Cricket

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.

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.

Media rights clips from 27 June to 10 July 

Taj beats off Neo threat to hold on to Sri Lanka cricket rights

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.

US sports broadcaster ESPN and Indian pay-television operator Zee have agreed a sub-licensing deal for an extensive cricket package.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sky's grip on New Zealand sports-rights market looks set to be broken by arrival of aggressive new entrant Coliseum

Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals has launched its own media channel, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

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.

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.