Cricket
Nine continues rights drive with 2023 Ashes deal
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine has acquired rights to the 2023 Ashes cricket series, which will take place in England
Amazon makes move in India with NZ Cricket rights acquisition
Amazon has acquired the exclusive media rights in India for international cricket matches played in New Zealand in a deal covering the Southern Hemisphere summer cricket seasons from 2020-21 to 2025-26
Cricket Australia ensures exposure in Europe, Southeast Asia in LIVENow streaming deal
Cricket Australia has announced a new deal with streaming platform LIVENow to broadcast live coverage from all international matches on India’s tour of Australia as well as the KFC Big Bash League and s…
Spring Media secures ECL streaming internationally with Sports Flick deal
The Spring Media agency has secured international broadcast distribution for the European Cricket League through an agreement with the OTT operator Sports Flick that includes exclusive global rights with…
SuperSport lands three-year deal with Pakistan Cricket Board
SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster, has signed a three-year rights deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Sri Lanka Cricket invites bids for England tour broadcast rights
Sri Lanka Cricket has issued an invitation to tender for a media and related rights for the rescheduled England tour of Sri Lanka
Broadcasters step up Women’s Big Bash programming commitment
The Women’s Big Bash League will receive its biggest television footprint to date after Cricket Australia’s domestic broadcasters committed to wider coverage of the 2020 edition of the Twenty20 competition.
Cricket Australia agrees radio deal, expands Sheffield Shield coverage
Cricket Australia has agreed a domestic radio rights deal with Sports Entertainment Network for the 2019-20 season and expanded its Sheffied Shield coverage through Foxtel
Global Sports Commerce failed to pay Mzansi Super League rights fee, report finds
A report into misconduct committed by Cricket South Africa officials has found that Global Sports Commerce, the governing body’s commercial and international media rights agency for its Mzansi Super L…
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
Seven pays Cricket Australia before arbitration hearing
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has made a A$10m ($7.1m/€6.1
Tower Sports and SportzWorkz widen PCB production remit
Media companies Tower Sports and SportzWorkz have expanded their association with the Pakistan Cricket Board by agreeing a new production deal with the governing body
Deal terminated with Pakistan Super League’s international rights-holder
The Pakistan Cricket Board is seeking a new international rights deal for its franchise-based Twenty20 competition, the Pakistan Super League, after terminating its contract with Techfront International…
Indian Premier League gets underway in UAE
The 2020 Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament got underway on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates, after a six-month delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic
PCB lands $200m PTV deal, international rights award to follow
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a new three-year domestic broadcast rights and cable distribution deal with state broadcaster PTV Sports and I-Media Communication Services, respectively, with international…
YuppTV acquires IPL streaming rights in string of international markets
OTT operator YuppTV has acquired digital streaming rights to cricket’s Indian Premier League in a host of territories.
Seven ‘prepares ground’ to terminate A$450m Cricket Australia deal
Seven West Media’s ongoing rights contract feud with Cricket Australia has escalated after it was reported that the media group is preparing to end its agreement and would not be making its next payment o…
IPL releases schedule, season will start with Mumbai v Chennai
The Indian Premier League has released the schedule for its 2020 season in the United Arab Emirates