Cricket
Sony partners with restaurant chain for cricket viewing experiences
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Television is partnering with restaurant operator Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality to create live viewing experiences for cricket fans during the…
BeIN agrees Pakistan Super League APAC rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN has agreed a one-season deal to broadcast cricket’s Pakistan Super League in Australia and across various Asia countries and territories.
Pakistan Super League connects with Oppo, agrees SNTV news access
Cricket's Pakistan Super League (PSL) has signed up Chinese telco Oppo as a sponsor ahead of its 2020 edition
Sky lands IPL rights in return to UK exclusivity
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired exclusive rights to cricket’s Indian Premier League in the UK and Ireland in a three-year deal from 2020 to 2022.
Bids for Sri Lanka Cricket international media rights due next week
Bids for international media rights and a media production contract for Sri Lanka Cricket properties for the 2020-23 period are due next Thursday, February 20
Star upgrading cricket coverage on Hotstar app
Pay-television broadcaster Star India is working on a new cricket destination within its Hotstar streaming app, as it continues preparations for the 2020 Indian Premier League season
Consortium featuring McDonald and Norris lands PSL production
The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed the consortium of Tower Sports and SportzWorkz to handle broadcast production for the 2020 Pakistan Super League, the first edition of the Twenty20 competition…
Sony acquires rights to women’s T20 Tri-Nation Series
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired media rights in India to the upcoming women’s T20 Tri-Nation Series in Australia, between Australia, England and India.
Surrey claims first with TikTok launch
Surrey County Cricket Club has launched an official channel on short-form video sharing app TikTok, claiming it is the first professional cricket team to do so
BT and Sky set to tussle for IPL rights as exclusivity returns
Cricket’s Indian Premier League is poised to return to an exclusive broadcast rights agreement in the UK, after pay-TV rivals BT Sport and Sky were handed a deadline to submit their bids for a three-year c…
FanCode acquires rights to West Indies v Ireland
Digital sports content platform FanCode acquired exclusive rights in India to live stream the West Indies v Ireland cricket series currently underway
Sky lands rights to West Indies-Ireland cricket series
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe to this month’s West Indies v Ireland one-day and Twenty20 cricket series.
Whisper picks up West Indies v Ireland host broadcast contract
Cricket West Indies has appointed independent production company Whisper Films as host broadcaster for the West Indies v Ireland series in January.
Whisper ‘lands BBC cricket highlights production contract’
Whisper Films has won the contract to produce England international cricket highlights for UK public broadcaster the BBC, it has been reported
FanCode acquires Bangladesh Premier League streaming rights
Digital sports content and fantasy sports platform FanCode has agreed a multi-year deal for exclusive streaming rights in India to the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition
Labour makes Cricket World Cup free-to-air TV pledge
Labour has said the Cricket World Cup will be added to the UK’s ‘crown jewel’ list of sporting events reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television, if the party returns to power in next month’s general…
PCB launches action over IMG-Reliance
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has filed a claim for damages against the IMG-Reliance agency after the Indian company pulled out of a production agreement for the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition…
Mzansi Super League agrees Indian media rights deal with Sony
South African cricket competition the Mzansi Super League T20 has announced Sony Pictures Networks India as its media rights partner in the Indian subcontinent