• Zee, PTV jointly win ICC rights for Pakistan

    Submitted by ITV Production on Nov 05
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) and Pakistan Television (PTV) jointly bid and bagged the four-year telecast rights to the International Cricket Council (ICC) events for the Pakistan territory, a top official said.

    The rights through 2015 will include the ODI World Cup, the Twenty20 World Cup and other ICC events.

    "We jointly bid for the ICC rights with PTV for the Pakistan territory. We were awarded the rights by ESPN Star Sports," said Ten Sports chief executive officer Atul Pande, while refusing to disclose the financial terms of the deal. 

    ESPN Star Sports has the global rights for the ICC events from 2007-2015.

    "While PTV will have the terrestrial rights, we will keep the cable and satellite rights," Pande said.

    Ten Sports has a long relationship with PTV and has been syndicating its properties to PTV for terrestrial telecast.

    "We have a partnership with PTV to build Pakistani cricket. We, for instance, will be syndicating the rights for Pakistan-Zimbabwe and Pakistan-Sri Lanka cricket series to PTV for terrestrial telecast. We also jointly bid for the ICC property as part of our deepening relationship with PTV," Pande said.

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    Zee Entertainment Enterprises
  • ICC Test championship likely to be delayed to 2017

    Submitted by ITV Production on Oct 11
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: The International cricket Council (ICC) executive board has confirmed their preference to host an ICC Test Championship in 2013.

    But at the same time it has recognised the significant commercial challenge in trying to replace the Champions Trophy. Without the support and consent of their broadcast partner ESPN Star Sports, the financial implications on the Members and the development of the game would be significant.

    The ICC Executive Board held its fourth and final scheduled meeting of the year at the ICC headquarters in Dubai yesterday.

    ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said, ?It would be unfortunate if the Test Championship is delayed to 2017 but the board needs to balance several objectives."

    Lorgat has also been quoted in media reports saying that a
    championship format in which India might miss out on taking part was also a consideration for the executive board. India is in third spot in the Test rankings, having lost the top spot after the thrashing in England.

    The ICC will need to have a meeting with ESS before taking a decision.

    Meanwhile, in accordance with the current constitutional requirements.

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    Haroon Lorgat
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