Cricket
ICC.tv to stream Australia matches in parts of Europe, Southeast Asia
The International Cricket Council has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia which will see the world governing body for cricket stream Australia's forthcoming summer matches in some markets in Europe and…
New Zealand abandon Pakistan tour due to security concerns
The New Zealand's men's cricket team has abandoned its tour of Pakistan just minutes before the start of the first match, citing security concerns
European Cricket Championship unveils Dream Sports deal, broadcaster line-up
Indian digital sports media group Dream Sports has agreed a title sponsorship and media rights deal covering this month's European Cricket Championship, a new T10 tournament
Rise Worldwide appointed as exclusive agency of Abu Dhabi T10 league
Sports marketing company Rise Worldwide has been appointed as the exclusive commercial and media rights agency for the Abu Dhabi T10 cricket league in a multi-year mandate
Streaming wars help revive Australian market as Nine and Ten launch new services
An outbreak of ‘streaming wars’ in Australia has injected life into a sports media rights market that this time last year looked threatened by a sharp decline.
Disney shifts IPL rights in US to ESPN+ ahead of move to phase out Hotstar
ESPN+ has become the new streaming home for Indian Premier League cricket in the United States in the wake of a Walt Disney Co
Dream11, FanCode agree ICC sponsorship, streaming deals
Indian fantasy sports company Dream11 has become naming sponsor of all International Cricket Council 'pathway' tournament qualifying events in a deal running until April 2023
Caribbean Premier League returns to BT Sport
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights to the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament
Spark picks up rights to New Zealand’s T20 tour of Bangladesh
Telecoms operator Spark has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in New Zealand to the national cricket team’s forthcoming Twenty20 tour of Bangladesh.
Viacom 18 secures rights to Abu Dhabi T10 league in Indian subcontinent
Indian media group Viacom 18 has secured the broadcast rights to the next edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League, scheduled to begin on November 19, in a deal covering the Indian subcontinent
Whisper to support Sony Pictures Networks’ coverage of England-India series
Whisper, the live sports production company, will help Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India maximise its live coverage of the Test series between England and India, the second…
ICC invites bids for T20 World Cup public screening, in-flight and in-ship rights
The International Cricket Council is inviting expressions of interest for non-exclusive public screening plus in-flight and in-ship rights for the forthcoming men’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates a…
Australia’s Bangladesh tour starts without TV coverage at home
The first match of an Australian cricket tour of Bangladesh took place yesterday without live television or streaming coverage in Australia, something that has happened only once or twice in recent decades
FanCode wins over ECB with long-term Hundred investment
FanCode’s long-term commitment to The Hundred appealed to the ECB, who are keen to grow The Hundred in what is their most important territory outside of the UK.
Alliance Advertising secures UK rights for Sri Lanka Cricket to 2023
Alliance Advertising & Marketing, the media buying and advertising agency, has secured exclusive linear broadcast rights in the UK to Sri Lanka Cricket events until the end of the Future Tours Programme…
PCB sets out plans for 2022 Pakistan Super League, debates commercial rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed on an earlier calendar slot of January-February for the 2022 Pakistan Super League, along with discussing what will be a new commercial rights cycle for the Twenty20…
Australia’s Kayo streaming free coverage of The Hundred
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel is broadcasting The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new-limited overs competition, on its free streaming platform Kayo Freebies.
Marron Media to distribute Everest Premier League rights, agrees Imagen tie-up
Marron Media, the Australia-based sports media agency co-founded by former International Cricket Council media rights manager Lara Richards, has been appointed to distribute the international broadcast…