| MUMBAI:
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that it is seeking requests
for proposals (RFPs) from companies interested in providing specialist audio-visual
archive management services. The
successful company will work closely with the ICC to market and manage footage
from various cricket events, including the ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC Champions
Trophy and the ICC World Twenty20. ICC
will retain the function of licensing match footage from its events. However,
the successful applicant will be required to provide expert technical support
to the ICC by logging, storing, editing and distributing the ICC match footage
to various B2B users. This appointment will be made for the period up to 31 December
2011 to ensure that both the ICC and its partner have a real incentive to invest
in widespread marketing of the archives. ICC
GM– Commercial Campbell Jamieson says, “Footage from past ICC events
has lasting importance. This is going to be especially relevant in 2009 which
marks the ICC centenary and will be a busy year for us in terms of events."
Having an effective archives management system is integral to ensuring ICC match
footage can be used quickly and easily by the ICC, its commercial partners and
third-party licensees.
“We are seeking a service provider that can deliver competitive rates but
also has depth of experience in sport, in particular cricket, so it can anticipate
and respond to the needs of the ICC and its customers,” Jamieson adds.
The deadline
for the submission of proposals is 16 January, 2009. | 
