Cricket
Star Sports claims online streaming landmark for IPL
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has reported a record-breaking audience of 2.8 million for Wednesday’s online streaming of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket play-off matches between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, and Kings XI Punjab versus Kolkata Knight Riders.
PCB defends rights sales process following political criticism
The Pakistan Cricket Board has rejected claims by Tehreek-e-Insaf, the political party chaired by former cricketer Imran Khan, that the correct procedure was not followed for the sale of media rights covering the national team’s ‘home’ series against South Africa and Sri Lanka last year.
Bangladesh Cricket Board secures global deal with Gazi TV
Pay-television broadcaster Gazi TV has acquired the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s worldwide media rights in a six-year deal through April 2020 worth $20.02m (€14.4m).
MEDIA RIGHTS: From April 10 to April 30
Media rights clips from April 10 to April 30
News UK pads up with ECB clip rights
The England and Wales Cricket Board has entered into a two-year partnership with News UK that will allow the newspaper publishing group to show near live video clips of the England team’s international matches across its digital platforms.
Bangladesh Cricket Board launches global rights tender
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued a tender for its worldwide media rights across a six-year period spanning May 1, 2014 to April 30, 2020.
NexGTv renews live streaming rights for IPL
Times Internet, the online and mobile arm of Indian publishing company Times Group, has sublicensed live mobile streaming rights for the 2014 season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament to Indian media company NexGTv.
ICC looks to double its money to cement contested overhaul
The ICC’s ambitious income target for its next cycle of media rights sales
All change in rugby, cricket and football
If there is a common thread running through our stories this issue it is change. It is a process that all sports go through, usually to secure increased media exposure and revenue, and occasionally due to power struggles about how that revenue is divided.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 27 to April 9
Media rights clips from March 27 to April 9
Sky to televise Scotland v England cricket international
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has acquired live rights to the one-day international cricket match between Scotland and England which will take place on May 9 in Aberdeen.
ESPN sees value in cricket
US sports broadcaster ESPN set a new landmark on Sunday by televising live cricket for the first time on one of its fully-distributed cable networks, ESPN 2.
One World Sports takes England cricket to North America
Pay-television broadcaster One World Sports has announced a multi-platform agreement to carry every home match of the England national cricket team through 2017 in North America.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 13 to March 26
Media rights clips from March 13 to March 26
Ten sees off Nimbus for Sri Lanka rights but global value falls
Sri Lanka cricket drops in value
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 27 to March 12
Media rights clips from February 27 to March 12
SABC claims World T20 rights
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the 2014 International Cricket Council World Twenty20 tournament in a sublicensing deal with SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa.
Caribbean league looks for uplift
Cricket’s Caribbean Premier League splits global rights