Cricket
Tata Sky, Sony settle carriage dispute
The ongoing Australia-India Test cricket series will be available to all Tata Sky subscribers in India after an agreement was reached between the platform and broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India.
India’s TV sports viewership figures on the rise
Sports viewership on television in India has risen to 46 billion impressions in 2018, according to research carried out by data collection firm BARC India
Sony picks up Mzansi Super League rights at no cost
Sony’s deal for Mzansi Super League rights in the Indian subcontinent carries no upfront fee and exists to facilitate sponsorship sales and build Indian interest in the league.
Cricket Ireland hails TSM rights deal
The Cricket Ireland governing body has secured its first multi-year media rights deal through an agreement with the Total Sports Marketing agency
Turmoil continues at Cricket Australia as two more executives depart
There is still gas in the Cricket Australia explosion
Global Sports Commerce clinches global commercial rights to CSA T20 tournament
Cricket South Africa has announced a wide-ranging commercial rights deal with Global Sports Commerce which includes international media rights and global sponsorship rights to CSA’s Mzansi Super League T20…
Global Sports Commerce clinch global commercial rights to CSA T20 tournament
Cricket South Africa has announced a wide-ranging commercial rights deal with Global Sports Commerce which includes international media rights and global sponsorship rights to CSA’s Mzansi Super League T20…
Sony makes long-term commitment to cricket’s T10 League
Media group Sony Pictures Networks India has struck a three-year extension to its rights deal for cricket competition the T10 League
ATN signs on for Afghanistan Premier League’s opening season
Asian Television Network, Canada’s largest south Asian broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in the country to new Twenty20 cricket competition the Afghanistan Premier League.
SABC won’t pay an upfront fee for rights to CSA’s new T20 competition
South African public-service broadcaster SABC has thanked Cricket South Africa for its “generosity” after the two parties struck a commercial rights deal with no upfront fee.
New South African T20 competition to be shown by SABC
Cricket South Africa’s yet-to-be finalised T20 league will be shown by South African public-service broadcaster SABC for the next three years.
Jio strikes deal with Star for Indian cricket
After missing out in the initial tender, mobile network operator Jio has signed an agreement with Star India to stream all cricket matches organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the…
Yupp nicks Asia Cup cricket rights in Australia, New Zealand and Europe
YuppTV, a global OTT service aimed at the South Asian diaspora, has acquired rights to cricket’s Asia Cup 2018 in Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe.
CSA presses on with T20 league despite myriad obstacles
Cricket South Africa has decided not to cancel its domestic T20 competition – set to start on November 9 – despite the absence of a media-rights deal, major stars or even a name.
SuperSport pulls support for South African T20 league
Plans for a Twenty20 cricket competition in South Africa have been thrown into doubt after South African television network SuperSport pulled out of an equity deal with Cricket South Africa (CSA)
Foxtel to show 4K cricket coverage
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will show its international cricket coverage in 4K resolution, starting in October
Star Sports, Twitter secure CPL rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights for the Caribbean Premier League, while social media platform Twitter has also struck a deal to show the Twenty20 cricket competition in…
Fox Sports Australia retains Caribbean Premier League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has renewed an agreement for exclusive rights in Australia to the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition