ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
Sportradar replaces Stats Perform as ICC’s data, betting live streaming partner
Sports data and betting services company Sportradar has ousted Stats Perform to land the contract as the International Cricket Council’s new official data distribution and betting live streaming partner.
Pakistan, USA among bidders for ICC events
The International Cricket Council has received proposals from 17 member nations to host men's one-day international and T20 events in the next cycle, 2024 to 2031
PCB targets ‘five ICC events’ in next cycle
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is preparing to bid for five major International Cricket Council events between 2024 to 2031, including the One Day International and Twenty20 World Cups
ICC expands men’s World Cups, prepares for T20WC in UAE
The International Cricket Council is increasing the numbers of teams in both its 50-over and T20 Men's World Cup tournaments, and increasing the frequency of the latter competition
ICC mulls expansion of T20 and 50-over World Cups
The T20 World Cup could be expanded from 16 to 20 teams as the International Cricket Council looks to grow the game globally
ICC launches three-pronged data, betting streaming rights ITT
The International Cricket Council has invited bids for its data and betting streaming rights, along with data collection services, from 2021 to 2023, as it seeks to benefit from increasing competition…
ICC launches merchandising ITT for upcoming World Cups in India
The International Cricket Council has begun the tender process to select a host country merchandise licensing partner and an online merchandise partner for the Men’s T20 World Cup next year, and the M…
ICC claims to be most popular sport for video views on Facebook
The International Cricket Council is claiming to be the most popular sport for video views on Facebook
ECB posts record £228m turnover, has funds to survive a cancelled season
The England and Wales Cricket Board has revealed record turnover of £228m (€256m/$287m) for the 2019-20 financial year but acknowledged that the results are “bittersweet” amid the ongoing impact of Cov…
Indian sports sponsorship spending passes $1.2bn, report says
Sports sponsorship spending in Indian grew by 19 per cent in 2019 to more than Rs9,000 crore ($1.2bn), according to sports marketing agency ESP Properties' annual report on the market
ICC claims £350m economic impact for Cricket World Cup
The International Cricket Council has announced the results of an economic impact survey carried out after last year’s World Cup in England, finding that the tournament helped to boost the UK’s economy by …
Nine to cut costs amid nine-per-cent profit fall
Nine Entertainment chief executive Hugh Marks has said that the Australian media company will target the removal of up to A$100m (€60.4m/$65.8
Labour makes Cricket World Cup free-to-air TV pledge
Labour has said the Cricket World Cup will be added to the UK’s ‘crown jewel’ list of sporting events reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television, if the party returns to power in next month’s general…
Spark follows New Zealand Cricket deal with ICC digital rights
New Zealand telco Spark has agreed a five-year digital content rights deal with the International Cricket Council
Sky NZ extends ICC deal, lined up for All Blacks, Super Rugby rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has extended an exclusive agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to continue delivering coverage of its events for the next four years
Facebook wins ICC digital rights package in Indian subcontinent
The International Cricket Council has announced an exclusive four-year digital rights agreement in the Indian subcontinent with social media giant Facebook
ICC targets younger audiences with digital-first, data-led broadcasting approach
Adam Nelson reports on how the International Cricket Council revamped its broadcast coverage ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, focusing on storytelling to attract new audiences and break digital engagement records
ICC reveals record-breaking digital engagement for Cricket World Cup
The International Cricket Council has released the final digital content viewing figures for this year’s men’s Cricket Word Cup in England, revealing record-breaking levels of digital engagement for a c…