Cricket
PSL teams up with IMG-Reliance, Techfront
The Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket competition has confirmed that it has agreed production and broadcast deals with the IMG-Reliance agency and technology solutions firm Techfront
Pakistan Super League earns huge media rights increase, but franchises will remain in the red
Global Sports Commerce has solidified its influence in the world of T20 cricket, retaining global media rights to the Pakistan Super League alongside its consortium partner Blitz Advertising
PCB receives lowball bids for PSL rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has received lower-than-expected bids for rights to the next three editions of the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournament
Star India to switch to OTT in US
Star India’s channels will be withdrawn from US pay-television platforms in the New Year, with the broadcaster opting to push its programming through its Hotstar OTT service in the country.
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.