Cricket
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
FanCode secures exclusive Cricket West Indies rights in India
Online streaming platform FanCode has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast the West Indies’ home cricket matches and competitions in India.
Discovery ‘targeting’ UK Ashes rights through Cricket Australia tender
Media group Discovery is in contention for Cricket Australia’s ongoing UK broadcast rights tender, with the company reported to be specifically interested in the next edition of the Ashes series between A…
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
ECB could offer BCCI ‘slice of media revenues’ to lure IPL players to The Hundred
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has reportedly discussed giving Indian Premier League teams a 25 per-cent stake in The Hundred franchises and offering the Indian cricket board a share of the…
Start-up Recast makes cricket move with African Premier League streaming in UK
Recast, the new direct-to-customer video platform, has secured exclusive rights to stream the inaugural Dafabet African Premier League to UK viewers
Seven vows to fight on after setback in Cricket Australia rebate battle
Australia free-to-air broadcaster Seven has suffered a major financial hit after an independent arbitrator ruled Cricket Australia must pay a rebate of A$5.3m ($4.1m/€3.4
BT shores up cricket content ahead of crucial Cricket Australia tender
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has taken advantage of Sky’s reduced appetite for international cricket board rights, securing deals with Cricket West Indies and New Zealand Cricket by committing to pay for each board’s entire available inventory.
FreeSports focuses on low-cost cricket in Afghanistan, Zimbabwe deals
FreeSports is hoping its two-year deal for exclusive rights to the Afghanistan and Zimbabwe national cricket teams’ home matches will help create a unique identity for the channel, which has long acted as a shop window for sister broadcaster Premier Sports.