ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
Zee claims $8.3m refund from Disney Star over ICC deal
The dispute between media groups Zee and Disney Star over their seemingly broken agreement for International Cricket Council (ICC) rights looks set to intensify, with Zee asserting that its counterpart…
Evision seals ICC rights in Mena until 2027
Evision, the media and entertainment arm of telco e&, has secured exclusive International Cricket Council rights in the Middle East and North Africa until the end of 2027
Zee seeks to withdraw from $1.4bn deal with Disney Star for ICC rights
An immediate consequence of the collapse in the proposed merger between Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment is that the latter now intends to withdraw its planned $1.4bn (€1.2bn) commitment to rival media group Disney Star towards rights fees for International Cricket Council events.
Amazon Prime Video seizes ICC rights in Australia
E-commerce giant Amazon has taken a major leap into cricket after securing exclusive media rights in Australia to International Cricket Council events from 2024 to 2027
Disney Star’s linear World Cup coverage watched by half a billion
More than 500 million people in India watched Disney Star’s linear coverage of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, the pay-television broadcaster has announced.
Record OTT audience for Disney Star as 59m watch India suffer World Cup final defeat
India's defeat to Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final on home soil drew a record peak concurrency of almost 59 million viewers on Disney Star's OTT platform yesterday (Sunday)
Disney Star breaks OTT record with 35m viewers for India-Pakistan clash
Disney Star recorded a peak concurrency of 35 million viewers on its OTT platform during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan on October 14, setting a new global sports streaming…
South Africa and Australia unveil sleeve sponsors for Cricket World Cup
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) have both announced Indian brands as team sponsors for the men's Cricket World Cup, taking place in India next month
ICC goes to market in Mena with media rights to 2027
The International Cricket Council has launched separate invitations to tender (ITT) in the Middle East and North Africa for media rights to men's and women's tournaments in the 2024-27 cycle
Mastercard sponsors 2023 Cricket World Cup
Mastercard has been announced as a sponsor of the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, which will be held in India between October 5 and November 19 this year
ICC seeks merchandise licensing partner for 2024-31 events cycle
The International Cricket Council has begun the sales process for a long-term merchandise licensing partner for its major events between 2024 and 2031
Now Disney turns to free mobile streaming of cricket in India
Indian subscription OTT service Disney+ Hotstar has detailed plans to provide free-to-air coverage of this year’s Cricket World Cup and Asia Cup for smartphone users.
ICC issues ITT for LED signage services
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued an invitation to tender for LED signage services for its World Cup tournaments running until 2027
SuperSport retains ICC rights to 2031
Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has renewed its rights to International Cricket Council global events for eight years, from 2024 to 2031, across 52 territories in sub-Saharan Africa
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
EXCLUSIVE: Cricket Australia markets main shirt asset as Alinta Energy signals exit
Cricket Australia has begun the process of selling its most valuable national team sponsorship asset – the main shirt sponsorship for the men’s cricket team across all formats of the game.
Sport 24 lands Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup rights for first time
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has agreed a deal with the International Cricket Council to show this year’s men’s T20 World Cup, as well as the 2023 Cri…
Zee to sublicense Disney Star’s ICC linear rights in ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal
Media group Zee Entertainment has agreed a surprise sublicensing deal with Disney Star for exclusive linear rights in India to men's International Cricket Council events from 2024-27