Cricket

Australian telecommunications company Optus has secured rights to the domestic Women’s Big Bash League cricket competition.

Sony Pictures Networks India last month picked up rights to the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament after pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports refused an option to extend its deal.

Cricket Australia has said it will live stream all 47 non-television matches of the 2016-17 Women’s Big Bash League for free to fans in the country, providing complete coverage of the second season of the Twenty20 franchise competition.

Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired rights to the fourth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a three-year rights deal with the Cricket Australia national governing body.

The Indian government has issued a ruling ordering privately-held broadcasters to share rights to key matches played by the national cricket team with public-service broadcaster Doordarshan.

Impress Matra Consortium has acquired global broadcast rights for the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 club cricket competition.

Europe-wide Pakistani channel Prime TV has secured rights in the UK to the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 club cricket competition.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has apologised to bidders in the tender process for the next set of rights to the Indian Premier League after electing to postpone the scheduled auction for the Twenty20 competition.

Uncertainty is surrounding the bidding process for the media rights to the Indian Premier League in the wake of Friday’s latest order from the Supreme Court over matters relating to the wide-ranging overhaul of the governance of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights for England’s two-Test cricket series against Bangladesh.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has today (Tuesday) hailed an “overwhelming response” to its latest rights tender for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition after confirming that 18 media and technology entities have purchased the invitation to tender document.

Cricket Australia is hoping to persuade the national government to give the governing body the chance to take some short-form national team matches off the so-called anti-siphoning list.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has changed the tendering format for the next set of rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition to allow a “consolidated bid” for all packages, according to the Times of India.

The sports division of media group Sony Pictures Networks India has extended its rights deal for domestic Twenty20 cricket competition the Karnataka Premier League.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has opened a tender process for the next cycle of rights to the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition.

UK sports production company Sunset+Vine will provide broadcast production services for this weekend’s Twenty20 cricket matches between India and the West Indies, which will be staged in the United States.

The Cricket Australia national governing body is close to agreeing a deal with Qantas that would result in the airline live streaming international matches on its flights.