International Cricket Council (ICC)
IMG signs off ICC Pathway global streaming, commercial rights deal
The International Cricket Council and the IMG agency have signed off on an agreement that will lead to 541 ‘ICC Pathway’ events being streamed globally in a major step-up in broadcast coverage of matches fea…
EXCLUSIVE: IMG lodges winning bid for ICC Pathway live streaming, commercial rights
The IMG agency has emerged victorious in the International Cricket Council’s recent tender process for the production and distribution of live streams, along with commercial rights, to more than 500 I…
CSA makes compensation call to ICC after loss of Australia series
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has contacted the International Cricket Council (ICC) requesting that it consider introducing compensation for less wealthy nations when tours are postponed or cancelled
ICC adds BYJU’S to top tier of sponsorship portfolio
The International Cricket Council has signed up Indian education technology brand BYJU's as a global sponsor
ICC issues RFP for Women’s Cricket World Cup sports presentation
A request for proposals for sports presentation services has been issued for next year’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, which will be staged across New Zealand.
Broadcasters in over 100 countries for rescheduled Abu Dhabi T10 League
The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League has secured coverage to air the tournament in 100 countries
ICC tops BCW Sports’ IF social media study as non-Olympics sports included
BCW Sports, the sports practice of global communications agency Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW), has released its annual study of international sports federations’ (IFs) social media performance, with the I…
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.
New ICC chair Barclay flags fixture pile-up, commercial need to hold postponed events
New International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay has outlined his priorities for the sport, highlighting the “unsustainable” cricket global schedule alongside the need to host major events that hav…
Barclay named new ICC chairman
New Zealand Cricket chairman Greg Barclay has been elected as the new Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council, replacing Shashank Manohar who stepped down earlier this year
ICC issues RFP for live streaming, commercial rights to over 500 matches
The International Cricket Council has initiated a Request for Proposals for the production and distribution of live streams, along with commercial rights, to more than 500 ICC Pathway matches, SportBusiness…
Women’s T20 World Cup moved from 2022 to 2023 to avoid congestion
The International Cricket Council has pushed the 2022 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup back by three months.
49ers helping USA Cricket to push niche sport into the mainstream
USA Cricket is working with 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers, in its bold attempts to popularize the sport in the country. USA Cricket chief executive Iain Higgins speaks to SportBusiness.
New Zealand’s Barclay set to challenge Khwaja for ICC chairmanship
New Zealand Cricket chairman Gregor Barclay is expected to compete against Singapore’s Imran Khwaja to become the new chairman of the International Cricket Council.
ICC expects to name new chair ‘by early December’
The International Cricket Council has announced that it has commenced the process of selecting a new chairman to replace the departed Shashank Manohar, who stepped down in July
ICC recruits Star’s Manoharan as VP, media rights
The International Cricket Council has appointed the experienced Sunil Manoharan from India-based pay-television broadcaster Star TV to a leading media rights position
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…
Round-Up: PP Sports ‘to sue’ EPL, Bach addresses Beijing expo, East Bengal to join ISL, and more
Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is going to sue the English Premier League over the termination of their media-rights contract for the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, according to Chinese news service Beijing…