England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
JioStar sublicenses Sony’s ECB streaming rights
Media group JioStar has reinforced its dominance in the Indian market by sublicensing exclusive streaming rights to India’s next two tours of England from rival Sony Pictures Networks.
Channel 5 nets England T20 FTA package
Channel 5 has swooped for the live free-to-air domestic rights to international England cricket matches, a package previously held by the BBC
TGI secures four-year LED renewal with ECB
TGI Sport has announced a four-year renewal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to be its ‘official provider of LED signage production and management services’.
BBC renews ECB deal but loses live England games
The BBC will continue to show live coverage of The Hundred as part of an extended rights deal with the ECB, although the new agreement does not include live rights to international matches.
Hundred’s KP Snacks nets ECB sleeve deal
UK snack foods manufacturer KP Snacks has strengthened its involvement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), becoming the new sleeve sponsor of the men's and women's national teams
Toyota bags England shirt rights in Australia swap
Automotive manufacturer Toyota has swapped Australia for England in the national cricket team front-of-shirt rights market
Citizen first new Hundred sponsor since equity sale
Watchmaker Citizen UK has become the first sponsor to sign with The Hundred since the franchise sale process for the short-format cricket competition was completed
English cricket is £500m richer. What for?
After a stellar auction that valued the eight Hundred teams at over $1bn, the ECB wants English cricket to be more global, less parochial.
Hundred team value hits £950m after Brave sale
GMR Group has today (Wednesday) assumed full control of Southern Brave, taking the total value of the eight teams in The Hundred to more than £950m (€1.14bn/$1.18bn).
Manchester Originals secures RPSG as ‘majority stakeholder’
RPSG Group has secured a stake in Manchester Originals, with the deal said to represent the first sell-off of a majority interest in a franchise competing in the Hundred.
Indians, Americans pick up first Hundred teams
The London-based Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix have become the first franchises in English cricket's The Hundred to be sold, bringing in more than £100m (€120m/$124m) to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
EXCLUSIVE: Rothesay ECB deal includes County Championship title rights
Pensions insurance specialist Rothesay will take over cricket’s County Championship title sponsorship rights from 2025, SportBusiness can reveal.
ECB looks to insurance sector again with Rothesay
The England and Wales Cricket Board continues to leverage the insurance sector for its Test match title sponsor position after a new deal with Rothesay.
James launches Bazballers Consulting after departing ECB
Commercial rights executive Russell James has set up a new consultancy after recently vacating the sales and marketing director position at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
Brown swaps ECB for Blast as commercial director
Blast, the international esports tournament organiser, has appointed former England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) commercial executive James Brown as its new commercial director
ECB selects counties for new era of women’s cricket
Middlesex amongst the notable absentees amid an effort to evolve the women’s professional game
Vitality widens ECB sponsorship to take on vacant naming rights position
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced that health and life insurance brand Vitality has renewed its sponsorship agreement for three more years.
ECB secures more grassroots funding in sleeve sponsorship renewal with IG
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced a three-year renewal of its sponsorship agreement with trading and investment firm IG.