English television rights In Focus from ESPN Cricinfo.com

ITV bags IPL rights in UK

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricket coverage in the UK will return to free-to-air television after the IPL agreed a deal with ITV for the third season

The screen-eyed monster

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 2000s saw cricket's television economy grow unprecedentedly and begin to dictate terms like never before

Reason against brute force in the free-to-air debate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The battle between the ECB and the government works at two levels

Ashes back on 'crown jewels' list

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's home Ashes Tests are expected to be recommended for a return to a revised list of major sporting events that should be shown on free-to-air TV

Ashes may return to terrestrial TV

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Future Ashes series in England may be available on free-to-air television in the UK following a review of the 'crown jewels' of sports events

Ashes climax watched by a fraction of 2005 audience

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Just under two million watched the climax of the 2009 Ashes compared with 7.4 million when it was on free-to-air TV in 2005

On the campaign trail

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Twenty minutes with the chairman of the board

ECB broadcasting deal 'a charade'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A confidential memo from the broadcaster Setanta has described the ECB's handling of their TV rights deal a "charade", and accuses Giles Clarke of "making up the rules as he went along"

Clarke attacks BBC as Sky extend deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ECB has announced a four-year extension to its existing television contract with BSkyB and Channel Five in a deal worth around £300 million

Commons committee slams England board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A House of Commons committee will criticise the ECB and the government over the handling of the TV deal with BSkyB

Minister gives ECB full support over TV deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Richard Caborn, the sports minister, told a House of Commons select committee that there was almost no chance of a deal being done which would keep English Test cricket on free-to-air terrestrial TV

ECB defends decision over TV rights - again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England board has again defended its decision to sell TV rights to satellite-only broadcaster BSkyB for four years from 2006

Government will not intervene in TV deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The government has said that it will not intervene in the deal between the ECB and BSkyB

MacLaurin: 'New deal is wrong for cricket'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The deal to sign over live cricket coverage to BSkyB might be done and dusted, but to the increasing frustration of the ECB, the debate just won't go away

For the future of the game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Wednesday Interview with Giles Clarke

Channel 4 boss slams ECB's 'huge mistake'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ECB's decision to sell all cricket to satellite broadcaster BSkyB has again come under attack

Turn the volume down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

More feedback on the results of the Wisden Cricketer poll which asked you to name your commentary dream team

ECB did 'bad deal for the sport'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Luke Johnson, the chairman of Channel 4, claimed that 'the ECB did a very bad deal for the sport' with regards to TV contracts

Record TV audience for Ashes smash

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's thrilling victory in the second Test was watched by a record audience on Channel 4.

Channel 4 cop out after Reeve's departure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After five years as a Channel 4 summariser, Dermot Reeve has decided to call it a day