New $1.5 billion broadcast deal confirmed for Cricket Australia

The BBL season will be shortened by 18 matches as Cricket Australia today confirmed a $1.5 billion extension of its domestic broadcast rights partnership with the Foxtel Group and Seven West Media.

The seven-year deal formally begins in 2024 :-

The seven-year deal worth $1.512 billion formally begins in 2024, with a year still to run on the current six-year deal signed in 2018, and will see cricket remain on Fox and Seven until the end of the 2030-31 summer.

Seven – which will also have streaming rights on its free 7plus platform when the new deal begins – will continue to broadcast all men’s Tests, all women’s international matches, a minimum of 23 WBBL matches, and 33 of the 43 BBL matches.

Seven’s BBL quota will include three BBL finals :-

Seven’s BBL quota will include three BBL finals matches, representing another change away from the current five-team finals structure when the new deal kicks in from BBL|14 onwards.

Men’s ODI and T20 internationals will continue to be shown on Foxtel and Kayo Sports, while those platforms will also carry 10 exclusive BBL matches that will include a ‘Super Saturday’ series.

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Key points of the new broadcast deal :-

• Foxtel Group and Seven West Media secure a seven-year deal worth $1.512 billion

• KFC BBL will reduced by 18 matches to 43 games from BBL|14

• The deal covers bilateral men’s and women’s series played in Australia, as well as the Big Bash competitions

• Foxtel and Kayo to show every game from men’s and women’s international and Big Bash cricket, including all men’s limited-overs internationals and 10 exclusive BBL matches

• Seven and 7plus to show all men’s Tests, all women’s international matches, a minimum of 23 WBBL matches, and 33 of the 43 BBL matches (including three BBL Finals)

• Cricket.com.au to remain the home of free highlights for all cricket

• New deal starts in mid-2024, and will run until end of 2030-31 season

• New deal represents a $19m per year increase on the six-year, $1.182bn deal signed in 2018, including a cash uplift of 10.5 per cent

• Seven has withdrawn legal proceedings against CA relating to pandemic affected BBL seasons.

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