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Tom Gleeson, CEO of Cricinfo On ESPN’s Acquisition Of Cricinfo - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 11 Jun 2007 02:07 AM PST

I just spoke to Tom Gleeson, CEO of Cricinfo, who says that the idea was for a small private company (Cricinfo) to become a part of a global media player:…

ESPN Buys Cricket Site Cricinfo - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 10 Jun 2007 11:27 PM PST

ESPN has made its biggest online foray into cricket: it has bought the largest cricket news and info website Cricinfo, from The Wisden Group. ESPN, owned by Disney, plans to…

MediaZone To Webcast India’s Cricket Tour Of Bangladesh - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 09 May 2007 12:49 PM PST

India’s cricket tour of Bangladesh, which starts on Thursday, will be broadcast globally via the internet by MediaZone, a division of MIH Ltd. India will play three one-dayers and two…

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Zee Group Announces Break-Away Indian Cricket League
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 03 Apr 2007 04:44 AM PST

Zee’s Subhash Chandra is playing a Kerry Packer. Chandra has announced a break-away cricket series in India called Indian Cricket League. Zee’s Essel Group will invest Rs 100 crore into…

Indiatimes Offers Mobile Application For Cricket Updates - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Sun 25 Mar 2007 09:26 PM PST

Indiatimes has launched a GPRS based mobile application called Cricket Center (or is it Cricket Station - in the screen cap?), developed by Mobio Networks. As per the release, the…

BCCI Invites Bids To Host Web Portal; Minimum Guarantee $50 Million - 2 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 15 Mar 2007 10:08 PM PST

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited bids for hosting BCCI’s web-portal, reports The Economic Times. The contract will be for the next four years, and it’s…

MSN India To Cash In On Cricket Fever Through MSNCricket.com - 6 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Wed 14 Mar 2007 03:22 AM PST

It’s a good time to launch a cricket property. MSN India has announced the launch of MSNCricket.com to capitalise on the ICC Cricket World Cup fever. The site will be…

Google’s joined the Cricket Bandwagon; Interesting Orkut Community - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 12 Mar 2007 08:46 PM PST

Google has created a microsite for offering a bunch of cricket related services. (via Tech 2.0). The typically understated site pushes Blogger, with a contest to boot. They’ve also created…

Some Launches Around The Cricket World Cup - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 08 Mar 2007 08:59 AM PST

Cricket tournaments like the ICC Champions Trophy and the Cricket World Cup always reminds me of the Superbowl, though I wish the Cricket advertising was as blogworthy as some of…

Controversial Sports Bill Passed In Lok Sabha - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 08 Mar 2007 05:24 AM PST

India’s Lok Sabha has passed Sports Bill which will make it mandatory for private broadcasters to share live feed of national sports events with Doordarshan and All India Radio on…

Nimbus Issues Notice To BCCI To Pull Out Of $612 Million Cricket Rights Deal - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 06 Mar 2007 04:27 AM PST

A highly celebrated sports marketing deal is under threat due to the government involvement in the business. PTI reports that Nimbus Communications, which last year won the BCCI cricket rights…

Another Cricket Site Launched: This One From Zee News - 5 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Fri 02 Mar 2007 12:46 AM PST

With the Cricket World Cup just nine days away, Zee News Ltd has taken the covers off a cricket news site - Zeecric.com, reports Indiantelevision.com. The site will feature ball…

Indya.com Bags $1 Million Sponsorship From Maruti For Cricket World Cup Site - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 26 Feb 2007 08:55 PM PST

Indiantelevision reports that car manufacturer Maruti has signed a deal to be the main sponsor for the official Cricket website cricketworldcup.com, which is being run by STAR India’s Indya.com. The…

Cricket World Cup Official Website Expects A Billion Page Views During The Event - 3 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Fri 23 Feb 2007 01:31 AM PST

Indiantelevision.com has an update on the Cricket World Cup official website. The site - www.cricketworldcup.com - will be officially launched on February 26, 2007. The Star India arm Indya.com has…

Mobile ESPN Finalizes Operator Tie-Ups For World Cup - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 13 Feb 2007 07:48 PM PST

Mobile ESPN has finalized deals with Hutch, Airtel, MTNL and BSNL for a launch around the Cricket World Cup, reports Mint (subscription required). They’re planning to allow users to hear…

Reliance World Ties Up With CrickeM.com, Social Networking And Video Sharing Site For Cricket Fans - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Tue 06 Feb 2007 06:52 PM PST

Reliance World, the retail division of Reliance Communications, has tied up with CrickeM.com, a social networking and video sharing wesite for cricket fans, reports Business Standard. This essentially means Reliance…

Everybody Wants Cricket…For Free - 5 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 05 Feb 2007 04:14 AM PST

With the Cricket World Cup around a month away, the rights for Cricket broadcasting have seen in the news. DD telecast the Cricket, under court orders, with a seven minute…

KrishCricket To Launch Two Games Around The Cricket World Cup - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 31 Jan 2007 08:24 PM PST

Krishcricket.com, a website promoted by former cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth has planned two games around the world cup - a multiplayer game called Virtual World Cup, and a fantasy game (on…

Nimbus Receives $125 Million From 3i, Cisco And Oman International Fund - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Mon 22 Jan 2007 03:37 PM PST

Updated below: Nimbus Communications, the TV content company which has the Indian domestic rights for cricket, has received Rs 552 crore or $125 million from a group of investors such…

NDTV Media To Sell Advertising For Star’s Indya.com For Cricket World Cup - 1 Comment
Posted By Sahad PV - Sun 07 Jan 2007 09:47 PM PST

This is interesting. Star Network has appointed NDTV Media, the advertising sales company of NDTV, to sell advertising space of its portal Indya.com for the Cricket World Cup event, reports…

Cricket Australia Goes Rights Crazy; Online Fair Use Negotiations Stalled - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 21 Dec 2006 09:12 PM PST

More in the moronic behavior from Australian cricket authorities: after banning online video coverage of the much-anticipated battle Ashes series between Australia and England, Cricket Australia is now intent on…

Nimbus Communications May Get $125 Million From An Unnamed Global Media Giant - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Thu 14 Dec 2006 12:22 PM PST

Nimbus Communications - the media company which created history early this year when it won the Indian domestic cricket rights for $612 million - is going in for another round…

ESPN-Star Sports Won ICC’s 8-Year Rights For $1.1 Billion; Potential To Earn $2.4 Billion - 0 Comments
Posted By Sahad PV - Sun 10 Dec 2006 09:02 PM PST

ESPN-STAR Sports has won the audio visual rights for all International Cricket Council events for an eight-year period starting from 2007 to 2015. The bid is believed to be valued…

Cricinfo To Launch 3D Simulation; In Talks For Audio Content On Radio - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 07 Dec 2006 11:17 AM PST

Cricinfo plans to launch Cricinfo 3D, an animated simulation of on-field gameplay, reports the Hindu Business Line. According to Premdeep Gangadharan, Head of Marketing of Cricinfo India, the application is…

ICC To Restrict Online And Mobile Coverage Of Cricket World Cup - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 06 Dec 2006 09:00 PM PST

While other sports like Hockey are trying to use online broadcasts to popularise the sport, the ICC seems to be trying to squeeze cricket for every last bit of revenue:…