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Old 18-03-2017, 12:17   #6971
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Financial Times - Cricket seeks wider TV audience in T20 shake-up
Live English cricket is set to appear on British terrestrial television for the first time in more than a decade, as part of plans for a domestic tournament that would emulate the hugely successful Indian Premier League.
The ECB believes the T20 matches can reach wider audiences and help to arrest the decline in participation in cricket among young people.
The competition would begin in 2020 after the expiry of Sky’s current deal for exclusive broadcast rights to English cricket, worth an estimated £80m a year. This would allow the ECB to negotiate deals for the new tournament alongside sought-after rights for England international matches.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr Harrison [Chief Executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board], said he wanted some games to be screened live on free-to-air broadcasters such as the BBC...
https://www.ft.com/content/9220b274-...1-5e720a26771b or google the headline in bold
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