Cricket
SLBC lands World Twenty20 rights in host nation
Public-service broadcaster Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation acquired the broadcast rights to the International Cricket Council’s World Twenty20, which will be hosted by the country later this year.
IPL suffers early ratings downturn in India
A downturn in domestic ratings for the early stages of cricket’s 2012 Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament is causing concern about the long-term growth of the competition, according to t…
Pitch buys worldwide rights for New Zealand Cricket
The Pitch International agency agreed an eight-year deal with New Zealand Cricket to distribute the international media rights to the home matches of the New Zealand national team from 2012-13 to 2019-20
Indian Premier League deals agreed in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Pakistani pay-television broadcaster Geo TV and Sri Lankan free-to-air broadcaster the Carlton Sports Network have acquired rights for cricket’s Indian Premier League in one-year deals for the 2012 season.
Star TV snaps up Indian cricket rights in six-year deal
Asian pay-television broadcaster Star TV, which is owned by media conglomerate News Corporation, has acquired worldwide rights for all India national team Test, one-day international and Twenty20 matches…
Bennett, Coleman & Co and Network 18 join race for Indian cricket rights
Bennett Coleman & Co, the Indian media group that publishes the Times of India newspaper, and media company Network 18 have acquired tender documents for the global media rights of the Board of Control…
Lagardere’s Qatar connection
Lagardere needs its friends in Qatar to keep Al Jazeera at bay
World Cup set to boost ESS rights sales in Australia
World Cup should boost ESS ICC revenues in Australia; Sony, Zee and ESS in battle for BCCI's retendered world rights
RTÉ in late late highlights deal for World Twenty20
Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ has acquired highlights rights for the remaining knockout matches of the International Cricket Council World Twenty20 qualifying tournament currently taking place …
BCCI includes new media rights to boost asking price
The Board of Control for Cricket in India included new media rights in its global tender for India national team matches in an attempt to achieve a higher rights fee
Bids due for ICC rights in Australia
Bids in the tender for the next cycle of the International Cricket Council’s rights in Australia, from 2012 to 2015, must be submitted by this Friday, March 9, according to Asian pay-television broadcaster E…
Taj agrees deal with NBCUniversal for golf programming
Indian pay-television broadcaster Taj Television will show action from Golf Channel on its soon-to-be-launched Ten Golf channel in India after agreeing a sublicensing deal with Golf Channel’s parent c…
BCCI to decide this week on global rights strategy
The marketing committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India will meet this Wednesday, March 7, to decide how to package its worldwide rights for domestic and international cricket in the 2012-13…
Quiet cricket schedule to hit Indian advertising revenues
A quieter Indian cricket schedule could lead to advertising revenues for the country’s sports broadcasters being reduced by about Rs3 billion (€46 million/$61 million) in 2012, according to the IndianTelevision web…
ECB pays for harsh climate
ECB suffers drop as competition dries up
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Football:Pan-European cable and satellite sports broadcaster Eurosport extended its rights deal for the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two editions of the tournament, in 2013 and 2015
Sony set to buy BCCI rights and launch new channel
Broadcast production and manufacturing company Sony is likely to acquire Board of Control for Cricket in India worldwide rights ahead of launching a new sports channel, according to Indian newspaper the…