International Cricket Council (ICC)
ICC goes to market with media rights in Australia, Caribbean and North America
The International Cricket Council has today (Wednesday) issued an invitation to tender for the media rights in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and the US to its major events from 2024 until at least 2027
Oval and Lord’s to host next two World Test Championship finals
The International Cricket Council has announced that the final of next year’s World Test Championship will be held at The Oval, with Lord’s to stage the match in 2025.
Cricket audiences encourage Daraz to target bigger sports and entertainment platform
Shopping app Daraz has been taking a unique approach to combining sport and ecommerce in Pakistan and other South Asian markets.
ICC taps Fanatics to manage event retail and online store
Global sports merchandising company Fanatics has signed a wide-ranging deal with the International Cricket Council to manage retail at upcoming events and manufacture officially licensed products
ICC clean sites policy ‘complicates Lord’s bid’ for World Test Championship
The Oval cricket ground is in the running to stage the World Test Championship final next year because the International Cricket Council’s favoured host for the event, Lord’s cricket ground, is reportedly hav…
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
ICC gets “significant” rights fee increase in India as Star strikes back
Disney Star has renewed its exclusive media rights in India for International Cricket Council events in a four-year deal covering 2024 to 2027
ICC ‘opens up on methodology’ prior to Indian tender deadline
The International Cricket Council is reported to have made its Indian media rights tender more transparent, making its financial goals known to potential bidders and clarifying the circumstances in which a second round of bidding would be called.
Number of international cricket fixtures to increase despite rise of domestic leagues
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced an increase in the number of matches between the sport’s top national teams despite the fast-growing significance of domestic competitions.
ICC publishes first-ever women’s Future Tours Programme
The International Cricket Council has published a schedule for international women's cricket over the next three years, marking the first 'future tours programme' ever created for the women's game
ICC ‘invited to present case’ for cricket at LA 2028, 33 sports bid for Paralympics inclusion
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited the International Cricket Council (ICC) to present the case for including the sport at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, according to reports
ICC announces hosts for women’s events for 2024-27
Bangladesh, England, India and Sri Lanka will host the International Cricket Council's four major women's white-ball tournaments between 2024 and 2027
ICC signs up EatFit as men’s T20 World Cup sponsor
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has signed up Indian healthy food platform EatFit as a sponsor in a deal covering the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup, which will be played in Australia during October a…
ACC ‘to propose’ annual Asia Cup
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) officials will propose staging the Asia Cup on an annual basis during talks at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) annual general meeting in Birmingham next week, acc…
Indian broadcasters ‘complain about ICC rights sales process’
Indian broadcasters have grumbled about several aspects of the International Cricket Council's ongoing sales process for media rights in the market for the 2024-31 period, according to local reports
BCCI ‘assured’ of international window extension for IPL
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) expects the International Cricket Council (ICC) to grant the Indian Premier League (IPL) a longer window of international exclusivity, according to BCCI…
ICC expects ‘keen competition’ for India rights after IPL sale
The International Cricket Council (ICC) believes there is plenty of appetite and budget left in the Indian market after last week's record-breaking Indian Premier League media rights auction, as the global…
Shah hails ‘digital revolution’ as value of IPL digital rights overtakes linear rights
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah believes India has witnessed a “digital revolution” after the value of digital rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) surpassed the val…