Cricket

More than 20 broadcasters have expressed an interest in acquiring rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 club cricket competition.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to the national cricket team’s forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.

The International Cricket Council has hailed a major uplift in broadcast and digital performance for the recently completed 2017 Women’s World Cup, stating the figures justify its enhanced investment in the event.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications and OTT operator YuppTV have entered into contention for the forthcoming rights sales process for Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League, according to multiple reports.

The England & Wales Cricket Board has extended its rights deal with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5, with the new contract set to afford the women’s national team free-to-air exposure for the first time.

The Caribbean Premier League has secured a series of rights deals for this year’s edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament.

India’s Supreme Court has requested feedback from the Board of Control for Cricket in India over its tendering process for the next set of broadcast rights to Twenty20 competition the Indian Premier League.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses the media-rights landscape in Cricket, looking at national cricket boards, the International Cricket Council and a special insight into the biggest deals in Asia.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will launch a new tender for media rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition on Friday, stating the existing process will be maintained despite opposition from certain parties.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights for this year’s Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

India’s Supreme Court has said it is considering a submission from Bharatiya Janata Party member Subramanian Swamy for an early hearing of his plea concerning the tender process for the next set of broadcast rights to Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League.

Australian commercial broadcaster Nine will push for an early renewal of rights to events operated by Cricket Australia “as soon as possible,” despite plans by the governing body to delay the sales process until next year.

Indian media company Star India’s sports operations will be restructured into three segments as it seeks to break even in the current financial year through to the end of June 2018, despite remaining competitive in bidding for rights.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) enjoyed the best of both worlds in agreeing its new domestic deals last week – it has grown media-rights revenue by almost 180 per cent and secured significant free-to-air coverage on UK public-service broadcaster the BBC.