CricketTicket 2009 $299.00

[satexplorer]

I just received a newsletter regarding CricketTicket 2009 starting February 25, 2009 and mentions new programming UTV Movies on HindiDirect. The rest of the tours are either confirmed, speculated or pending an cricket board decision.

Key: Listings in Blue are exclusive to DirecTV's CricketTicket ch. 477-479 and 2027-2029 or CricketPlus Ch. 2024. Listings in Red are exclusive to DISH Network's Zee Sports Americas Ch. 576 or PPV ch. 457. Listings in Purple are on CricketPlus and Zee Sports Americas. Listings in orange are broadband. Listings in black are blackouts apply.

DirecTV has slashed $299 for the half-season price of $149 from August 18, 2009-February 28, 2010.
Zee Sports Americas is $249.99/year, renewal is every October.


COMPLETED

1/09 South Africa tour of Australia
Australia: Nine Network
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport

1/09 West Indies tour of New Zealand
New Zealand: SKY Sport
Carribbean: SportsMax

1/09 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Bangladesh: BTV
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye

1/09 Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh [3 ODI]

1/09 Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan [3 ODI]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
Pakistan: PTV
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye

1/09 India tour of Pakistan [3 Test/5 ODI]

2/09 New Zealand tour of Australia
Australia: Nine Network
New Zealand: SKY Sport

2/09 India tour of Sri Lanka [5 ODI/T20I]
Indian subcontinent: NEO Cricket
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye

2/09 England tour of West Indies CricketPlus [4 Test/5 ODI]
UK/Ireland: SKY Sports

2/09 Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan [2 Test]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian Subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports

2/09 Australia tour of South Africa $59 or CricketPlus [3 Test/5 ODI/2 T20I]
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
Australia: FOX Sports

2/09 India tour of New Zealand $79 or CricketPlus [3 Test/5 ODI/2 T20I]
New Zealand: SKY Sport
Indian subcontinent: SET Max & SAB
Middle East/North Africa: SET

3/09 Women's Cricket World Cup CricketPlus

3/09 Pakistan tour of Bangladesh [5 ODI/2 T20I]

Indian Premier League/ICC World Twenty20 $199

4/09 Indian Premier League$99
Indian subcontinent: SET Max

4/09 Australia tour of UAE vs Pakistan [5 ODI/T20I]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
Pakistan: PTV
Australia: FOX Sports

5/09 West Indies tour of England Zee Sports Americas [2 Test/3 ODI]
UK/Ireland: SKY Sports
Caribbean: SportsMax

5/09 Zimbabwe tour of England [2 Tests/3 ODIs]

6/09 ICC World Twenty20 from England $125
Indian subcontinent: ESPN/Star Cricket
UK/Ireland: SKY Sports

6/09 India tour of West Indies $9.99 [4 ODI]
UK/Ireland: SKY Sports
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports

7/09 "Ashes Series" Australia tour of England $89.99 or Zee Sports Americas [5 Test/7 ODI/2 T20I]
UK/Ireland: SKY Sports
Australia: FOX Sports

7/09 Bangladesh tour of West Indies [2 Test/3 ODI/T20I]

7/09 Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka [3 Test/5 ODI]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye

7/09 New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe

8/09 Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe [5 ODI] CricketPlus
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports

8/09 New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka [2 Test/5 ODI]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye

9/09 Sri Lanka vs India vs New Zealand Zee Sports Americas
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye

9/09 ICC Champions Trophy (8 Teams) from South Africa $79
Indian Subcontinent: ESPN/Star Cricket
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport

10/8-23 2009 Champions League T20 from India $79
Commentators: Harsha Bhogle, Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sunil Gavaskar, Ian Chappell, Ian Bishop, Mike Haysman & Kumar Sangakkara.
TV: Star Cricket/Star Sports (India)

10/09 Australia tour of India $59.99 or Zee Sports Americas [7 ODI]
Indian subcontinent: NEO Cricket
India: DoorDarshan National
Australia: FOX Sports

10/09 Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh ESPN360 (Broadband)
Bangladesh: BTV
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport

11/09 New Zealand tour of UAE vs Pakistan[3 ODI/2 T20I]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
UK/Ireland: Zee Cafe

11/09 Zimbabwe tour of South Africa [2 ODI]
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport

11/09 Sri Lanka tour of India $89.99 (Entire series) or $69.99 for (T20 and ODI) or Zee Sports Americas [3 Test/2 T20I/5 ODI]
Indian subcontinent: NEO Cricket
India: DoorDarshan National (T20Is/ODIs)
Sri Lanka: Channel Eye

11/09 England tour of South Africa $49 [2 T20/5 ODI/4 Test]
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
UK/Ireland: SKY Sports

11/09 West Indies tour of Australia $59 [3 Test]
Australia: Nine Network
Caribbean: SportsMax

11/09 Pakistan tour of New Zealand [3 Test]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
New Zealand: SKY Sport

12/09 Pakistan tour of Australia $59 [3 Test/5 ODI/T20I]
Australia: Nine Network
Pakistan: GEO Super

1/10 Bangladesh vs India vs Sri Lanka ESPN360 (Broadband)
Indian subcontinent: NEO Cricket
Bangladesh: BTV

1/10 India tour of Bangladesh 2 Tests ESPN360 (Broadband)
Indian subcontinent: NEO Cricket

2/10 Bangladesh tour of New Zealand $49 [T20I/3 ODI/Test]
New Zealand: SKY Sport
Indian subcontinent: SET Max (Tape delay)

2/10 West Indies tour of Australia $59 [5 ODI/2 T20I]
Australia: Nine Network
Caribbean: SportsMax

2/10 South Africa tour of India [2 Test] [3 ODI]
Indian subcontinent: NEO Cricket
India: DoorDarshan National (ODIs)
Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport

2/10 England tour of UAE vs Pakistan [2 T20I]
Middle East/North Africa/Indian subcontinent/Pakistan/Southeast Asia: TEN Sports
UK/Ireland: SKY Sports

[Mertzen]

Will this still come from the Galaxy 3C bird at 95?

[satexplorer]

Will this still come from the Galaxy 3C bird at 95?

Ch. 477-479 are from Satellite 101°
Ch. 2027-2029 are from Satellite 95°

All channels are subject to change. I saw 117-119 change to 477-479 2 months ago.

[quizzer]

[mentions new programming on HindiDirect.

Whats the new programming on hindi direct?

[treaders]

2/09 Australia tour of South Africa..................................Regional [3 Test/5 ODI/2 T20]
4/09 Australia tour of Pakistan.......................................ARY Digital (DISH Network) [5 ODI/1 T20]
4/09 Indian Premier League........................................$99
6/09 ICC T20 World Championship from England.............$125
7/09 Australia tour of England........................................Zee Sports Americas (DISH Network) [5 Test/7 ODI]
10/09 ICC Champions Trophy from Pakistan..................$79
10/09 Australia tour of India..........................................Zee Sports Americas (DISH Network) [7 ODI]
10/09 Champions League T20 from India......................$79
11/09 West Indies tour of Australia.................................Regional [3 Test]
12/09 Pakistan tour of Australia..................................$59 [3 Test/5 ODI/1 T20]

Indian Premier League/ICC T20 World Championship.............$199

What does "Regional" in the listings above mean? Does this mean that DirecTV might cover these series?

[satexplorer]

What does "Regional" in the listings above mean? Does this mean that DirecTV might cover these series?

Regional means that the home and road team will not be covered in all continents. This list is subject to change.

[smiddy]

Man, I used to watch Cricket when I lived in Felixstowe in East Anglia. There's nothing like a good googly! But alas I can not find the wherewithal for such an expense.

[dilchahtahai]

hi, could you please post the entire newsletter from DirecttV in this ...

299$ is way expensive compared to last 2 years...where DirectTV had cricketticket for 150$ ....this is double price and in this economy, I wonder who will buy it

[gireeshbhat]

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this is the flyer I got from Directv.
One major series that is missing is Aus vs SA in SA. How come Directv is showing the later series in SA (Eng v SA) but not Aus v SA?
Please bear with me as I am using imageshack foir the first time.
Regards
Gireesh

[gireeshbhat]

[mentions new programming on HindiDirect.

Whats the new programming on hindi direct?
UTV movies (new for 2009) and Aastha are now included in hindidirect package.See my other post for the flyer from directv.
Regards
Gireesh

[dilchahtahai]

This is the most ridiculous package, I ever saw from DirectTV. I was thinking of buying Cricket Ticket but this is too expensive. They should cut down at least 100$.

Also, Their Hindi Package sucks big time........Star Plus and Star One , they already show on Dish NetWork ...That Leaves only NDTV and MTV and for two channels they charge 30 bucks...........I mean Price is fine..but show more channels like NDTV Imagine or COLORS etc..........

DirectTV sucks big time.............................................. .

Also, Why they are not updating their website with this new announcements.......

