Cricket
New Zealand’s Sky Sport seals six-season Cricket Australia extension
New Zealand pay-television broadcaster Sky Sport has signed a new six-year rights deal with Cricket Australia
Parliamentarians to mull Cricket World Cup free-to-air mandate in UK
UK parliamentarians are reportedly to review the possibility of making the Cricket World Cup free-to-air in the country following the England team’s victory in this year’s competition.
Channel 4 to show Cricket World Cup final free-to-air in UK
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has reached a partnership deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports for the Cricket World Cup final that means Sunday's match between England and New Zealand will…
Sky to show ICC Cricket World Cup final on free-to-air TV if England qualify
Pay TV broadcaster Sky has announced that it will show the 2019 Cricket World Cup final on July 14 on free-to-air television if England qualify
Sky considers basic-tier coverage in UK of Cricket World Cup final
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is reportedly considering showing the final of the ongoing 2019 Cricket World Cup on its basic-tier entertainment channel Sky One rather than making it available free-to-air…
Cricket World Cup coverage propels Hotstar to record 100m daily active users
Hotstar, the OTT service from Indian pay-television broadcaster Star, had a record 100 million daily active users on June 16, the day of the India v Pakistan Cricket World Cup game
OSN to close last sports channels in July due to piracy
Pay-television operator OSN has blamed piracy in the Middle East and North Africa for its decision to close its cricket channel next month, the last of its dedicated sports channels
Sky mulls making Cricket World Cup final free-to-air in UK
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is considering making the 2019 Cricket World Cup final available free-to-air in the UK
Facebook seals partnership deals in Australia with NRL, AFL and Cricket body
Social media giant Facebook has sealed global content partnership agreements in Australia with rugby, Aussie Rules and cricket rights-holders, it said on Wednesday
ICC to exploit World Cup rights on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter
The International Cricket Council is broadcasting World Cup content for the first time on social media platforms Facebook, YouTube and Twitter
South Africa’s SABC to sublicence Cricket World Cup from SuperSport
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport for free-to-air rights to the forthcoming Cricket World Cup
ICC extends Sunset+Vine partnership ahead of World Cup
The International Cricket Council has agreed a four-year extension to its partnership with sports production and media company Sunset+Vine
ICC engages ByteDance on Cricket World Cup content drive
The International Cricket Council has partnered with technology company ByteDance to deliver content across social media platforms TikTok and Helo during this year’s Cricket World Cup.
BBC commits to televise women’s cricket final for The Hundred – report
UK public broadcaster the BBC has reportedly confirmed it will televise the women’s final of new white-ball cricket competition The Hundred, granting live free-to-air exposure in the country to the women’s gam…
Channel 4 close to free-to-air Cricket World Cup highlights deal in UK – report
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 is reportedly close to reaching a deal to show highlights of this year’s Cricket World Cup.
Spring Media to distribute global European Cricket League rights
The Spring Media agency has agreed a deal with the new European Cricket League to distribute the global rights of the competition’s inaugural 2019 edition.
Star India’s OTT strategy in UK drives Sky IPL rights loss
Media company Star India’s plans to use the Indian Premier League to develop its Hotstar OTT platform in the UK drove pay-television broadcaster Sky’s loss of the property, SportBusiness Media understands.
YuppTV picks up digital rights to 2019 IPL season
OTT operator YuppTV has acquired digital broadcasting rights in a range of territories for the 2019 season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament