Cricket
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