Cricket
Star retains hold on ICC’s global rights
The International Cricket Council, the sport’s global governing body, has awarded its global media rights to its major events for eight years, from 2015 to 2023, by signing its “biggest-ever” partnership with pay-television broadcasters Star India and Star Middle East – both subsidiaries of media company 21st Century Fox.
BSkyB snaps up top cricket rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired rights for top cricket properties operated by the International Cricket Council, the sport’s global governing body.
ICC receives 17 bids for major event rights
The International Cricket Council, the sport’s global governing body, has received 17 bids from various broadcasters across different territories for the media rights to its major events for the next eight year cycle spanning 2015 to 2023.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 18 to October 1
Media rights clips from September 18 to October 1
Ten Sports pick up Pakistan’s cricket rights
Pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports, which operates in the Indian subcontinent, has acquired rights for Pakistan’s 2014 cricket series against the Australia and New Zealand national teams.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 4 to September 17
Media rights clips from September 4 to 17
SuperSport catches Champions League T20 rights
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in Sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights for the 2014 edition of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament.
ECB archive gives Sunset+Vine taste for the rights game
UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine will look for “more and more” opportunities for rights acquisitions following its four-year archive rights deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
MEDIA RIGHTS: From August 21 to September 3
Media rights clips from August 21 to September 3
Sunset+Vine acquires ECB archive rights
UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has agreed a four-year archive rights deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Eurosport extends Champions League Twenty20 rights
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has extended a rights deal for the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Sony Six support boosts Indian T20 league
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired rights to the third season of state-level Twenty20 cricket competition the Karnataka Premier League.
PCB draws limited response for Australia and New Zealand series rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has attracted just two bids for the television rights to its national team’s series against Australia and New Zealand later this year, according to the IndianTelevision.com website.
Sky New Zealand raises fee to lock in Kiwis for six years
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has paid a significantly increased fee to hold on to New Zealand’s domestic cricket rights, facing one rival bidder and the threat of new market entrants.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 24 to August 20
Media rights clips from July 24 to August 20
Fox Sports snaps up Australian ODI rights
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the Australia national cricket team’s upcoming One-Day International matches against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Star takes Twitter Amplify into Indian market
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has partnered with telecommunications company Vodafone India to become the country’s first broadcaster and brand advertiser to participate in the Amplify platform of social networking website Twitter.
New Zealand Cricket retains Sky connection
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has signed a six-year extension to its rights agreement with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body for the sport in the country.