ESPN extends agreement with West Indies Cricket Board for broadcasting rights
WICB - Saturday, January 8th, 2011 at 11:04 AM
St John’s Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced an historic three year agreement with broadcast partner ESPN. Under the new deal, ESPN in the Caribbean and ESPN3.com in the US, will broadcast Caribbean T20 and other WICB regional tournaments live to audiences across the globe. Highlights packages of West Indies international home series will also air on ESPN in the Caribbean.
ESPN was host broadcaster for the inaugural Caribbean T20 in July 2010 and also will be host broadcaster for the second edition to be played from Monday, January 10 to Sunday, January 23 in Antigua and Barbados.Under the new deal ESPN and ESPN3.com in the U.S. will broadcast the tournament in 2012 and 2013 as well.
“The WICB is pleased to be working with ESPN once more. We see this as a mutual investment in the sport, in our players and the people across the Caribbean. The new three-year deal will further help to showcase the players in the West Indies and give them unparalleled global exposure. It will also give viewers around the world the opportunity to get a taste and feel of the unique flavour, style and vibe of cricket in the Caribbean,” said Dr Ernest Hilaire, Chief Executive of the WICB.
“The WICB and ESPN have formed a very close relationship and we are both working well together as we seek to create a framework for cricket in the West Indies,” Hilaire continued. “ESPN has demonstrated a passion for West Indies cricket and we are pleased to have them on board with us,” Dr Hilaire said.
“ESPN’s mission is to deliver the highest quality sports events to our viewers, and this agreement strengthens this commitment,” said Bernard Stewart, Vice President, ESPN Caribbean and Maritime Media. “With the WICB matches, we will be providing West Indies cricket fans the opportunity to watch their local heroes on live television, as well as expand the appreciation of West Indies cricket by presenting these matches to our international viewership.”
Under the new agreement and in addition to the CT20, ESPN will broadcast other WICB regional cricket events, including the semi final and final of the WICB Regional 50 Over Tournament, to their global audiences in the Caribbean, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.
In the Caribbean, fans will be able to view the matches live on ESPN Caribbean or ESPN2 Caribbean. And in the US, the tournament and other WICB regional cricket events will be carried exclusively on ESPN3.com, ESPN’s 24/7 signature broadband sports network.
Additionally ESPN will also air one-hour highlights programmes to their Caribbean audience of West Indies Home Series in 2011 – when West Indies host India and Pakistan; and 2012 – when West Indies host New Zealand and Australia.
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11 Comments
Anybody know the dates for the test matches vs Australia in 2012
the passion for cricket has left me since i migrated to the us. hopefully, espn’s coverage will help bring me back into the game.
Great news for West Indies cricket. Keep up the good work WICB as you seek new avenues to develop West Indies cricket. Hmmmm……Australia and New Zealand touring the region in 2012….well…..well……trust Dominica once again features in these 2012 home series. First though let’s get ready to pack the stadium when India plays the West Indies in Dominica in July 2011.
indeed its a move in the right direction opening the coverage base is a neat vibe…
Thats good news for cricket fans. Now I’ll never get to have a conversation with my cricket mad husband.
speak to him instead of looking at the young and the restless and others
I have NEVER watched the young and whatever. In fact I have never watched any of the trashy American soaps. I’ll just have to read a good book or log onto DNO more.
I’m very pleased to hear this. Let the world know about us
“welcome ladies n gentlemen to yet another T2O tournament,,,,last week we were in antigua,,,today we are broadcasting from windsor stadium in the town of roseau,,,,just 10 miles from the capital Santo Domingo of the land of nature Dominican Republic,,,,,,,now bob it’s a great day out here,,,yes john bright sunny weather soon as i’m done i’m gonna hit the beach,,,,yes john beautiful women in bikini that’s the life,,,later i’ll go clubbing,,,,oh bob do you know where the 40/40 club is located/ u mean the one david ortiz owns rite?? yeah!!! no jay z sued him so he took down the name,,,,john i thought dominica was linked to haiti,,,,hhhmmm bob it’s an isle now isn’t it,,,,it’s beautiful somehow i thought i’d be hearing spanish or sip pina colada while some gringas dance round my table,,,,well john i’d expect some margaritas, men in g-strings singing ‘hey margarita aye”,,,,,hhhhmmmmm maybe we could get the p.m to give us some land huh,,,,,heard lara got some years ago,,,,john do u know whats my favorite song,,,,it’s one called ready made jacket,,,,,really!!!! bob the best song is ‘BOOM BOOM SUPRIYA” by the mighty acre,,,,well the game is underway,,,let’s go to the field”
Booooom
THATS REALLY GREAT NEWS…WE NEED TO GET CRICKET TO THE OLYMPICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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