Cricket
IPL playoff audiences enter record books for Disney Star
Disney Star has announced record audiences for this year's Indian Premier League, which concluded in dramatic fashion earlier this week
JioCinema breaks streaming record for IPL final
Indian streaming service JioCinema has set a new global record for the most concurrent views for a live streamed event after over 32 million viewers tuned in to its coverage of the 2023 Indian Premier…
ECB chair denies The Hundred is under threat
The Hundred has a “long and successful future” ahead, the chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has insisted, despite reports suggesting the controversial competition could be scrapped.
IPL linear rights strategy ‘vindicated’, says Disney Star’s Gupta
Record viewership for the IPL on Disney Star’s channels points to the enduring strength of linear, Sanjog Gupta tells SportBusiness Media.
ICC draws out small increase from SuperSport despite static market
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport renewed its rights to International Cricket Council global events from 2024 to the end of 2031 at a slight uplift, despite an absence of competition in the region.
SuperSport extends CSA rights to 2027
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has extended its domestic media rights deal with Cricket South Africa until the end of the 2026-27 season
ICC wrings small uplift from Willow as ESPN interest cools
The International Cricket Council sealed a new deal in the US and Canada with Times Internet, despite being minded, at first, to agree a deal with ESPN.
BCCI to split digital and linear rights in new tender
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to separate its domestic linear and digital rights when it tenders its rights from 2023-24 onwards in the coming months
DAZN secures IPL increase in five-year Foxtel deal
DAZN conducted a successful sales process of its IPL rights in Oceania, with Foxtel paying an uplift on its previous fee in a new five-year deal, although Sky NZ's deal for the 2023 season is a slight decrease.
Sky halves cash fee in co-exclusive IPL deal with DAZN
Sky has halved its cash rights fee for Indian Premier League rights in the UK and Ireland by striking a one-year, co-exclusive rights deal with DAZN.
SuperSport retains ICC rights to 2031
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has renewed its rights to International Cricket Council global events for eight years, from 2024 to 2031, across 52 territories in sub-Saharan Africa
Foxtel renews IPL rights to 2027
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has renewed its exclusive rights in Australia to the Indian Premier League for five years, from 2023 to 2027
Seven secures exclusive WTC final rights in Australia
Commercial broadcaster Seven Network has acquired exclusive platform-neutral rights in Australia to the forthcoming World Test Championship final as part of a standalone deal with the International Cricket…
SuperSport leaves it late to retain IPL rights
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has retained its long-running coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa after striking a late rights deal for the T20 cricket competition
Sky NZ seals 11th-hour IPL deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured rights to the Indian Premier League after striking a late deal with media group DAZN
Evision secures IPL rights for Mena region
Evision, the media and entertainment arm of telco e& life, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in the Mena region to the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket competition
Sony renews Sri Lanka Cricket at reduced fee due to fewer India matches
Sony Pictures Networks renewed its global Sri Lanka Cricket rights for four years, from April 2023 to March 2027, at a lower fee due to a reduction in India matches on the previous deal.
DAZN and Sky to share IPL coverage in UK, Ireland
DAZN and Sky Sports will share live coverage of all 74 matches from this year’s Indian Premier League in the UK and Ireland, after DAZN opted to sublicense rights to the pay-TV broadcaster.