Cricket
Ditto TV secures streaming rights to ODI series
Ditto TV, part of Indian media group Zee Entertainment Enterprises, has acquired the international streaming rights to the One-Day International cricket series between the West Indies, India and Sri Lanka.
Cricket Australia denies Nine will have say in team selections
The Cricket Australia national governing body has denied suggestions that commercial broadcaster Nine Network may be able to influence the national team’s player selections as part of the new rights deal between the two parties.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 30 to June 12
Star Sports joins forces with Reliance in new streaming initiative
Reliance Communications has agreed a partnership with pan-Asian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports to offer live mobile streaming coverage in India of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
BSkyB states cricket commitment with channel rebrand
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB has announced that it will rebrand its Sky Sports 2 channel during this summer’s Ashes cricket series between England and Australia.
SABC secures cricket and rugby rights from SuperSport
South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has secured limited free-to-air rights from pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport International for three major sports events that will feature a South African team.
Sun Direct cuts sports subscription prices
Indian direct-to-home operator Sun Direct is to offer its sports subscription packages at a lower price to coincide with the ICC Champions Trophy one day international cricket series.
Cricket Australia signs off on huge new rights deals
The Cricket Australia governing body has confirmed a A$590m (€449.4m/$577.8m) deal with commercial broadcasters Nine and Ten for the domestic rights to Test matches, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 competition the Big Bash League.
Nine and Ten seal Cricket Australia rights deals
Nine and Ten have agreed a deal with Cricket Australia for the domestic rights to Test matches, one-day internationals and Twenty20 competition the Big Bash League, according to The Age newspaper
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 16 to May 29
Seven3Sports seals IPL rights deal
Sports media company Seven3Sports has signed a sub-licencing deal with Indian Premier League rights-holder, Sony-owned Indian broadcaster Multi Screen Media, for the rights to the competition in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka Cricket scores record sponsorship deal
Dialog Axiata has sealed a three-year deal with Sri Lanka Cricket, representing the country’s biggest sponsorship deal, according to the Daily Financial Times newspaper.
ICC strikes hat-trick of video highlights deals for Champions Trophy
The International Cricket Council has agreed three video news highlights distribution deals for the upcoming 2013 Champions Trophy one-day international tournament.
Kent’s historic home to change name under Shepherd Neame deal
Kent County Cricket Club has agreed a naming rights deal with Shepherd Neame to rebrand its home ground.
Indian government plans match-fixing law
The Indian government is planning to pass legislation that will enforce a heavy penalty for match-fixing, following the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s recent spot-fixing cricket scandal.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 2 to May 15
Ten hopes summer will follow winter
Network Ten buys rights to Sochi winter Games but its real target is Rio 2016