[gireeshbhat]

This is the most ridiculous package, I ever saw from DirectTV. I was thinking of buying Cricket Ticket but this is too expensive. They should cut down at least 100$.

Also, Their Hindi Package sucks big time........Star Plus and Star One , they already show on Dish NetWork ...That Leaves only NDTV and MTV and for two channels they charge 30 bucks...........I mean Price is fine..but show more channels like NDTV Imagine or COLORS etc..........

DirectTV sucks big time.............................................. .

Also, Why they are not updating their website with this new announcements.......
Directv had the STAR network before DISH did. They are working on making their offerings more competitive by adding Aastha and UTV Movies to the hindidirect package. Cricketplus (although not a great channel) is still provided so that one can watch reruns of cricket matches. I would say Directv is quite ok when it comes to their offerings. Can they improve even more? Sure.They were missing a movie channel and utv movies should hopefully help with that. Now if only MTV starts showing more songs rather than useless roadies, etc....
Also about CricketTicket, you will notice that this year they have merged the ICC tournaments and IPL into the package. Previously you had to buy IPL and iCC tournaments separately.

Regards
Gireesh

[Benny04]

So does that mean that Cricket Ticket won't be broadcasting the 2009 Ashes series?

Does Zee Sports America have the exclusive broadcast rights or will Cricket Ticket also have the rights?

Cheers,
Benny

[Dave151]

DISH has exclusive rights to England home matches through 2010, I believe, and that includes the next Ashes series this summer. DirecTV won't have any way to show those matches.

Your best option (short of switching to DISH) is to watch Zee Sports America online.

[ramcm7]

So does that mean that Cricket Ticket won't be broadcasting the 2009 Ashes series?

Does Zee Sports America have the exclusive broadcast rights or will Cricket Ticket also have the rights?

Cheers,
Benny

The tour match contracts are negotiated with each Test/ODI country for matches hosted by that country's team. (I phrase it in that fashion because the "host" country retains the broadcast rights even if the matches are held at a neutral venue, I believe.) Currently the England-hosted tours contract is held by DISH/Zee Sports America, which also holds the contracts for India, Pakistan. DirecTV holds the contracts for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. I believe DirecTV also holds the rights to matches from Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies, although not all of the tours to these locales have been broadcast on DirecTV.

ICC tournaments and the IPL have separate contracts and have been available on both DISH and DirecTV.

I am a bit surprised at the dearth of tours included and with the inclusion of the IPL, the T20 WC, the T20 Champions League, and the Champions Trophy. These had all previously been set up as extra purchases. $299 might be worth it if you planned to purchase and watch all these extra tournaments, but some, like the Champions League, have dealt with postponements. Personally, I'd like to see some of the tours marked as "regional" to be included.

So, to answer your original question, the Ashes are not likely to be seen on DirecTV.

[Benny04]

Oh great... So if you're an Australian Cricket Fan living in the US, you have to subscribe to Dish Network for the 2009 Ashes series and India tours and then in December switch to Direct TV for the Australian domestic season???

That's so annoying!!!! :mad:

Benny

[dilchahtahai]

Okay...I am cricket crazy maniac...and I have both DISH and DIRECTTV..so that I do not miss a single series....................

My Cost to Watch : ASHES/ Australia's Tour of India /West Indies tour of England and Sri Lanka's Tour of India would be not more than 120$ (6 months of subscription of Zee Sports America).

Okay..Compare that with the ****ty package that DirectTV Offers...and kind of series they are offering with money.......Does not make sense unless they change the package prices too 149$

Now they can remove IPL and 20-20 World Cup from Package that they are offering (that leaves with with India's tour of New Zealand and Pakistan's tour of Australia :) )..........

DIRECTTV SUCKS BIG TIME.................................Compare to Prices and Packages that DISH TV offers......................

[dilchahtahai]

If IPL is being offered by both DirectTV and DISH.......I would buy it from DISH ............Simply because, DirectTV sucks.......

[ramcm7]

My Cost to Watch : ASHES/ Australia's Tour of India /West Indies tour of England and Sri Lanka's Tour of India would be not more than 120$ (6 months of subscription of Zee Sports America).


Can you actually purchase Zee Sports America for only six months? When it was first announced, I thought I saw that a full year's subscription was the only option.

[Brandon428]

Man, I used to watch Cricket when I lived in Felixstowe in East Anglia. There's nothing like a good googly! But alas I can not find the wherewithal for such an expense.

I've never watched it but I agree that is too much. To me $99.99 would be a good value. At that price I might have been curious enough to look into it and perhaps get it.

[Benny04]

OK, so the problem is that you either go on a 2 year contract or pay a massive premium for either Dish or Direct... Not much good if you want to watch the Ashes and India tour on Dish and then switch to Direct TV for the Australian domestic season.

Can you imagine if they made you switch providers for every NFL game depending on their home and away schedule??? What a joke!

Has anybody had any experience with Willow.tv?

Cheers,
Benny

[dilchahtahai]

Actually, you can get ZeeSportsAmerica on a monthly basis....It will cost you 20$ in Dish Network........for a month...Ashes would be for 2 months.....so...40$ and you are all set.........Unlike DirectTV (I still cant believe, they are asking 300$ package.......Idiots Morons...

Bastards from DirectTV needs to look into mirror...

[Dave151]

Actually, you can get ZeeSportsAmerica on a monthly basis....It will cost you 20$ in Dish Network........for a month...Ashes would be for 2 months.....so...40$ and you are all set.........Unlike DirectTV (I still cant believe, they are asking 300$ package.......Idiots Morons...

Bastards from DirectTV needs to look into mirror...

Why are you calling DirecTV "idiots", "morons", and "bastards"? What they do and don’t have the rights to limits them.

The structure of the broadcasting of cricket has evolved as follows: the rights to international broadcast are owned by the governing body in the home country. The next Ashes series is in England - therefore, the English Cricket Board and its agents held the rights. They chose, a few years ago, to sell the US distribution exclusively to DISH for a multi-year period. I'm sure DirecTV wanted those rights, they just didn't win them. There's nothing that can be done about that now. The same type of scenario has played out for all of the major test-playing nations.

As it has turned out, DISH got exclusive North American rights for matches played in England, India and Pakistan, while DirecTV got the same thing for Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

For Benny04's sake, that is not good news for 2009. DISH has the rights to the summer Ashes series, while DirecTV has the rights to the Australian domestic season. Actually, most of DirecTV's contracts expire sometime during 2009, so the reason the new Cricket Ticket package has alot of questions surrounding it is probably due to the fact that those rights are still being negotiated. And given the current economic conditions, the cricket governing bodies probably don't want to negotiate any long-term deals right now, since those asset values would be fairly low. So, I would expect that many broadcast deals will most likely be decided at the last minute, if not on a tour-by-tour basis, until the economy stabilizes.

As far as DirecTV's proposed $299 package goes, they are simply trying to bundle things to give subscribers a discount for the whole season. And given the explosion in "franchise" cricket (IPL, Champions League, etc.) they are merely trying to price them so they can recoup the huge rights fees that the BCCI (India's governing body for cricket) and ICC demanded. If you don't want all the series, than just buy on a tour-by-tour basis.

Is it frustrating at times? Certainly. But DirecTV didn't cause this. They are just working under the constraints of the system that evolved into this. And frankly, the cricket-viewing population in the US isn't large enough where they are going to care if this causes annoyance to us here. Benny, when the NFL sold its' last TV contract, it put games on CBS and FOX, precisely based on who is home and away. That’s not a big deal to us here in the US because we get both channels. But for people who may only get one of those two networks overseas, it is exactly the same thing.

Finally, Zee Sports America is not available via DirecTV. Again, I’m sure DirecTV would love to offer it, but they haven’t obtained the rights to show it yet. Right now, it is a DISH-only channel. The only way I know of to get it is to subscribe online via willow.tv. And to reply to Benny04's other question, yes, I have watched Zee Sports via willow.tv and have generally been pleased with their offering. In fact, I expect I'll be watching it this summer for the Ashes.

[jhangir07]

Any body know cricket schdule to be shown on Zee Sports America for 2009?

[satexplorer]

Any body know cricket schdule to be shown on Zee Sports America for 2009?

There highlighted in red. England cricket home games contract expires this year and India cricket home games contract expires on 3/31/2010. I don't know what the news is now for the ICL. Lahore Badshahs have left the ICL.

[dilchahtahai]

Here are the Reasons:

1) Business wise, What exactly made them take a decision to raise the price from 149$ (that they offered) in 2008 to 299$ for 2009 ....In the Toughest Economy Time.

2) Lets say, Biggest Catch for them is Indian Audience, and IPL but they dont have exclusive rights for IPL. Also, For Indian Fans (I am one of them), biggest bet was to buy CricketTicket 2007 because, that had India's Tour of Australia...neways...IPL is open for Dish Viewers as well...So Why Would anyone choose DirectTV over Dish.

