as the live rights-holder for the next Ashes cricket series between England and Australia in 2017-18.
Cricket Australia opens bidding for new UK rights package
The Cricket Australia governing body has launched a tender process for its UK rights, according to the Financial Times.