Cricket

Media company Discover Digital’s new DEOD IPTV platform has acquired rights for the International Cricket Council’s 2017 Champions Trophy tournament and 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Over-the-top content provider YuppTV has acquired live digital rights for the International Cricket Council’s upcoming Champions Trophy event.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the International Cricket Council’s upcoming Champions Trophy event.

UK telecommunications company BT has confirmed it is interested in the broadcast rights being marketed by the England and Wales Cricket Board, with an eye towards a free-to-air strategy.

Fijian commercial broadcaster FBC has secured rights in the country to the Top 14, the top division of club rugby union in France, and the International Cricket Council’s Champions Trophy national team competition.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will launch a new tender for the next cycle of media rights for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition on July 17, according to various reports.

UK production company Sunset+Vine has been named as the host broadcast producer for this year’s edition of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has launched its formal media rights sale process for international and domestic cricket for the five-year period spanning 2020 to 2024, with media and entertainment company Discovery Communications reportedly interested in the tender.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has engaged law firm CMS to advise on its forthcoming media rights sale for all competitions for the period 2020-2024.

The International Cricket Council has launched a new mobile application that will seek to enhance the fan experience during its upcoming national team tournaments.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has contacted the International Cricket Council to outline its concerns regarding a possible boycott of the forthcoming Champions Trophy national team competition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Channel Ten is hoping to dislodge Australian commercial broadcast rival Nine as the rights-holder for Cricket Australia’s Test matches, one-day internationals and Twenty20 contests, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Australian commercial broadcaster Nine has said it would be open to a partnership with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports in order to secure the next set of rights marketed by Cricket Australia.

The next cycle of media rights for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament will run for five years, rather than 10 years as originally planned.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky is set to revamp its sports offering this summer, with dedicated channels to be launched for football, cricket and golf, according to the Daily Mail.

The England and Wales Cricket Board is seeking a threefold increase in the value of its domestic broadcast rights through the launch of its new Twenty20 competition, according to The Telegraph.