3) Not Only for Cricket Package, DirectTV Sucks but also for South Asian Programming. Dish Offers 12 of the best channels while DirectTV offers only 4 different channel compared to what the Indian Audience might get for Dish TV. Naturally, if given a choice , They would go for Dish TV for South Asian Programming over DirectTV ...and for Cricket Needs..since India's rights are with Dish TV and Zee Sports America is also being telecast in Dish TV, They would not have any motivation to go for DirectTV.

4) Lets just say, for Non-Indian (Sub Continent Audience)....They do not have rights for Pakistan's and not all tours of Sri Lanka...So For Example: Current Series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is not there in DirectTV, and so is when India would be touring to Sri Lanka.

5) They are going to offer this Cricket Ticket 2009 in March but they are not advertising on their website and we are almost finishing January? MAy I Know Why? Because, DirectTV Sucks.

6) In This Tough Economy Times, they need to reduce the price so that, more customers can think of buying it, Instead they double the price :) What an Idea :)

7) If I would be in charge of DirectTV Cricket Ticket, I would have even gave Free To Air for couple of on going series between Australia and South Africa and Australia Vs NewZeland to promote Cricket viewers in USA. (Who knows..that might lead me to few more customers.

8) I would cut down, the package price to half and exclude IPL from it. Bottom Line, Package would sound same 149$ ..but most viewers who want IPL Access are going to pay 99$ so they would give them 250$ but how does 149$ sounds compared to 299$ and How many more customers it could have brought.

9) DirectTV Customer Service rates best in the business , you know why........Because, Most of the Time People are calling Customer Service and telling them millions of problems they face in receiving services...

[Dave151]

I don't really want to keep going back and forth on this, so at some point we're going to have to agree to disagree. It is clear that for your interests, DISH is better for you. That's fine. I just don't understand why you have to say that DirecTV sucks. DirecTV didn't claim they had India or Pakistan home matches, so they haven't been dishonest. To knowledgeable fans, it is clear that DISH had those rights. But the risk one takes is that the next time the various contracts roll around, they could switch hands. Is it frustrating? Yes. But as I said before, that is the broadcast framework under which both DISH and DirecTV are forced to operate.

You mentioned three times that the price is too high. I don’t run the company, but I’m sure they are pricing it where they believe they are maximizing revenue. As a customer, you either buy it or not. If one wants, one can buy series-to-series. But comparing the 2008 price to that for 2009 is absurd. The 2008 price was so low because there were very few series available. It was the leanest schedule in the history of the Cricket Ticket package, merely because of the locations of the matches. Also, the 2008 package did not include the IPL and ICC events. The 2009 package does. You have to compare apples to apples, and just saying the 2009 price is double the 2008 price makes no sense.

The only point I will agree with you on is that they don't promote cricket enough or early enough. And it is frustrating that I always know more than the CSRs do. But one has to understand, cricket has so few fans in the US. I would love for them to promote it more with giveaways and the like, but I have talked to DirecTV managers who say they have done all those things and it doesn't help. So DirecTV uses their resources in other places.

Listen, if you want to complain, it's your right. But I want others to understand that much of what you are unhappy about is based on things that are either driven by your preference or are largely outside of DirecTV's control. At the end of the day, each customer has to choose whether they want the Cricket package or not, or if they are going to change providers. But don't be surprised if DirecTV makes a big play for both the England and India home matches when those deals are up for renegotiation.

[dilchahtahai]

Listen Mate,

I do not hate DirectTV. I do not want them to lie for the packages that are not available. But They need to know before hand, whether they are going to show it or not. Its simple Deal. Yes Or No.

Also, Whatever they have Market it better. Show some Free Cricket? Modify Package so that It looks attractive, I already gave my suggestion. Bottom Line is: Some Stupid CEO or Manager who is making a decision clearly does not care about the Customers. I guess that is American policy..You wanna take it, Take it or Leave it.

Cricket Viewers are not American Viewers. You need to understand how "Rest of the World" think when you are selling something which "Rest of the World Watches".

Enough Said...Peace Bro.

[Mertzen]

hi, could you please post the entire newsletter from DirecttV in this ...

299$ is way expensive compared to last 2 years...where DirectTV had cricketticket for 150$ ....this is double price and in this economy, I wonder who will buy it
Add on top that new CT customers pay $99 for an upgrade to worldirect dish if they don't have one yet.

[coldsteel]

Also, Zee Sports America on Dish is ONLY available annually for $249.99...

[ramcm7]

Okay...I am cricket crazy maniac...and I have both DISH and DIRECTTV..so that I do not miss a single series....................

My Cost to Watch : ASHES/ Australia's Tour of India /West Indies tour of England and Sri Lanka's Tour of India would be not more than 120$ (6 months of subscription of Zee Sports America).

Okay..Compare that with the ****ty package that DirectTV Offers...and kind of series they are offering with money.......Does not make sense unless they change the package prices too 149$

Now they can remove IPL and 20-20 World Cup from Package that they are offering (that leaves with with India's tour of New Zealand and Pakistan's tour of Australia :) )..........

DIRECTTV SUCKS BIG TIME.................................Compare to Prices and Packages that DISH TV offers......................

Having two providers offer cricket has been great for cricket fans. I have been a DirecTV sub because I also subscribe to the NFL package and would not switch away from that or also get DISH just for cricket. Before DirecTV started offering cricket, DISH was charging an arm and a leg just for single tour packages. When DirecTV started offering cricket, DISH's packages almost immediately became more affordable. (You are welcome!) Sure it would be great if all series were available on both providers for a low price, but I appreciate what is available. Also, DISH usually offered packages around the South Asian sides. DirecTV's contracts with cricket boards outside that area were appreciated by cricket fans with other rooting interests, like me. (This was one of the best things to come out of the Rupert Murdoch ownership period of DirecTV.)

I agree that the price for CT'09 is steep. I am considering not purchasing the package this year. If you feel you have to have access to every match and think it is someone else's fault that you have to spend that much money, sorry if I sound like a shrink here, perhaps a little self reflection is in order. I love cricket. I just don't let it run my life.

[mikemike]

Thanks for the information given here. Can someone please tell me how someone in the USA can watch England in the West Indies on television, is it Directtv or is it Dish? However much research I do I can't seem to find the answer.

Thanks in advance.

[Dave151]

mike,

Series that take place in the West Indies are kind of tricky, because the WICB has not to my knowledge signed a long-term US TV distribution deal with either provider. Also, the WICB has so many other sponsorship issues to deal with, that they may not be anywhere close to figuring out what they intend to do.

With a series as lucrative as a visit from England, I am sure it will be on TV in the US somewhere, I just don't think it has been determined yet. And it may not be made known until weeks or even days before the start of play.

Sorry for the lack of info.

[mikemike]

Thanks Dave, that actually explains very well why there is so little info available and why the info there is available is so vague. Thanks for your reply, I'd appreciate it if you could post here if you hear anything. Thanks.

[ramcm7]

Let's look at the Test playing nations and their issues:

Australia: Pretty stable, TV contract regularly showing tours;
New Zealand: Pretty stable, TV contract regularly showing major tours, some minor tours may have been skipped, if I recall;
Bangladesh: Minor Test player; usually gets tours televised if big visitor is coming;
India: Board has its squabbles which can results in uncertainty to TV contracts at times, but is recognized big draw, both live and TV;
Pakistan: Board stability improving; visitors canceling tours, making TV there iffy;
Sri Lanka: Board needs more stability; TV contract more often miss than hit;
South Africa: Stable board, TV contract regularly showing major tours, some minor tours may have been skipped, if I recall;
Zimbabwe: Government is a mess; many major teams canceling tours based on politics;
England: Pretty stable, TV contract regularly showing tours;
West Indies: Board needs more stability; TV contract more often hit than miss.

Your thoughts?

[Dave151]

From today's "Morning Bridge" E-newsletter:

"DIRECTV has entered into a pair of multi-year deals for exclusive broadcast rights to International Cricket Council tournaments, Indian Premier League tournaments, Champions League Twenty20, Australian cricket, South African cricket, New Zealand cricket and other major cricket events. The content will be available via DIRECTV's CricketTicket programming package."


Looks to me like DirecTV re-upped for more of what it already had with respect to home matches on Australia, NZ and South African soil. I am surprised that it mentions "exclusive rights" for ICC and IPL events. My guess is that is sloppy copy writing, rather than the fact that DIrecTV has gotten those events off DISH. No mention of Sri Lanka matches, either, which were generally on DirecTV as well.

[Dave151]

It appears I was wrong about the exclusivety part. I just noticed this press release, posted on DIrecTV's web site this morning.

