The International Cricket Council has announced a new long-term deal with Sky Sports as the home of ICC cricket in the United Kingdom and Ireland through to the end of 2031, and for the first time there will be a direct contractual relationship between the two organisations. Beginning in 2024, the partnership will see […]
ICC and Nium launch a global hackathon to improve fan experience
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and official fintech infrastructure partner and Modern Money Movement platform, Nium have announced the launch of “Next In”, a global hackathon open to all cricket-loving technologists. The hackathon invites and challenges tech-savvy fans to create solutions that improve the digital cricket fan experience. A first for the ICC, […]
Sport 24 strikes broadcast deal with ICC
Sport 24, the 24/7 live sports channel produced exclusively for inflight and in ship has announced a deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to broadcast the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 for the first time. Sport 24, which is owned and operated by IMG, […]
ICC to release tender for media rights for the USA, Canada and Caribbean
The International Cricket Council will release its next Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights for the USA, Australia, Caribbean and Canada markets today. Following the successful conclusion of the Indian market media rights tender, the ICC is starting the next phase of its media sales process across targeted markets, including the USA. […]
ICC to release its media rights tender today
The International Cricket Council will release its first Invitation To Tender (ITT) for media rights for the next cycle of ICC events starting in 2024 on Monday, 20 June. The ITT is for the Indian market only, with up to six packages available across TV only, digital only or a combination of both. For […]
ECB launches new women’s & girls’ platform ‘We Got Game’ to elevate women’s cricket
As the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 kicks off in New Zealand, and England Women look to defend their title, We Got Game goes live with a standalone Instagram channel and content inspired by both professional and grassroots players We Got Game is a new platform designed to elevate the profile of women’s […]
Star Sports to broadcast ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in India
The International Cricket Council announced the details of its broadcast arrangements for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 including a star-studded commentary panel that will provide expert opinion during the eight-team tournament in New Zealand from 4 March to 3 April. All matches of the prestigious tournament will be covered live by broadcast […]
ICC partners FanCraze for exclusive digital collectibles range
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and FanCraze have unveiled Crictos, the official and exclusive digital collectibles range that captures some of the greatest and most memorable moments in international cricket. Fans will be able to collect and trade their own slice of cricket history with Crictos which leverages cutting-edge blockchain technology to enable fans […]
ICC places women’s cricket at the heart of its new global growth strategy
The International Cricket Council has unveiled its global growth strategy which places women’s cricket firmly at the heart of its long-term ambitions. The strategy which has been developed in partnership with ICC Members is aimed at strengthening, growing, and protecting the game with the vision of more players, more fans and more nations enjoying […]
ICC appoints Geoff Allardice as CEO
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed Geoff Allardice has been appointed as the organisation’s permanent CEO after more than eight months in the role on an interim basis. Allardice, a former first-class cricketer, was the ICC General Manager, Cricket for eight years having previously held a similar role at Cricket Australia. Greg […]