Disney Star Scores ICC India Cricket Rights Through 2027
Disney Star has won Indian TV and digital rights to both men’s and women’s global events conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2024 through 2027…
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After a $6B Payday, Cricket Prepares to Stake Its Claim in the U.S.
Today’s guest columnist is Josh Lalor, an Australian professional cricket player and consultant for KPMG. The June sale of media rights for the next five seasons of…
Disney+ Subscriber Forecast Declines on Loss of Indian Cricket Rights
MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson has cut his global subscriber target for Walt Disney streamer Disney+ below the company’s 2024 target range, citing the recent…
ICC Cozies Up to U.S. Broadcasters Ahead of Cricket World Cup
With an upcoming T20 World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., the International Cricket Council is looking to grow the game stateside, and hoping to find the right media partner…
Sporticast: Cricket’s Billion-Dollar Media Rights, Del Rio’s $100,000 Fine
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including one of the most…
Indian Cricket Rights Auction Nears $6 Billion With Viacom18 in Lead
The live auction of the linear TV and streaming rights to India’s cricket colossus is underway, with the top bids in Sunday’s round coming in just shy of $6 billion—well…
Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan to Invest in $30 Million Cricket Stadium Near L.A.
The Knight Riders Group (KRG), backed by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, alongside actor Juhi Chawla and businessman Jay Mehta, is investing in a 10,000-capacity…
Threat of Canceled Ashes Has Cricket Broadcasters and Sponsors on Edge
The Ashes, a five-Test series cricket tournament played between Australia and England, may be canceled, causing broadcasters and sponsors to worry about potentially…
IPL Cricket More Valuable to Disney+ Than Star Wars Franchise
RedBird Capital recently bought into the Rajasthan Royals, taking a 15% stake in the Indian Premier League club at a $250 million enterprise valuation. On the surface…
RedBird Capital Buys Rajasthan Royals Stake as Cricket Streaming Booms
RedBird Capital is buying a 15% stake in the Rajasthan Royals, a founding club of the India Premier League of Twenty20 cricket. The deal is believed to be the first in…
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Sportradar to Boost Presence in Cricket, Asia With Latest Acquisition
Sportradar has reached an agreement to buy InteractSport, an Australian tech platform and data provider with deep expertise in cricket. The acquisition, expected to…
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Billionaire Perot, Microsoft CEO Nadella Headline First Investors in U.S. Cricket League
The effort to form a professional cricket league in the U.S. gets a major boost today as 26 investors have signed on as the initial backers of Major League Cricket. The…
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