Cricket
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…
T Sports continues journey into Bangladeshi market with BCCI, EPL acquisitions
Bangladeshi satellite channel T Sports’ acquisition of rights to the Indian national cricket team’s home matches could herald a more competitive era in the Bangladeshi sports rights market.
TikTok agrees deal with Pakistan Super League
TikTok and the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament will jointly develop content for the social video platform under a new agreement
PCB strikes deal with Facebook to show Pakistan Super League games
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a deal with Facebook to show the return of the Pakistan Super League via the social media platform’s Paid Online Events service.
European Cricket League extends deal with unified Spring Productions
The European Cricket League has signed a two-year extension to its deal with the production arm of the Spring Media agency
FanCode deal with Cricket West Indies marks shifting Indian broadcast landscape
FanCode’s deal with Cricket West Indies for rights to all international and domestic cricket played in the Caribbean signals the increasing willingness of cricket boards to explore digital options in India, given the lack of interest among linear broadcasters.
Sky NZ acquires World Test Championship final rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the media rights to the inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand
Disney Plus Hotstar forecasts revenue hit from IPL suspension
Disney has said the postponement and possible cancellation of the Indian Premier League will negatively impact the revenue of its Indian subcontinental streaming business Hotstar
Ban Tech acquires Bangladesh Cricket Board rights
Bangladeshi agency Ban Tech has acquired media rights for Bangladesh men's home international cricket matches in a deal with the Bangladesh Cricket Board running from now until October 2023
Ehsan Mani, chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board speaks exclusively to SportBusiness Media about an ambitious new plan to digitise broadcasting in the country and significantly increase revenues.
PCB chairman Mani doubles down on PTV deal projections
Ehsan Mani, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has asserted that the board’s three-season deal with state broadcaster PTV could be even more lucrative than the board previously thought, despite widespread scepticism over the model that underpins the agreement.
Bangladesh’s T Sports picks up Premier League and BCCI rights
New Bangladeshi sports broadcaster T Sports has acquired media rights for English Premier League matches and India home international cricket in a deal with video content rights marketplace Allrites
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…
Dutch TV first as Ziggo lands rights to Netherlands-Ireland ODI cricket
Dutch telco Ziggo has acquired live rights to this summer’s series of one-day cricket internationals between the Netherlands and Ireland.
Google and Disney Plus Hotstar agree IPL ‘web stories’ deal
Internet search giant Google will show Indian Premier League match highlights this year via its Web Stories feature under a tie-up with Indian media group Disney Plus Hotstar
Enhanced County Championship production as matches streamed on ECB app
The England and Wales Cricket Board will stream live coverage of this year's entire LV= Insurance County Championship for the first time
YuppTV renews multi-territory rights for Indian Premier League
Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired rights for this year's Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament in nearly 100 countries