ICC gets 17 bids for media rights

[Dinesh jain]

MUMBAI: In response to its invitation to tender
issued in July 2014, the International Cricket
Council (ICC) has received 17 bids from various
broadcasters across different territories for
audio-visual rights in respect of ICC events
during 2015–2023.
All bids are now in the process of being
reviewed for compliance with the terms and
conditions of the tender arrangements. At this
stage, the ICC declined to provide further details.
Three events are in India. One can expect Star
and Sony to fiercely compete for the rights. The
ICC is expecting to earn a whopping $2.4 billion
for the media rights. The previous eight-year
rights were sold to ESPN Star Sports for $1.2
billion.
The winner is expected to be announced in
December.
The following ICC events are included in the
audio-visual rights packages:
ICC major global events
ICC World Twenty20 2016 – India
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – England and
Wales
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – England and Wales
ICC World Twenty20 2020 – Australia
ICC Champions Trophy 2021 – India
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – India
ICC qualifying events:
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 – Ireland and
Scotland
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 –
Bangladesh
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2019 – TBC
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2022 –
Zimbabwe
Other ICC events:
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 – Bangladesh
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 – England and
Wales
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 – New Zealand
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 – West
Indies
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 – South Africa
ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 – New Zealand
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 – West Indies
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2022 – South
Africa



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