Cricket
Schedule switch boosts Big Bash figures
Cricket Australia has said that viewing figures for the first half of the Big Bash League have justified the national governing body’s decision to switch coverage of the Twenty20 cricket competition to free-to-air television and defer the start of the event.
Star India to show Asia Cup
The Star India broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has acquired rights for the 2014 Asia Cup national team cricket tournament.
Taj TV scores rights to South Africa’s T20 Challenge
Cricket South Africa has furthered the reach of the 2014 edition of its flagship domestic Twenty20 competition, the T20 Challenge, by agreeing a rights deal with Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Taj TV.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 5-18 December
Media rights clips from 5 to 18 December
Maasranga picks up Bangladesh v Sri Lanka series
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has agreed a deal to award domestic rights for the national team’s home series against Sri Lanka to pay-television broadcaster Maasranga Television.
Sony Six delivers Pakistan-Sri Lanka series
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights to the international cricket series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which is being hosted in the United Arab Emirates.
CPL looks to test the market to find real value of T20
Caribbean Premier League has big ambitions in the US for the T20 series
WICB makes plea over broadcast rights for New Zealand tour
The West Indies Cricket Board has made a public appeal for television companies in the region to acquire the broadcast rights for its on-going tour to New Zealand.
EXCLUSIVE: Caribbean Premier League puts global media rights out to tender
Cricket’s Caribbean Premier League has issued an invitation to tender for the domestic and international media rights to the Twenty20 series for three seasons, from 2014 to 2016.
Cricket Australia extends live streaming of Ashes summer
Cricket Australia has extended its live streaming of the 2013-14 Ashes series by announcing that England’s forthcoming tour game in Alice Springs will be offered live coverage.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 7-20 November
Media rights clips from 7 to 20 November
SuperSport accommodates wealth of content with new cricket channel
Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a new 24-hour cricket channel.
Star Sports takes action against GTPL Hathway
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has taken legal action against multiple-system cable-television operator GTPL Hathway for alleged illegal transmission of the former’s channels during India’s recent Test cricket series against the West Indies.
Perform takes English cricket to North America and Caribbean
Sports media company Perform has agreed a four-year deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board to deliver live and on-demand coverage of the England cricket team’s home international matches to North America and the Caribbean.
Sky takes in-house approach to free-to-air Ashes highlights
SABC agrees CSA deal for South Africa’s home international season
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has agreed a deal with the Cricket South Africa governing body to provide live coverage of all national team matches during the forthcoming 2013-14 home international season.
ICC expands live streaming service for World Twenty20 Qualifier
The International Cricket Council has announced it will live stream 16 matches from the World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 (WT20Q) tournament, which commences in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.
Nine adds to Ashes package with ECB deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine has agreed a deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board for the media rights to the next two Ashes series played in England.