This is not good news for DISH subscribers who like cricket:

DIRECTV Secures Exclusive Broadcast Rights for All International Cricket Council (ICC) and Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket Tournaments

DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite TV service provider, and Willow TV, Inc., the Internet's largest portal for cricket streaming video, have entered into multi-year agreements that give DIRECTV broadcast rights for International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments, Indian Premier League (IPL) tournaments, Champions League Twenty20, Australian cricket, South African cricket, New Zealand cricket and other major cricket events. These rights include events such as the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England, the 2009/10 IPL tournaments, the 2009 India tour of New Zealand and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

"DIRECTV is proud to partner with Willow TV and the world's top cricket tournaments to offer U.S. cricket fans this exclusive lineup of exciting cricket events and the new Twenty 20 format, which is revolutionizing the sport," said John de Armas, vice president, WorldDirect, Inc. "Now cricket fans in the U.S. can turn to DIRECTV exclusively to satisfy their hunger for this exciting international sport and watch the thrill of the game in 100% digital image and sound."

Beginning Feb. 11, ICC and IPL cricket tours will be available to U.S. audiences, exclusively on DIRECTV's CricketTicket(TM) 2009 package. CricketTicket is part of the WorldDirect(TM) programming platform and is available for $299.99 for the full season, or the IPL & ICC World T20 package can be purchased for $199.99. ......

Customers can receive more information on the package by calling 1-800-378-4179 or visiting www.cricketticket.com.

2009 Cricket Ticket League Game Schedule*

India Tour of New Zealand February/March
Australia Tour of South Africa February/March
IPL April/May
ICC World Twenty20 June
IPL and ICC World Twenty20 April/June
England Tour of South Africa September
Champion League T20 October
ICC Champion Trophy November
Bangladesh Tours New Zealand December
Pakistan Tours of Australia December

*All schedules subject to change.

The fanfare will start tonight at the ESPNZone at Times Square in New York as DIRECTV launches its CricketTicket 2009. Many prominent guests from the South Asian community are expected to attend the VIP reception including Miss India USA, Nikkitasha Marwasha, acclaimed comedian and host, Sunil Thakkar along with cricket league representatives. Cricket promos will be running on The Reuters Screens in Times Square from 6:30-7:00PM and 7:30-8:00PM."

[dprus]

Hi,

I recently switched to DirecTV and I am very interested in getting the 2009 CricketTicket. I called today to enquire from DirecTV what I needed and was upset to find out that they require me to subscribe to some international channel before I can order the CricketTicket.

They told me I would have to pay $20 for the second Dish and then there was some Phillipino $5/mo. international channel that was their cheapest option.

I currently have Choice HDDVR Xtra with the 5 lnb dish.

If this is true then getting the CricketTicket is going to cost me $299 + (12 * $5) + $20 (install) = $379 for the first year! Having to pay $5/mo. for a channel I'll never watch is very frustrating and I'm surprised they can force it upon me like this.

Please could someone clarify this for me?

Thanks!

[jhangir07]

Is ipl and icc events on ppv or zee sports america?

[rnbmusicfan]

Here are the Reasons:

1) Business wise, What exactly made them take a decision to raise the price from 149$ (that they offered) in 2008 to 299$ for 2009 ....In the Toughest Economy Time.

2) Lets say, Biggest Catch for them is Indian Audience, and IPL but they dont have exclusive rights for IPL. Also, For Indian Fans (I am one of them), biggest bet was to buy CricketTicket 2007 because, that had India's Tour of Australia...neways...IPL is open for Dish Viewers as well...So Why Would anyone choose DirectTV over Dish.

3) Not Only for Cricket Package, DirectTV Sucks but also for South Asian Programming. Dish Offers 12 of the best channels while DirectTV offers only 4 different channel compared to what the Indian Audience might get for Dish TV. Naturally, if given a choice , They would go for Dish TV for South Asian Programming over DirectTV ...and for Cricket Needs..since India's rights are with Dish TV and Zee Sports America is also being telecast in Dish TV, They would not have any motivation to go for DirectTV.

4) Lets just say, for Non-Indian (Sub Continent Audience)....They do not have rights for Pakistan's and not all tours of Sri Lanka...So For Example: Current Series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is not there in DirectTV, and so is when India would be touring to Sri Lanka.

5) They are going to offer this Cricket Ticket 2009 in March but they are not advertising on their website and we are almost finishing January? MAy I Know Why? Because, DirectTV Sucks.

6) In This Tough Economy Times, they need to reduce the price so that, more customers can think of buying it, Instead they double the price :) What an Idea :)

7) If I would be in charge of DirectTV Cricket Ticket, I would have even gave Free To Air for couple of on going series between Australia and South Africa and Australia Vs NewZeland to promote Cricket viewers in USA. (Who knows..that might lead me to few more customers.

8) I would cut down, the package price to half and exclude IPL from it. Bottom Line, Package would sound same 149$ ..but most viewers who want IPL Access are going to pay 99$ so they would give them 250$ but how does 149$ sounds compared to 299$ and How many more customers it could have brought.

9) DirectTV Customer Service rates best in the business , you know why........Because, Most of the Time People are calling Customer Service and telling them millions of problems they face in receiving services...


Perhaps DirecTV should have done a Lite package?

DirecTV does have Aastha which is nice Hindu/spiritual network, though Dish has more general entertainment channels (Zee, SONY, Sahara and the Stars). Don't really don't know much about India Now on DirecTV. Can't find information on the shows that they air.

Both Dish and DirecTV overcharge a bit for the movie channels, though Dish started the high price trend:
like $19.99 for Zee Cinema, SET Movies, or Filmy (DirecTV). Should be priced around $14.99, and a $10 add on to a base package on Dish. On Fios, all three Zee, SONY and TV Asia are for $14.99. Dish was charging $34.99. Case of overcharging. With these channels including any sports packages, Im sure Dish and DirecTV figure there is a group of customers that have the money and aren't price sensitive.

[mikemike]

Does anyone know of any update Re. Live television coverage of West Indies-England to USA viewers?

It's so close to the start I'm beginning to think there won't be any US TV coverage.

[dilchahtahai]

Same applies to India Vs Sri Lanka Series which is being played rightnow...Seems like DirectTV and/or Dish..they dont care for Cricket Lovers.......A$$es.

[mikemike]

I blame cricket. If they created a 'cricket channel' they could keep their own rights and make more money. Cricket is run by asses.

[dilchahtahai]

Cricket is a religion , my friend. Dont Blame the Religion or Messengers of GOD :) ........There is no channel for FOOTBALL (I mean soccer)....There is no channel for Field Hockey........If the Sport which is being played by all across the globe..(WORLD).......you can never get telecast rights of all the countries....However the way, it should be is that when the Cricket Board sells the Rights, it should be for Home and Away Games..For Example: Australian Board..should control the games which they play..so that..if DirectTV gets the rights...It should get the rights of all the games Australia is going to play.......It is not that difficult actually..if everyone understands the simple Logic.....But Again....No One Cares about the FANS....Neither the Cricket Boards..Neither the Country......Neither the Dish .....Neither the DirectTV.........

[mikemike]

lol errrr....Fox Soccer Channel.

[dilchahtahai]

FOX SOCCER CHANNEL ? what exactly you are trying to say? There is a channel which telecast all Soccer games :) Does Fox Soccer Channel Telecast all games played by Switzerland? Or Poland? Or Germany? Or Argentina? Or USA? Or Australia ? Wake up Brother.......There is no way in the World..there can be any channel or any organization which can grab the telecast rights of ALL SOCCER games.....Impossible

[mikemike]

I was just making the point that you made an incorrect staterment: (There is no channel for FOOTBALL (I mean soccer)....)

Stop talking like it would be the hardest thing in the world for crickets governing bodies to get together and split the cost of a USA based Cricket Channel. Seems like an obvious solution to me, given the fact I can't even pay to watch England-West Indies despite the fact I'm desperate to.

[dilchahtahai]

If DirectTV would have included in their package for 2009, then Perhaps..you would have paid for your England Vs West Indies Tour...

[dilchahtahai]

Finally...DirectTV has updated their website...but there is a GOOD NEWS...Instead of 299$ Package, they have kept the price to 149$......or again, perhaps..it is a website blunder.......I wish I can file a lawsuit :)) nevertheless...website update is a good news...I wonder why it took them so much of time.......http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=1100076&footernavtype=-1

[satexplorer]

If DirectTV would have included in their package for 2009, then Perhaps..you would have paid for your England Vs West Indies Tour...

West Indies vs England tour match is blackout because DirecTV gave Hype TV and CaribVision the door. It's considered as a regional game.

[ramcm7]

Finally...DirectTV has updated their website...but there is a GOOD NEWS...Instead of 299$ Package, they have kept the price to 149$......or again, perhaps..it is a website blunder.......I wish I can file a lawsuit :)) nevertheless...website update is a good news...I wonder why it took them so much of time.......http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=1100076&footernavtype=-1

Did you call and lock it in at that price? I suspect that the $149 was left over from the 2008 CT and DirecTV forgot to update that part and if you call in, the rep may quote the $299 price. I am in at $149; still on the fence at $299.

UPDATE 4 Feb 2009 4:56 PM EST: DirecTV website now has $299 price.

[satexplorer]

Try asking DirecTV CricketTicket as to where the money goes to. One might notice. Picture Conversion, Cricket Clubs, admission fee and the production crew. We are mistreated for our money.

