Johannesburg, Dec 7 (Ians) Cricket South Africa (Csa) on Monday announced a new broadcast partnership with Fox Sports Australia that will run until the conclusion of the 2023/24 cricket season. The deal will see Fox Sports Australia cover all South Africa international men's and women's cricket for a period of four years.
The contract commenced with the England limited-overs visit to South Africa that began last week.
"This broadcast deal was achieved in challenging market conditions - a pressurised global financial climate complicated by the uncertainty of Covid-19. Csa is therefore especially excited for the advancement of cricket that our continued association with a giant like Fox Sports Australia brings, and the increase in international exposure for both the Proteas men and women," said Kugandrie Govender, Csa's Acting Chief Executive Officer in a statement.
The Australian team is scheduled to tour South Africa later this season and are due to arrive in...
The contract commenced with the England limited-overs visit to South Africa that began last week.
"This broadcast deal was achieved in challenging market conditions - a pressurised global financial climate complicated by the uncertainty of Covid-19. Csa is therefore especially excited for the advancement of cricket that our continued association with a giant like Fox Sports Australia brings, and the increase in international exposure for both the Proteas men and women," said Kugandrie Govender, Csa's Acting Chief Executive Officer in a statement.
The Australian team is scheduled to tour South Africa later this season and are due to arrive in...
- 12/7/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Sydney, Nov 30 (Ians) The second Odi of the ongoing three-match series between Australia and India played on Sunday delivered record viewership ratings Down Under, according to TV numbers revealed by pay channel Fox Sports.
An audience of 5,85,000 tuned in across Foxtel platforms and Kayo to watch the second match which Australia won by 51 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground, according to Fox Sports.
The first Odi of the series, which Australia had won by 66 runs against the Men in Blue on November 27, also watched by 4,70,000 people across all platforms on Foxtel.
The ratings for Sunday's clash by the Australian cricket team was more than 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand delivered on PayTV.
"How good's the cricket. The women are the best in the world and now Australia's Odi men's team is performing better than we've seen in modern times against top-rated India and Virat Kohli - it doesn't get any better,...
An audience of 5,85,000 tuned in across Foxtel platforms and Kayo to watch the second match which Australia won by 51 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground, according to Fox Sports.
The first Odi of the series, which Australia had won by 66 runs against the Men in Blue on November 27, also watched by 4,70,000 people across all platforms on Foxtel.
The ratings for Sunday's clash by the Australian cricket team was more than 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand delivered on PayTV.
"How good's the cricket. The women are the best in the world and now Australia's Odi men's team is performing better than we've seen in modern times against top-rated India and Virat Kohli - it doesn't get any better,...
- 11/30/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Battle to hold onto rights
The unexpected entry of stand-in Australian cricket captain George Bailey into Channel Nine’s attempts to hold onto the Australian broadcasting rights has underlined the network faces its toughest battle to regain them after three decades.
Bailey went on the offensive yesterday after Nine’s head of sport Steve Crawley complained about Cricket Australia’s decision to rest batting powerhouse Dave Warner, captain Michael Clarke and dropping Mike Hussey altogether – saying viewers wanted to see them in action.
Bailey took the extraordinary step – for a player – to say Crawley’s comments were an attempt to drive down the price of the next five year’s worth of broadcasting rights being negotiated at the moment.
His attack follows predatory comments by the Ten Network’s chief operating officer Jon Marquard last month that over the first half of this year Ten will vigorously pursue the rights...
The unexpected entry of stand-in Australian cricket captain George Bailey into Channel Nine’s attempts to hold onto the Australian broadcasting rights has underlined the network faces its toughest battle to regain them after three decades.
Bailey went on the offensive yesterday after Nine’s head of sport Steve Crawley complained about Cricket Australia’s decision to rest batting powerhouse Dave Warner, captain Michael Clarke and dropping Mike Hussey altogether – saying viewers wanted to see them in action.
Bailey took the extraordinary step – for a player – to say Crawley’s comments were an attempt to drive down the price of the next five year’s worth of broadcasting rights being negotiated at the moment.
His attack follows predatory comments by the Ten Network’s chief operating officer Jon Marquard last month that over the first half of this year Ten will vigorously pursue the rights...
- 1/11/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
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