Cricket
Sky renews ICC rights to 2031 to cement cricket dominance
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky Sports has renewed its exclusive platform-neutral rights in the UK and Ireland to International Cricket Council properties for eight years, from 2024 to 2031
Cricket Australia sticks with Foxtel and Seven despite strong Paramount bid
Cricket Australia extended its domestic media rights agreements with Foxtel and Seven, opting for the status quo over a move to Paramount ANZ.
Viacom18 lands global rights to Women’s IPL for $116m
Media group Viacom18 has built on its rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) by acquiring the global television and digital rights to the new women’s edition of the T20 cricket competition for a fee o…
Sunset+Vine producing DP World ILT20 in UAE
UK-based sports production company Sunset+Vine is performing the role of host broadcaster at the DP World International League T20, which gets underway today (Friday) in the United Arab Emirates
Foxtel bags rights ahead of SA20 opener
Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV broadcaster, has doubled down on its commitment to broadcasting South African cricket in a deal to show all 33 matches from the inaugural edition of the new SA20 franchise…
Eurosport India picks up Bangladesh Premier League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Eurosport India has acquired rights to the 2023 edition of T20 cricket competition the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)
Sky Sports picks up SA20 rights ahead of inaugural season
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired rights to Cricket South Africa’s new franchise league, SA20.
Cricket Australia strikes A$1.5bn extensions with Foxtel and Seven, legal action withdrawn
Cricket Australia has extended its domestic media rights agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven in deals worth a total of A$1.5bn ($1bn/€954.4m) over seven seasons, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
ICC details record-breaking digital engagement for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has revealed that the recent Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia generated a record 6.5
Sony and ITW agree time-buy deal for India’s tour of Bangladesh
ITW Consulting agreed a time-buy deal with Sony in order to exploit its Bangladesh Cricket Board rights ahead of India’s current tour of the country.
BCCI launches Women’s IPL rights tender ahead of debut season
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched an invitation to tender for media rights to the Women’s Indian Premier League competition for the 2023 to 2027 seasons.
Sony signs another Lanka Premier League rights extension
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has renewed its exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent for the Lanka Premier League ahead of the third edition of tournament
Spring Media takes European Cricket Network data, betting rights to market
The Spring Media agency has launched a tender process for the centralised data and betting live-streaming rights to all competitions organised by European Cricket Network (ECN)
Sri Lanka Cricket announces Lanka T10 league in partnership with TTen Global Sports
The Sri Lankan cricket board plans to launch a new T10 cricket franchise league, working with sports marketing firm TTen Global Sports
Sony acquires rights for India’s Bangladesh tour
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has secured rights to show India's tour of Bangladesh next month
Viacom18 doubles fee for India matches in CSA acquisition
Viacom18 secured exclusive rights in India to all Cricket South Africa properties after agreeing to pay a huge increase per India match on the current agreement and committing to a large fee for the new SA20 domestic T20 competition.
IMG extends Cricket South Africa media advisory deal into the next decade
The IMG agency has renewed its international media rights distribution agreement with Cricket South Africa, extending the decades-long relationship after a long period of uncertainty
Channel 4 deals with Sky for T20 World Cup final simulcast
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has announced a deal with Channel 4 that will see live coverage of the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final simulcast on the free-to-air broadcaster’s eponymous channel.