Cricket
Stats Perform bolsters cricket presence with CSA data and live streaming deal
Sports data and AI technology company Stats Perform has agreed a wide-ranging deal with Cricket South Africa (CSA) covering the governing body’s international and domestic competitions.
Whisper signs ECB online highlights, clips production deal
UK production company Whisper has agreed a deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to produce online highlights and clips of the latter’s events for the remainder of 2020.
Blitz takes action over PSL media-rights payments
The Blitz agency, domestic broadcast rights-holder of the Pakistan Super League, has taken legal action against the Pakistan Cricket Board over rights payments for the suspended 2020 season of the Twenty20…
T20 Women’s World Cup 2020 breaks audience records
The International Cricket Council has claimed that the Women's T20 World Cup 2020 was one of the most-watched women’s sporting events in history.
Sri Lankan domestic cricket returns with SportsTiger live streaming
A number of Sri Lanka’s national team cricketers will return to action next week in the 12-day-long PDC T10 league tournament.
Sri Lanka Cricket extends TV rights tender amid India series questions
Sri Lanka Cricket has again been forced into extending its global media-rights invitation to tender process, amid reports of concerns from bidders over the status of its scheduled series against India
ICC and cricket boards wrestling with Covid calendar challenges
The International Cricket Council pushed back until next month a decision on whether this year’s T20 World Cup will go ahead as scheduled in Australia in October and November.
BBC secures England cricket highlights and cycling’s V-Series Women’s Tour
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the England cricket team’s Test and one-day international matches this summer, while it has also agreed a deal to cover the V-Series W…
Swathe of second-tier cricket boards face challenging international rights sales
Six second-tier cricket boards are facing difficult market conditions as they attempt to sell their global rights, with existing problems exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Weak response’ to Sri Lanka Cricket media rights tender
Incumbent rights-holder Sony Pictures Networks India is the only serious bidder in an ongoing tender process for Sri Lanka Cricket's international media rights, according to Indian news website InsideSport
Sportsfever360 seeks to refresh cricket coverage in Pakistan in Stats Perform deal
Sports data and AI technology company Stats Perform has reached an agreement with Sportsfever360, a sports management organisation in Pakistan, to deliver Opta cricket data through Sportsfever360’s technologies a…
PCB tenders for media rights consultant
The Pakistan Cricket Board is searching for a consultant to help it with its media rights sales for home international matches in the 2020-23 period
ICC searching for media-rights manager after Dabas departure
The International Cricket Council has begun recruiting a media-rights manager after the shock resignation of Aarti Dabas late last year
Cricket Australia expects tough talks with broadcasters
Cricket Australia is facing crunch talks with media rights partners who are tackling financial crises, according to reports in Australian media
ECB to probe Watmore allegations concerning EFL breakaway talks
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said it will investigate claims that its incoming chair, Ian Watmore, left his previous role with the English Football League (EFL) after allegations of misconduct
PCB media revenue hit by lack of India matches
The Pakistan Cricket Board lost out on between $80m (€74m) and $90m in media-rights revenue during its last five-year rights cycle because it was unable to schedule home matches against India, according t…
PCB receives apology for betting streaming controversy
India-based agency ITW has apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board for a mix-up that saw Pakistan Super League cricket matches streamed on UK betting website Bet365 against the board's wishes
BCCI opens up archive footage to Star India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has accepted a request from broadcast rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Star India, to open up its archives amid the lack of live action due to the Covid-19…