Cricket
CWI gets multi-year media rights security via ESPN
Cricket West Indies has struck a domestic media rights agreement with ESPN until 2030, providing the governing body with the long-term broadcast deal it has craved
What’s next in cricket’s commercial journey?
Cricket's future formats, media rights, and new markets were under discussion at a panel session at this year’s Sportel conference in Monaco yesterday (Tuesday).
Sky pays modest fee for Pakistan-England series
Sky secured a deal for England’s three-Test tour of Pakistan at a reduced per-match fee on its previous agreements with the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Foxtel to show additional domestic cricket content
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has re-affirmed its position as the 'home of cricket' in Australia with new deals for additional Cricket Australia domestic inventory
CPL to sell media, sponsorship rights for Guyana’s T20 event
The Caribbean Premier League is to take on full responsibility for the commercialisation of a new Twenty20 cricket tournament, planned for Guyana towards the end of this year
Sky closes in on Pakistan-England rights
With England's tour of Pakistan starting in just six days, pay-television broadcaster Sky is expected to secure media rights in the UK for the three-Test series, SportBusiness understands
Sportfive makes cricket move with masters league
Sportfive has unveiled its first foray into cricket since the arrival of Seamus O’Brien to head up its Asia-Pacific business with the establishment of a ‘Masters’ T20 league featuring Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
ECB ‘overly optimistic’ with The Hundred media estimates
The ECB has been roundly criticised for its media rights growth projections for The Hundred, contained in an ‘information memorandum’ recently sent to potential investors.
Disney Star seeks $940m over ICC rights deal
Disney Star is seeking $940m (€845m) in damages within its arbitration proceedings filed against Zee Entertainment over the sublicensing deal for International Cricket Council (ICC) rights, a regulatory f…
PCB drops the ball in ‘flawed’ domestic rights process
The Pakistan Cricket Board has ended its drawn-out process for a long-term domestic broadcast deal by selling its rights for around half of its reserve price.
Disney Star seeks to reduce ICC rights fee
Disney Star is attempting to reduce its $3bn (€2.7bn) rights fee obligations to the ICC, which itself is likely to see current BCCI secretary Jay Shah take over as chair, SportBusiness understands.
ARY, Tower Sports bag PCB rights
Media groups ARY and Tower Sports have together secured Pakistan Cricket Board domestic rights until the end of 2026, ending the PCB's search for a long-term broadcast agreement
IMG Arena wins new business with CSA rights
The embattled IMG Arena has doubled down on cricket, striking an exclusive betting rights deal with Cricket South Africa in a rare piece of announced new business since the merger with the Endeavor-owned OpenBet.
Australian and South African cricket boards see modest growth in Pakistan
The values of Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa media rights have grown in Pakistan through deals with Ten Sports and ARY, respectively, as the market continues its trend of slight growth, fuelled by pay-TV broadcast competition as well as the entrance of multiple digital players.
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).
Spring Media retains European Cricket production, distribution
Spring Media has retained a solid flow of business for its broadcast production operations in a new deal with European Cricket League (ECL AG) that continues to include global rights distribution
PCB launches international rights tender
The Pakistan Cricket Board has launched an invitation to tender for its international media rights, having struggled to strike long-term agreements in key territories since its previous deals expired at the end of 2023.
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.