[dilchahtahai]

OKAY GOOD NEWS ...England Vs West Indies Series is Live on Cricket Plus Channel (2024)

[Dave151]

For non-DirecTV subscribers, it's also on willow.tv. The entire England tour of West Indies is $39.99 there.

[dhines]

in todays world of so many games being broadcast on the internet . . . $300 sounds like too much money. but who knows

[satexplorer]

Another Tri Series is canceled Pakistan vs Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh from Abu Dhabi, UAE. No Stanford cricket in September now that the United States busted Allen Stanford.

[satexplorer]

More changes, see post #1

[jhangir07]

who is showing pakistan vs australia directv or dishnetwork?

[ramcm7]

who is showing pakistan vs australia directv or dishnetwork?

This is a displaced Pakistan-hosted series, so DISH network should have the broadcast rights to it. Whether it will be broadcast, I have not heard.

[satexplorer]

This is a displaced Pakistan-hosted series, so DISH network should have the broadcast rights to it. Whether it will be broadcast, I have not heard.

If Pakistan cricket team goes to UAE and Hong Kong it's shown on GEO TV. If Pakistan cricket team goes to Canada it's shown on ARY Digital. Nobody here in North America has the rights to the home games played in Pakistan.

Zee Sports Americas has the rights to India and England home games go to this site for details. http://dishnetwork.com/cricket

CBN and ATN CricketPlus go to this site for details. http://asiantelevision.com/cricket.htm

[jhangir07]

Geo tv will show pakistan vs australia is that conform?

[satexplorer]

Geo tv will show pakistan vs australia is that conform?

BREAKING NEWS: DISH Network is not carrying Indian Premier League any more and not showing Pakistan vs Australia from UAE on their urdu channels. !rolling

DISH Network did carry the IPL on their Pay-Per-View channels back in 2008. When their competitor DirecTV as made it an exclusive. DISH Network can't offer it. Willow TV (Broadband) charges $20.00 off than DirecTV is offering.

[satexplorer]

::BREAKING NEWS:: Chapal Cup from UAE, Pakistan vs Australia is being shown exclusively on CricketPlus (DirecTV's WorldDirect) and Zee Sports Americas (DISH Network).

[Paul Secic]

I just received a newsletter regarding CricketTicket 2009 starting February 25, 2009 and mentions new programming UTV Movies on HindiDirect. The rest of the tours are either confirmed, speculated or pending an cricket board decision. Listings in blue are exclusive to DirecTV's CricketTicket. Listings in red are exclusive to DISH Network's Zee Sports Americas.

1/09 South Africa tour of Australia~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CricketTicket 2008
1/09 West Indies tour of New Zealand~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CricketTicket 2008
1/09 India tour of Pakistan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELED
1/09 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nimbus Sport (Regional Restrictions)
1/09 Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nimbus Sport (Regional Restrictions) [3 ODI]
1/09 Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [3 ODI]

2/09 New Zealand tour of Australia~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CricketTicket 2008
2/09 India tour of Sri Lanka~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nimbus Sport (Regional Restrictions) [5 ODI/1 T20]
2/09 England tour of West Indies~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CricketPlus [5 Test/5 ODI]
2/09 Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [2 Test]
2/09 Australia tour of South Africa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$59 or CricketPlus [3 Test/5 ODI/2 T20]
2/09 India tour of New Zealand~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$79 or CricketPlus [3 Test/5 ODI/2 T20]

3/09 Pakistan tour of Bangladesh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~POSTPONED TIL NOVEMBER 2009 [5 ODI/2 T20]
3/09 Women's Cricket World Cup~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CricketPlus
3/09 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh from UAE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELED

Indian Premier League/ICC T20 World Championship~~~~~~$199

4/09 Indian Premier League~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$99
4/09 Pakistan vs Australia from UAE~~~~~~~~CricketPlus [5 ODI/1 T20]

5/09 Zimbabwe tour of England~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELED
5/09 Sri Lanka tour of England~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELED
5/09 West Indies tour of England~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zee Sports Americas [2 Test/3 ODI]
5/09 Sri Lanka vs South Africa vs India~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELED

6/09 ICC T20 World Championship from England~~~~~~~~$125
?/09 Bangladesh tour of West Indies~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~?
6/09 India tour of West Indies~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CricketPlus [4 ODI]

7/09 Australia tour of England~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zee Sports Americas [5 Test/7 ODI]
7/09 New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~POSTPONED TILL JUNE 2010
7/09 New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [2 Test/5 ODI]
7/09 India tour of Zimbabwe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [5 ODI]
7/09 Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELED
7/09 Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [5 ODI]

8/09 Zimbabwe vs India vs South Africa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Not Confirmed)
8/09 Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [3 ODI]

9/09 ICC Champions Trophy from South Africa~~~~~~~~$79

10/09 Australia tour of India~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zee Sports Americas [7 ODI]
10/09 Champions League T20 from India~~~~~~~~~~~$79
10/09 Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [5 ODI]

11/09 England tour of South Africa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$49 [4 Test/5 ODI]
11/09 West Indies tour of Australia~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$ [3 Test]
11/09 Sri Lanka tour of India~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Zee Sports Americas [3 Test/5 ODI]
11/09 New Zealand tour of Pakistan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANCELED
11/09 Pakistan tour of Bangladesh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[5 ODI] [2 T20]

12/09 Pakistan tour of Australia~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$59 [3 Test/5 ODI/1 T20]
12/09 India tour of Bangladesh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Regional Restrictions) [2 Test]

1/10 Bangladesh tour of New Zealand~~~~~~~~~~~~$49 [2 Test/3 ODI]

WOW!!!! That's a lot of money.

[satexplorer]

More changes, see post #1.

[jhangir07]

Who will show sri lanka home game directv or dishnetwork?

[deplaya]

Isn't all cricket exclusive to directv until 2014?

Cricket Ticket + Cricket Plus will carry all matches international matches!! I think..

The Ashes looks like it will be on cricketplus!!

[satexplorer]

Isn't all cricket exclusive to directv until 2014?

Cricket Ticket + Cricket Plus will carry all matches international matches!! I think..

The Ashes looks like it will be on cricketplus!!

The Ashes are on Zee Sports Americas see http://www.dishnetwork.com/cricket The Ashes in 2005 and 2006-07 was carried on CricketTicket. However England's home games was picked up by DISH Network in early 2006. The broadcast contract for DISH on England home games will end, after the Australia tour of England is over.

India home games contract ends for DISH when South Africa tour of India ends in March 2010.

See changes on post 1 in this thread. Since India is traveling to the Carribbean, I saw on my EPG, Zee Sports Americas has picked up all 4 ODI's for India tour of West Indies. Not every game is on CricketPlus. They will carry any game out that it's CricketTicket offer. Although, see http://www.cricketplus.tv for any changes.

[satexplorer]

Who will show sri lanka home game directv or dishnetwork?


Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh and India tour of Sri Lanka were all blackout on both DBS in the United States. Most of the tours carried on Sri Lanka local channel, Channel EYE had wall-to-wall ads targeting their youth to sign up to their army. Also Sri Lanka Cricket games contract was also expiring that contributed to the blackout for some areas.

Mostly Sri Lanka home games are Exclusive to TEN Sports. It's up to either CricketTicket or CricketPlus to show. You can say blackout again! :lol:

[ProfLonghair]

Can we get BREAKING NEWS removed from the thread title, please? It's oh so distracting while skimming headlines.

[smiddy]

Can we get BREAKING NEWS removed from the thread title, please? It's oh so distracting while skimming headlines.
I agree, I just scanned this and saw it was breaking news and well, it isn't any longer. :(

[quizzer]

The Ashes are on Zee Sports Americas see http://www.dishnetwork.com/cricket The Ashes in 2005 and 2006-07 was carried on CricketTicket. However England's home games was picked up by DISH Network in early 2006. The broadcast contract for DISH on England home games will end, after the Australia tour of England is over.

India home games contract ends for DISH when South Africa tour of India ends in March 2010.

See changes on post 1 in this thread. Since India is traveling to the Carribbean, I saw on my EPG, Zee Sports Americas has picked up all 4 ODI's for India tour of West Indies. Not every game is on CricketPlus. They will carry any game out that it's CricketTicket offer. Although, see http://www.cricketplus.tv for any changes.

I thought will watch the Ind WI series for free on CricketPlus. Now that Its gone to Zee Sports America, its not worth paying the annual rate for it.

I wish ZEE had monthly plan.

[TigerBait]

The WI and India ODIs can be seen on channel 478(if you have CricketTicket).

[satexplorer]

The WI and India ODIs can be seen on channel 478(if you have CricketTicket).

Game in HD? Nothing listed for 2027-2029.

More changes for Cricket see post 1.

