Cricket
Nine scores rights to 2015 and 2019 Ashes, report says
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.
ECB reveals digital audience for women’s Ashes match
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.
ECB to exclusively live stream women’s Ashes match
English cricket’s governing body, the England and Wales Cricket Board, will live stream a non-televised fixture for the first time when it shows the one-day international women’s Ashes game between England and Australia at Lord’s on August 20 via its official website and YouTube channel.
CPL boasts global reach for inaugural edition
Organisers of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament have confirmed broadcasters in India, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean and the US will cover the inaugural event.
PCB hits back at broadcast rights criticism
Pakistani cricket’s governing body, the Pakistan Cricket Board, has rejected criticism concerning the transparency of its broadcast rights sales process, according to The Nation newspaper.
Sky New Zealand seals Cricket World Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the domestic rights to the 2015 Cricket World Cup tournament, which is being co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
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Taj holds on to Sri Lanka rights
Taj beats off Neo threat to hold on to Sri Lanka cricket rights
PCB brings in former ICC chairman Mani in bid to boost TV revenues
Pakistani cricket’s governing body, the Pakistan Cricket Board, has enlisted the assistance of Ehsan Mani, former chairman of the sport’s global governing body the International Cricket Council, as part of an effort to boost its television revenues, according to the AFP news agency.
ESPN boosts cricket content through Zee partnership
US sports broadcaster ESPN and Indian pay-television operator Zee have agreed a sub-licensing deal for an extensive cricket package.
Ten Sports clinches Sri Lanka Cricket contract
The Sri Lanka Cricket governing body has awarded its broadcast and production rights for games played in Sri Lanka to Indian subcontinent pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports in a seven-year deal running through to 2020, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.
YouTube takes Ashes to Europe and Latin America
English cricket’s governing body, the England & Wales Cricket Board, has signed a deal with video-sharing website YouTube to live stream the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia in 53 countries across Europe and Latin America.
Ten Cricket to launch in Caribbean through Flow partnership
Telecommunications company Columbus International, which operates Caribbean cable-television broadcaster Flow, has announced a new programming partnership that will lead to the introduction in the region of Ten Cricket, the pay-television channel owned by Indian media group Zee Entertainment.
Nine to broadcast Ashes on GEM
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Network has opted to show full coverage of the forthcoming Ashes Test cricket series between England and Australia on its free-to-air digital television multi-channel GEM.
DigiVive picks up mobile rights to cricket series
Indian telecommunications group DigiVive has secured mobile streaming rights for the ongoing one-day international cricket tri-series featuring India, Sri Lanka and hosts West Indies.
Coliseum takes on Sky to become the home of football
Sky's grip on New Zealand sports-rights market looks set to be broken by arrival of aggressive new entrant Coliseum
IPL franchise develops media channel
Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals has launched its own media channel, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.