Cricket

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 clips from January 15 to January 28

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for highlights of the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

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.

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.

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 clips from December 11 to January 14.

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 has expanded the reach of its video content with the launch of its Cricket.com.au platform on digital media player Apple TV.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky will dedicate a channel to the 2015 Cricket World Cup for the duration of the national team tournament.

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Caribbean has acquired exclusive rights for live coverage of the Nagico Super50 cricket tournament.

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.

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.

UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has agreed a two-year extension to its partnership with the England & Wales Cricket Board.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for live television coverage of all South Africa national cricket team home matches.