BREAKING NEWS: The Ashes Series and the entire NatWest Series is available on DISH Network PPV ch. 457 (Satellite 119°) and ch. 471 (Satellite 148°). Everything from Test/ODI/T20 is $89.99. NatWest Series (colored uniforms) is $69.99, T20 only is $19.99 and ODI only is $59.99.

[deplaya]

The Canadian broadcasters will be broadcasting the Ashes from a Cricketplus feed. (well at least that's what i got from the ATN site) Which means that they (Cricketplus) will be carrying it.. As for the games showing on Directv that will be another story (Blackout? )...I've noticed a lot of stuff that have been or are currently exclusive to Dish are being broadcasted on Directv...or i'm just lost in all of this!! :(

[dilchahtahai]

Damn..There is no package for only ASHES TEST MATCHES...TEST MATCHES are fun ...They should keep TEST MATCH only package with 50 bucks..I would buy.

[satexplorer]

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Cricket Board as accepted UAE has their neutral ground for the match between Pakistan vs New Zealand for 4 ODIs and 2 T20s in October 2009. Pakistan also has agree to travel to New Zealand in December 2009 for 3 Tests. See Post #1.

Advisory: All cricket games are not available on Television due to contract expiration dates. Contract with some cricket boards were not renewed.

[satexplorer]

BREAKING NEWS! From Chennai, TN: Australia will open their seven-match One-day tour of India in the northern Indian city of Jaipur on October 25, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.

All times given are Eastern Time.

10/25/09 Jaipur, RJ 5:00AM
10/28/09 Jamtha, MH 5:00AM
10/31/09 Delhi 5:00AM
11/2/09 Mohali, PB 5:00AM
11/5/09 Hyderabad, AP 5:00AM
11/8/09 Guwahati, AS 12:00AM
11/11/09 Mumbai, MH 4:00AM

[quizzer]

BREAKING NEWS! From Chennai, TN: Australia will open their seven-match One-day tour of India in the northern Indian city of Jaipur on October 25, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.

All times given are Eastern Time.

10/25/09 Jaipur, RJ 5:00AM
10/28/09 Jamtha, MH 5:00AM
10/31/09 Delhi 5:00AM
11/2/09 Mohali, PB 5:00AM
11/5/09 Hyderabad, AP 5:00AM
11/8/09 Guwahati, AS 12:00AM
11/11/09 Mumbai, MH 4:00AM


Will echostar cover it live as PPV?

Times are bad for west coast!!!

[jhangir07]

Will Zee Sports America continue to show England home game from 2010 to 2013.?

[crabtrp]

I watched the '05 Ashes on DirecTV and loved it. Now I am supposed to switch to Dish and pay great wadges of cash to watch the '09 series. Screw it, now I can get TMS from Radio 5 I listen to that instead.

[dilchahtahai]

But you are going to miss, expert comments from Cricketer of the Century, Shane Warne..

[satexplorer]

::BREAKING NEWS::

Last 4 games of the "Grameenphone Cup" Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe can be seen exclusively on CricketPlus.
August 11, 14, 16 and 18 at 3:30am ET. The first ODI was on TEN Sports, the game showed only for 1 hour and 30 minutes and was cut away for the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka ODI match.

The Indian Premier League releases the IPL 3 schedule. They're not going abroad.

[quizzer]

::BREAKING NEWS::

Last 4 games of the "Grameenphone Cup" Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe can be seen exclusively on CricketPlus.
August 11, 14, 16 and 18 at 3:30am ET. The first ODI was on TEN Sports, the game showed only for 1 hour and 30 minutes and was cut away for the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka ODI match.

The Indian Premier League releases the IPL 3 schedule. They're not going abroad.

By cricketplus you mean channel 2024 for free?

How about the ind sl nz tri series next month?

[quizzer]

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k9/aug/aug188.php

[quizzer]

Who is covering ind sl nz tri series next month? Dish or Directv?

Also if one doesnt have zee sports america, then we can take the PPV option for individual series like ausvsindia or srilanka vs india right?

People who have Zeesports can watch all matches that come in echostar right?

[satexplorer]

Who is covering ind sl nz tri series next month? Dish or Directv?

Also if one doesnt have zee sports america, then we can take the PPV option for individual series like ausvsindia or srilanka vs india right?

People who have Zeesports can watch all matches that come in echostar right?

DirecTV CricketTicket is the home for all India AWAY games. When India and Pakistan was in Bangladesh for a Tri-Series, it was carried. Although DirecTV never had the rights to the Bangladesh home games.

SL vs IND vs NZ Tri-Series. BCCI has changed the days of play. New time of 5AM ET for all games. Remember not all of the tours are being covered. If the Tri-Series is covered, it is a blockbuster match up basis. The Global (Eastern Hemisphere) rights are with TEN Sports, the feed for UK is on Zee Cinema, for NZ is on Sky Sport.

DirecTV never renewed it's contract with Sri Lanka Cricket because of the high Sri Lanka Rupees it would get. Not with Bangladesh Cricket due to it's low Test ranking. Didn't sign with Zimbabwe Cricket due to the high Zimbabwe Dollars it would get.

DISH Network never renewed it's contract with Pakistan Cricket because of the high Pakistan Rupees it would get. No news with England Cricket because DISH Network doesn't have buying power.

ICC Champions Trophy is exclusively on DirecTV. No longer covered by DISH Network.

[quizzer]

DirecTV CricketTicket is the home for all India AWAY games. When India and Pakistan was in Bangladesh for a Tri-Series, it was carried. Although DirecTV never had the rights to the Bangladesh home games.

SL vs IND vs NZ Tri-Series. BCCI has changed the days of play. New time of 5AM ET for all games. Remember not all of the tours are being covered. If the Tri-Series is covered, it is a blockbuster match up basis. The Global (Eastern Hemisphere) rights are with TEN Sports, the feed for UK is on Zee Cinema, for NZ is on Sky Sport.

DirecTV never renewed it's contract with Sri Lanka Cricket because of the high Sri Lanka Rupees it would get. Not with Bangladesh Cricket due to it's low Test ranking. Didn't sign with Zimbabwe Cricket due to the high Zimbabwe Dollars it would get.

DISH Network never renewed it's contract with Pakistan Cricket because of the high Pakistan Rupees it would get. No news with England Cricket because DISH Network doesn't have buying power.

ICC Champions Trophy is exclusively on DirecTV. No longer covered by DISH Network.

Thank you. I always look at your updates for cricket. Let me know ASAP if directv will cover the tri series in lanka.

I'm waiting eagerly for the champions trophy.

[gireeshbhat]

DirecTV CricketTicket is the home for all India AWAY games. When India and Pakistan was in Bangladesh for a Tri-Series, it was carried. Although DirecTV never had the rights to the Bangladesh home games.

SL vs IND vs NZ Tri-Series. BCCI has changed the days of play. New time of 5AM ET for all games. Remember not all of the tours are being covered. If the Tri-Series is covered, it is a blockbuster match up basis. The Global (Eastern Hemisphere) rights are with TEN Sports, the feed for UK is on Zee Cinema, for NZ is on Sky Sport.

DirecTV never renewed it's contract with Sri Lanka Cricket because of the high Sri Lanka Rupees it would get. Not with Bangladesh Cricket due to it's low Test ranking. Didn't sign with Zimbabwe Cricket due to the high Zimbabwe Dollars it would get.

DISH Network never renewed it's contract with Pakistan Cricket because of the high Pakistan Rupees it would get. No news with England Cricket because DISH Network doesn't have buying power.

ICC Champions Trophy is exclusively on DirecTV. No longer covered by DISH Network.
The only major country rights that DirecTV does not have is England. Last time India toured there, it was carried by DISH and not by DirecTV.
I think DirecTV defaults to showing matches on CricketPlus that it gets rights to on an ad-hoc basis e.g. India-WI ODIs and Bangladesh-Zimbabwe ODIs.
I am surprised that the current NZ-SL series is not being shown on DirecTV (atleast I did not see it on the EPG).

That said, it is beginning to look like DirecTV is out-muscling DISH from the cricket front. The only major draws left with DISH are games in Eng (especially the Ashes) and the India home games. Most of everything else is with DirecTV. With the ICL almost dead, looks like DirecTV will be the best option for cricket for some time to come.

[iceturkee]

half season proce of $149 just went into effect.

[satexplorer]

The only major country rights that DirecTV does not have is England. Last time India toured there, it was carried by DISH and not by DirecTV.
I think DirecTV defaults to showing matches on CricketPlus that it gets rights to on an ad-hoc basis e.g. India-WI ODIs and Bangladesh-Zimbabwe ODIs.
I am surprised that the current NZ-SL series is not being shown on DirecTV (atleast I did not see it on the EPG).

That said, it is beginning to look like DirecTV is out-muscling DISH from the cricket front. The only major draws left with DISH are games in Eng (especially the Ashes) and the India home games. Most of everything else is with DirecTV. With the ICL almost dead, looks like DirecTV will be the best option for cricket for some time to come.

England cricket at one time was carried by DirecTV. Ashes 2005 was a memorable one.

