International Cricket Council (ICC)
ESPN+, Hotstar to stream WTC final in US, Foxtel lands Australian rights
Streaming services ESPN+ and Hostar have acquired rights in the US to cricket’s inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, while a deal has also been struck in Australia for p…
ICC launches three-pronged data, betting streaming rights ITT
The International Cricket Council has invited bids for its data and betting streaming rights, along with data collection services, from 2021 to 2023, as it seeks to benefit from increasing competition…
ICC initiates negotiations with broadcasters for WTC final rights
The International Cricket Council has gone to market with international broadcast rights to the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand, SportBusiness understands
IMG signs off ICC Pathway global streaming, commercial rights deal
The International Cricket Council and the IMG agency have signed off on an agreement that will lead to 541 ‘ICC Pathway’ events being streamed globally in a major step-up in broadcast coverage of matches fea…
EXCLUSIVE: IMG lodges winning bid for ICC Pathway live streaming, commercial rights
The IMG agency has emerged victorious in the International Cricket Council’s recent tender process for the production and distribution of live streams, along with commercial rights, to more than 500 I…
Broadcasters in over 100 countries for rescheduled Abu Dhabi T10 League
The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League has secured coverage to air the tournament in 100 countries
ICC issues RFP for broadcast production of over 500 matches
The International Cricket Council has initiated a Request for Proposals for the production and distribution of live streams, along with commercial rights, to more than 500 ICC Pathway matches, SportBusiness…
ICC recruits Star’s Manoharan as VP, media rights
The International Cricket Council has appointed the experienced Sunil Manoharan from India-based pay-television broadcaster Star TV to a leading media rights position
Nine: T20 World Cup rights contract has been ‘frustrated’
Hugh Marks, the chief executive of Australian commercial broadcaster Nine, has suggested that its rights deal for cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup is no longer valid following the recent postponement of t…
ICC claims to be most popular sport for video views on Facebook
The International Cricket Council is claiming to be the most popular sport for video views on Facebook
Media-rights manager Richards leaves ICC to form Australia-based agency
Media-rights executive Lara Richards has co-founded a sports media agency based in Australia as she prepares to finish her work with the International Cricket Council at the end of July
T20 Women’s World Cup 2020 breaks audience records
The International Cricket Council has claimed that the Women's T20 World Cup 2020 was one of the most-watched women’s sporting events in history.
ICC searching for media-rights manager after Dabas departure
The International Cricket Council has begun recruiting a media-rights manager after the shock resignation of Aarti Dabas late last year
ICC considers unbundling broadcast rights to women’s events
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Manu Sawhney has said the governing body is considering unbundling broadcast rights for its major women’s events on the back of record viewing figures f…
ICC opens up archive to broadcast rights-holders
The International Cricket Council has become the latest sports body to open up its archive of match footage and programming to its broadcast rights-holders amid the ongoing effect of the Covid-19 pandemic
T20 Women’s World Cup breaks audience records in first days
The International Cricket Council Women's T20 World Cup 2020 has set new crowd, broadcast and digital coverage benchmarks in its first six matches and four days of the competition
ICC launches ITT for graphics services contract
The International Cricket Council has launched an invitation to tender for the provision of graphics services for its events spanning the four-year period from 2020 to 2023
ICC seeking asset management provider
The International Cricket Council has launched a tender process to secure a technology provider to manage its library of audio-visual content comprising video and imagery