Cricket
Disney ‘to stream England’s India tour in UK’
Rights to England’s forthcoming cricket tour to India will be retained in the UK by the Walt Disney Company to exploit itself, it has been reported.
Cricketers association takes action against ICC over image rights
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (Fica) is set to take legal action against the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the alleged unfair use of players’ image rights.
Cricket Australia in the market for commercial head
Cricket Australia, governing body for the sport in the country, is looking to recruit a head of commercial in the new year
ECB and Vitality renew T20 title sponsorships
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has extended its wide-ranging sponsorship contract with private medical insurance brand Vitality
Seven ‘makes latest Cricket Australia payment’ as court date set
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven West Media and Cricket Australia will face off in court on March 15 next year as part of their ongoing dispute over the value of a media rights deal
Round-Up: Amazon’s India rights ambitions, Rugby World Cup draw made, Federer’s Australian Open in doubt, and more
Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League
Covid concerns limit England’s tour of India to three venues
The Board of Control for Cricket in India and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the venues and dates for India’s upcoming home series against England, adding that due to the ongoing C…
Unilever becomes latest sponsor of The Hundred in CSM-brokered deal
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new franchise cricket tournament The Hundred has added consumer goods group Unilever to its growing portfolio of sponsors.
Rexona to push ‘Pit-vertising’ concept through Big Bash sponsorship
Cricket Australia has signed an innovative sponsorship deal with deodorant brand Rexona, reflecting on a year of commercial success in which it claims to have “defied market conditions during a global p…
Australia-India Boxing Day Test to host 30,000 fans
The Melbourne Cricket Ground will be permitted 30,000 fans a day during the five-day Boxing Day Test match between Australia and India, Victoria Sports Minister Martin Pakula has confirmed
Dates set for England in Sri Lanka and SA in Pakistan
Two major cricket tours have been scheduled for early next year, with England to visit Sri Lanka and, for the first time since 2007, South Africa to tour Pakistan
England ODI series in South Africa postponed due to health concerns
England’s One Day International series against South Africa has been stopped due to concerns over the mental and physical health of the players.
Cricket South Africa agrees media-rights deal with Foxtel in Australia
Cricket South Africa has agreed a four-year media rights deal in Australia with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, running until the end of the 2023-24 southern hemisphere cricket season
BCCI to discuss adding two IPL teams
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will discuss the addition of two new franchise teams to the Indian Premier League T20 tournament in 2021 at its annual general meeting later this month
Snedden elected NZ Cricket chairman after Barclay departure
The board of New Zealand Cricket has elected Martin Snedden as its new chairman
Cazoo signs ECB deal for The Hundred, Bupa switches to the Big Bash in Australia
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed up online automotive retailer Cazoo as Principal Sponsor of The Hundred
ICC’s Barclay questions future of Test Championship
The World Test Championship could be discontinued with new International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay not convinced the current model is fit for purpose
Knight Riders Group expands into US with Major League Cricket investment
Knight Riders Group, the owners of Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, has become significant stakeholders in Major League Cricket, representing a potentially major boost to the growth…