Sri Lanka Cricket raised their price that's why India's tour of Sri Lanka in January was not on. Since a contract wasn't renewed, Nimbus Sport never showed it on DISH Network.

I anticipate that the bids for India cricket home games should go to DirecTV in March 2010. DISH has been losing customers, money and legal matters. I look forward for the defecting customers.

[satexplorer]

TEN Sports announces free cricket webcasts

Popular Asian broadcaster, TEN Sports and NBC Universal have announced a strategic partnership to offer a free, cricket-focused multiplatform via the channel's website.

The TEN Sports website will debut with live webcast coverage of the much anticipated Compaq Cup, the triangular cricket series between India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka starting on Tuesday 8th September.

The portal will feature live webcast of full cricket matches that encompass exclusive content from half of the world’s cricket boards including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.

The video experience will be complimented by commentary and statistics, and will allow viewers to simultaneously chat with friends and family and other passionate fans during live Webcasts.

In addition to providing live Webcasts of cricket matches, the TEN Sports website will also offer on-demand highlights during live matches, so fans can catch up on memorable moments of action. These highlights will be hosted permanently on the site.

Mark Denton, TEN Sports Senior Vice President, Revenue and Digital Media commented, "Having built up a substantial brand leadership position in the sub-continent, we are now very excited to be able to partner with a company of the pedigree and with the digital expertise of NBC Universal. We will be working hard to leverage the TEN Sports brand and our exclusive rights to deliver content in new and dynamic ways to our growing audience both in the sub-continent and around the World."

"This initiative demonstrates our commitment to India, one of the most exciting emerging media markets in the world," said Sab Kanaujia, Vice President, Digital Product Strategy & Development, NBC Universal, who will be managing this new business. "We’re delighted to work with TEN Sports to launch India’s premier, video-rich, sports portal. By combining great content with our digital expertise and proven technology products and platforms, we fully intend to establish a new standard for excellence in the marketplace."


Incidentally, TEN Sports, which is partly owned by ZEE Network has a deal in place to broadcast the matches in question on ZEE Cinema UK. The online offering will not be available in the UK.

[quizzer]

TEN Sports announces free cricket webcasts

Popular Asian broadcaster, TEN Sports and NBC Universal have announced a strategic partnership to offer a free, cricket-focused multiplatform via the channel's website.

The TEN Sports website will debut with live webcast coverage of the much anticipated Compaq Cup, the triangular cricket series between India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka starting on Tuesday 8th September.

The portal will feature live webcast of full cricket matches that encompass exclusive content from half of the world’s cricket boards including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.

The video experience will be complimented by commentary and statistics, and will allow viewers to simultaneously chat with friends and family and other passionate fans during live Webcasts.

In addition to providing live Webcasts of cricket matches, the TEN Sports website will also offer on-demand highlights during live matches, so fans can catch up on memorable moments of action. These highlights will be hosted permanently on the site.

Mark Denton, TEN Sports Senior Vice President, Revenue and Digital Media commented, "Having built up a substantial brand leadership position in the sub-continent, we are now very excited to be able to partner with a company of the pedigree and with the digital expertise of NBC Universal. We will be working hard to leverage the TEN Sports brand and our exclusive rights to deliver content in new and dynamic ways to our growing audience both in the sub-continent and around the World."

"This initiative demonstrates our commitment to India, one of the most exciting emerging media markets in the world," said Sab Kanaujia, Vice President, Digital Product Strategy & Development, NBC Universal, who will be managing this new business. "We’re delighted to work with TEN Sports to launch India’s premier, video-rich, sports portal. By combining great content with our digital expertise and proven technology products and platforms, we fully intend to establish a new standard for excellence in the marketplace."


Incidentally, TEN Sports, which is partly owned by ZEE Network has a deal in place to broadcast the matches in question on ZEE Cinema UK. The online offering will not be available in the UK.


does that mean USA viewers can watch the compaq only on ten sports and not on dish or directv?

[satroy]

Both DirecTV and Dish Network sucks. No one is going to show Compaq Cup 2009 in USA. We need to watch on ten sports web site.

[rajeshh]

Any way to get PlayOn to stream this from the ten sports web site?

[jhangir07]

BREAKING NEWS: Compaq Cup SL vs IND vs NZ is Live on Zee Sports Americas on DISH NETWORK.

[satroy]

No Zee sports America is not showing. From where did you get this breaking news?

[quizzer]

Satexplorer,

Please confirm if Dish is going to cover the compaq cup in USA?

Thanks

[satroy]

Dish is not covering Compaq Cup.

[satexplorer]

Jhangir07 confirmation is correct. ZEE Sports Americas is carry the Compaq Cup. Ads are shown on ZEE TV.

American Premier League (T20 Cricket) in New York is canceled due to sufficient funds.

I don't have DISH Network anymore, I don't subscribe to ZEE Sports Americas. Cricket and football at a price of $249.99 annually, is why I kept my Directv.

[dreadlk]

Limited viewership means less people to share the expenses. If you like Cricket then the price is not all that bad, for the other 99% of us in the USA this is a non issue.


This is the most ridiculous package, I ever saw from DirectTV. I was thinking of buying Cricket Ticket but this is too expensive. They should cut down at least 100$.

Also, Their Hindi Package sucks big time........Star Plus and Star One , they already show on Dish NetWork ...That Leaves only NDTV and MTV and for two channels they charge 30 bucks...........I mean Price is fine..but show more channels like NDTV Imagine or COLORS etc..........

DirectTV sucks big time.............................................. .

Also, Why they are not updating their website with this new announcements.......

[ddlj81]

I am watching compaq cup on zee sports america right now. So this is just confirming the earlier news that it is being telecasted. I just hope, they somehow bring in the champions trophy as well.

[quizzer]

I am watching compaq cup on zee sports america right now. So this is just confirming the earlier news that it is being telecasted. I just hope, they somehow bring in the champions trophy as well.

All ICC tournaments like champions trophy, worldcup, IPL et all are live and exclusive to directv in USA.

I dont think DISH has the rights atleast till 2012.

[jhangir07]

Zee Sports America Showing Ads for Australia tour of India. Sri lanka tour of India. New Zealand tour of Pakistan. And England tour of South Africa.

[quizzer]

Zee Sports America Showing Ads for Australia tour of India. Sri lanka tour of India. New Zealand tour of Pakistan. And England tour of South Africa.

Yes Dish has the india, pakistan and england rights till 2010 i guess.

england tour of southafrica is covered by directv. I'm not sure how dish will telecast south africa series.

[jhangir07]

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england tour of southafrica is covered by directv. I'm not sure how dish will telecast south africa series.[/QUOTE]

Zee Sports America Showing Ads for England tour of South Africa.

[tellhigh]

This is a great thread for cricket lovers.

Any idea if ICC Championship is going to be in HD?

[satexplorer]

Pakistan hosts New Zealand at UAE 4 ODIs are now 3 ODIs. It is confirmed that India vs Pakistan rivalry will be at neutral venues.

[dilchahtahai]

Any telecast from South Africa sucks big time..It looks very dull, I dont know why South Africa host any tournaments...All big tournaments should be held either @ Australia or England..and should be telecasted in HD.

[jhangir07]

BREAKING NEWS: Zee Sports America Will Continue to Show Indian Home Game from 2010 to 2014.

[satexplorer]

BREAKING NEWS: Zee Sports America Will Continue to Show Indian Home Game from 2010 to 2014.

That is not correct. Remember when TEN Sports acquired the rights to Sri Lanka and Pakistan home games, DirecTV never telecast Sri Lanka home games. DISH Network didn't carried any game from Pakistan, when they let the criminals run the asylum.

The news is for Nimbus Communications to telecast for NEO Cricket in India, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Excludes internet, radio and international rights. April 1, 2010-March 31, 2014. Rs 31.25 crore (approximately $6.6 million) per match, whether a Test, ODI or Twenty20, and is conditional on Nimbus furnishing a bank guarantee by January 15 of Rs 2000 crore.

Internet, radio and International rights will be made public, couple of weeks from news that took place on October 20, 2009. No news yet for the United States rights to England Cricket, Pakistan cricket and Indian cricket. There's no rights to these games, could be per match basis.

[jhangir07]

Zee Sports America Is Showing Ads for Cricket 2010 South Africa tour India. Zimbabwe tour West Indies. South Africa tour West Indies. Tri Series In Sri Lanka SL vs IND vs NZ . Australia tour Pakistan. Bangladesh tour Pakistan. South Africa tour Pakistan. Australia tour India. New Zealand tour India. West Indies tour Sri Lanka.

[satexplorer]

Zee Sports America Is Showing Ads for Cricket 2010 South Africa tour India. Zimbabwe tour West Indies. South Africa tour West Indies. Tri Series In Sri Lanka SL vs IND vs NZ . Australia tour Pakistan. Bangladesh tour Pakistan. South Africa tour Pakistan. Australia tour India. New Zealand tour India. West Indies tour Sri Lanka.

