Cricket
IPL broadcast deal comes under spotlight
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), the country’s top financial watchdog, has issued a show cause notice against the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Indian Premier League, broadcasters and agencies in relation to a media-rights deal agreed in the founding years of the Twenty20 tournament.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 29 to February 11
Media rights clips from January 29 to February 11
Aurora establishes partnership with ICC for Cricket World Cup
Sports content company Aurora Media Worldwide will produce a bespoke package of programmes for the 2015 Cricket World Cup under an agreement with the International Cricket Council.
Star India’s digital arm picks up IPL rights
The Novi Digital Entertainment subsidiary of pay-television broadcaster Star India has acquired rights for the next three seasons of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament, from 2015 to 2017.
Court ruling favours Doordarshan ahead of India’s World Cup opener
Indian public-service broadcaster Doordarshan has been permitted to share broadcast signals of the 2015 Cricket World Cup with cable television operators on a temporary basis following a ruling from the country’s Supreme Court today (Tuesday).
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 15 to January 28
Media rights clips from January 15 to January 28
SABC catches Cricket World Cup rights
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
ITV to show Cricket World Cup highlights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for highlights of the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
BCCI extends deadline for IPL rights tender
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has pushed the deadline for a media rights tender to its Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition back by one week to February 10.
Labour considering reform of ‘crown jewels’ list – report
UK political party Labour is considering plans to increase the number of sporting events included on the ‘crown jewels’ list reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television, according to the Independent.
Sky pays more for ECB extension
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB is thought to be paying a small increase for the rights to English cricket in its extension with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 11 to January 14
Media rights clips from December 11 to January 14.
Chairman-elect Graves highlights ECB’s terrestrial challenges
Colin Graves, chairman-elect of the England & Wales Cricket Board, has suggested the governing body will struggle to accommodate calls for more cricket on free-to-air television in the UK.
Cricket Australia signs Apple TV partnership
Cricket Australia has expanded the reach of its video content with the launch of its Cricket.com.au platform on digital media player Apple TV.
Sky dedicates channel to Cricket World Cup
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky will dedicate a channel to the 2015 Cricket World Cup for the duration of the national team tournament.
ESPN pounces for West Indies one-day tournament rights
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Caribbean has acquired exclusive rights for live coverage of the Nagico Super50 cricket tournament.
New Zealand Cricket broadens reach with Sporty Solutionz
The Sporty Solutionz agency has agreed a three-year deal with New Zealand Cricket to sublicense the media rights of its national team in a host of markets across the Indian subcontinent.
IPL operators prepare digital rights auction
The operators of the Indian Premier League will put digital rights for the Twenty20 cricket tournament on the market next month, according to the Live Mint news website.