Cricket

In its deal agreed last month for its rights in Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) achieved a 30-per-cent fee increase, TV Sports Markets understands

The West Indies Cricket Board has partnered with free-to-air broadcaster the Caribbean Media Corporation to provide live television coverage of the first ever international women’s tri-nation series hosted in the region.

Media rights clips from 12 September to 25 September 

Talks have stalled over a UK free-to-air highlights deal for England’s forthcoming Ashes cricket series in Australia, according to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Fox loses more sport to the networks in Australia

Ten picks up Champions League T20 rights for a song

Cricket Australia has underwritten commercial broadcaster Nine’s production costs by A$800,000 (€560,000/$747,000) in order to ensure domestic one-day competition the Ryobi Cup is afforded free-to-air television coverage, according to The Age.

Pakistan Cricket Board's two short-term deals

Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has acquired rights for the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 cricket competition.

Media rights clips from 29 August to 11 September
 

Canadian broadcast group Asian Television Network has signed five-year broadcast rights deals with four major international cricket boards.

Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports and Pakistani pay-television broadcaster Geo Super have acquired the rights to Pakistan’s cricket series against South Africa and Sri Lanka in the UAE later this year.

Four companies are battling to secure the broadcasting rights for Pakistan’s cricket series against South Africa and Sri Lanka in the UAE later this year, according to the Express Tribune.

Media rights clips from 25 July to 30 August 

The Pakistan Cricket Board governing body has appointed professional services company Ernst & Young to oversee the process of awarding media rights for the national team’s forthcoming ‘home’ series against South Africa and Sri Lanka, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

Australian commercial broadcaster Nine has agreed a deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the media rights to the next two Ashes series played in England, according to the Australian Financial Review newspaper.

The England and Wales Cricket Board’s live streaming coverage of the England v Australia women’s One-Day International fixture on Tuesday attracted a total of 42,500 views.