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Cricket Australia announces Big Bash League schedule
Cricket Australia has revealed its revised fixtures for its Big Bash League cricket competition, which will see Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory used as hubs for the opening games of the Twenty20…
IMG Reliance to sell Cricket Australia’s virtual sponsorship inventory
IMG-Reliance, the joint venture between the IMG agency and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has won the global mandate to market Cricket Australia’s ‘Virtual Inventory’ rights.
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Cricket Australia braces itself for A$120m financial hit
Cricket Australia announced its financial results for the full year ending June 30, 2020 today (Thursday), posting a net deficit of A$45.9m, ($32.4m/€27.5
Australia-India test to host 25,000 fans as MCG hosting deal extended
Cricket Australia has said fans will be permitted into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the second Test in the upcoming series with India
Round-Up: Australia confirm India series schedule, Fifa president tests positive for Covid-19, America’s Cup legal spat, and more
Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for the Vodafone Test series, Dettol ODI Series and Dettol Twenty20 International Series against India – Cricket Australia
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Cricket Australia given green light for India’s tour
Cricket Australia have been given the all-clear for the Indian cricket squad to quarantine in Sydney ahead of their Test and limited-overs tour
Sponsors warm to cricket ahead of Australian summer, although challenges lie ahead
SportBusiness speaks to Cricket Australia’s national commercial development manager Phil Rigby about how, in spite of the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisation is confident about its sponsorship prospects. Tom King reports.
Broadcasters step up Women’s Big Bash programming commitment
The Women’s Big Bash League will receive its biggest television footprint to date after Cricket Australia’s domestic broadcasters committed to wider coverage of the 2020 edition of the Twenty20 competition.
Cricket Australia agrees radio deal, expands Sheffield Shield coverage
Cricket Australia has agreed a domestic radio rights deal with Sports Entertainment Network for the 2019-20 season and expanded its Sheffied Shield coverage through Foxtel
BKT extends and expands Big Bash League sponsorship
Cricket Australia has renewed and upgraded its association with Indian-specialist tyre brand BKT for Australia’s T20 competition, the Big Bash League (BBL).
Seven pays Cricket Australia before arbitration hearing
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has made a A$10m ($7.1m/€6.1
Dettol joins Cricket Australia as one-day and T20 series sponsor
Disinfectant and antiseptic brand Dettol has signed as the home series naming partner to Cricket Australia’s one-day and T20 men’s international team competitions in a four-year deal.
Seven ‘prepares to terminate’ Cricket Australia deal, calls for BBL cancellation
Seven West Media’s ongoing rights contract feud with Cricket Australia has escalated after it was reported that the media group is preparing to end its agreement and would not be making its next payment o…
Cricket Australia extends sponsorship with KFC
Cricket Australia has extended and expanded its long-running sponsorship agreement with fast-food restaurant chain KFC, covering naming rights to the Big Bash League and new rights around women's cricket
Women’s team and Big Bash rights raise value of Vodafone’s CA deal
Cricket Australia signed telco Vodafone as its Test match series naming rights partner at a double-digit percentage uplift on the previous contract
Round-Up: Fans at Roland Garros, three bidders for Serie A, PP Sports sees market correction, and more
The French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros later this month will allow entry to up to 11,500 fans per day - Reuters/CNA
Cricket Australia’s biosecurity budget ‘triples’ in bid to protect TV rights income
Cricket Australia’s budget for protocols needed to combat the effect of the anti-Covid-19 pandemic have passed A$30m ($21.8m/€18.4m).
Cricket Australia inks three-year Vodafone naming-rights deal
Cricket Australia has signed a three-year deal with Vodafone as its men's Test naming-rights partner, and partner of Women’s Big Bash League and the Australian Women’s Team.