:lol: all those tours. You must be thinking TEN & ZEE 50/50 partnership. Let's wait and see.

[jhangir07]

I have Zee Sports America they Showing Ads. Let's wait and see.

[ramcm7]

Zee Sports America Is Showing Ads for Cricket 2010 South Africa tour India. Zimbabwe tour West Indies. South Africa tour West Indies. Tri Series In Sri Lanka SL vs IND vs NZ . Australia tour Pakistan. Bangladesh tour Pakistan. South Africa tour Pakistan. Australia tour India. New Zealand tour India. West Indies tour Sri Lanka.

Zimbabwe touring West Indies - Really? Is that going to actually be broadcast outside the West Indies and Zimbabwe? Has any tour with Zimbabwe been broadcast to the US or Canada in the last three years?

Any tours to Pakistan - Will they actually be in Pakistan? I got the impression, I believe elsewhere in this thread, that there were different broadcast rights issues for moved series.

Was there some fine print or fast-talking announcer with the disclaimer "actual matches, tours and team participation subject to change"?

[jhangir07]

BREAKING NEWS: Australia tour India is Live on Zee Sports America CH.576. and on DISH NETWORK Pay Per View CH. 457/471 for $59.99.

[satexplorer]

BREAKING NEWS: espn360.com showing the Grameenphone Cup: Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at no charge. Currently this series was not shown anywhere. It is regional and not available in all areas.

Officially the W-L records are tight, it's a rivalry.

Zimbabwe at home vs Bangladesh
Tied 10-10 ODI

Bangladesh at home vs Zimbabwe
Bangladesh 10-9 ODI

List of providers for espn360 are

AT&T
Verizon
Charter
Comcast
Cox
Frontier
Insight
Plant Telenet
RCN
West Carolina
Western Broadband
Windstream Communications

[jhangir07]

BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan vs New Zealand from UAE 3 ODI/2 T20 Live On Dish Network Zee Sports America CH.576.

[satexplorer]

Zimbabwe tour of South Africa will be shown on CricketPlus via DirecTV.

[zmclean]

Is DirecTV's coverage in Widescreen? I know the Sky Sports feed I watch are widescreen and I hate when they don't use it.

[ramcm7]

Is DirecTV's coverage in Widescreen? I know the Sky Sports feed I watch are widescreen and I hate when they don't use it.

There's probably some old threads on that topic. Depending on the original broadcaster's feed (and perhaps who is working the D* control room), you might get a wide screen feed that has been compressed to a 4:3 aspect, making for some skinny people on screen. If you stretch it onto your 16:9 screen, you might get a decent widescreen view, but it will likely depend on how your hardware restretches the picture. If it uses a different stretching algorithm than how it was compressed, you could get some distortions.

Sometimes you will get a straight 4:3 feed. Generally, D* does not send CT feeds in 16:9 format, although they had some matches in HD earlier this year..

[satroy]

Please correct the following info

i) Cricket Plus channel is not showing South Africa and Zim ODIs LIVE. On the program guide, it is there, but today when I wanted to see the match, they did not show.

ii) Zee Sports USA is not showing PAK vs NZ ODI Abu Dhabi ODI series. They have shown the first ODI, after that they are not showing

So please correct the information presented in this thread

[jhangir07]

BREAKING NEWS: Sri Lanka tour of India is Live On Dish Network Zee Sports America CH.576. and On Dish Network Pay Per View CH.457/471 All Inclusive Packages (3 Tests, 2 Twenty/20s and 5 ODIs) for $89.99. (2 Twenty/20s and 5 ODIs) for $69.99.

[gireeshbhat]

Is Zee Sports America broadcasting the NZ vs Pak test series currently underway in NZ?
This series is a strange animal in that it is being played in NZ as Pak home games. Directv has rights to all NZ home games but this one should probably be on Zee sports America s it is being considered a Pak home game. Can anyone confirm?
www.willow.tv has this series for $19.99.

Regards
Gireesh

[rajeshh]

Whats the point of talking about Dish and Zee Sports America on this thread which is about CricketTicket on DirecTV?

[dilchahtahai]

Dont know if anyone has observed this. West Indies Vs Australia series on DirectTV, is not being properly displayed in my TV. Some of the upper section and lower section of display is getting Cut. Dont know how to fix that, I tried various options in TV, but it doesnt work. Surprisinly, all other channels are fine except this one.

[gireeshbhat]

WI vs Aus looks good on my DirecTV setup with a 40" Samsung LCD TV.
Not sure what your problem could be.

[satexplorer]

According to http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/india-rule-test-arena-while-trying-to-kill-it-20091206-kd0r.html, There are unconfirmed reports that, India will not host 3 Tests vs. South Africa. Instead India has opt to 5 ODIs. By End of January 2010 India will not be #1 Test team.

A lot tests for Australia and South Africa to take over the #1 spot.

Rumors are that England will skip India in 2011, India will be in England come July 2011. By October 2011, India will host Bangladesh for the first time for Tests and ODIs since 1998.

[satexplorer]

BREAKING NEWS: "Tri-Nation Tournament" Bangladesh vs India vs Sri Lanka is going to ESPN360. The indication now is DirecTV has lost the rights to Bangladesh cricket home games. That eliminates the expectation of Channel I Bangla of covering the series.

All games from Shere Bangla National Stadium Mirpur, Bangladesh January 4 to January 13, 2010 at 3:30 pm BDT (3:30 am EST).

[quizzer]

BREAKING NEWS: "Tri-Nation Tournament" Bangladesh vs India vs Sri Lanka is going to ESPN360. The indication now is DirecTV has lost the rights to Bangladesh cricket home games. That eliminates the expectation of Channel I Bangla of covering the series.

All games from Shere Bangla National Stadium Mirpur, Bangladesh January 4 to January 13, 2010 at 3:30 pm BDT (3:30 am EST).

what packages in direct or dish gets ESPN360 in usa?

[satexplorer]

what packages in direct or dish gets ESPN360 in usa?

Pay a little attention. Tri-Nation tournament will not be seen by either DBS provider. Streamed at espn360.com for free.


List of providers for ESPN360 are:

AT&T
Verizon
Charter
Comcast
Cox
Frontier
Insight
Plant Telenet
RCN
West Carolina
Western Broadband
Windstream Communications

[Dave151]

BREAKING NEWS: "Tri-Nation Tournament" Bangladesh vs India vs Sri Lanka is going to ESPN360. The indication now is DirecTV has lost the rights to Bangladesh cricket home games. That eliminates the expectation of Channel I Bangla of covering the series.

All games from Shere Bangla National Stadium Mirpur, Bangladesh January 4 to January 13, 2010 at 3:30 pm BDT (3:30 am EST).

Per SportsBusinessNews.com, this is the start of a multi-year rights agreement for Bangladesh home cricket matches to be shown exclusively live on ESPN360.com in the US. Here is the schedule of tours covered by this recently announced agreement, that runs through March 2012:

Dates Match
Jan 4-13, 2010 Tri-Series vs. India & Sri Lanka
Jan 17-28, 2010 vs. India
Feb 28-Mar 24, 2010 vs. England
Oct 2010 vs. New Zealand
Dec 2010-Jan 2011 vs. Zimbabwe
Apr-May 2011 vs. Australia
Oct 2011 vs. West Indies
Dec 2011 vs. Pakistan
Mar 2012 vs. Sri Lanka

[Araxen]

Are any of the games broadcast in HD on Directv? I've sort of gotten into the sport casually by watching a couple matches on justin.tv and would like to watch a game in better video quality.

[jhangir07]

BREAKING NEWS: Cricket ticket 2010 $299.00
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[dilchahtahai]

Where did you got that info from? Which Tour and Matches included? Any idea.

[dilchahtahai]

IPL will be shown Live for free on Youtube. Not sure if America gets that from youtube Free or not. I guess UK will.

[Araxen]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/youtube-nabs-live-sports-streaming-rights/

Nice coup for Google.

[jhangir07]

IPL will not be shown Live for free on Youtube in America.

[ramcm7]

IPL will not be shown Live for free on Youtube in America.

Link:
http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/current/story/445173.html

"The deal - under which all 60 games will be shown live or on a short delay on a dedicated YouTube channel - will apply across the world, except in the USA, which will have re-broadcast options."

(emphasis added by poster)

:(

[ramcm7]

Looks like Willow.TV has the US internet rights...

http://www.willow.tv/EventMgmt/Default.asp

[satexplorer]

England going to UAE in February to take on Pakistan. A tour to Pakistan at this time frame was mentioned. 2 T20I will take place February 19 and February 20 at 18:00 UAE Time/9AM Eastern Time.

[deplaya]

Any info on cricket ticket 2010? Anywhere?

[satroy]

No there is no info yet for DirecTv cricket ticket 2010.
I am wondering whether they will show IPL

[Dave151]

I, too, am anxious to see what the 2010 package will include. However I don't expect to learn anything until the end of this month. Cricket Ticket 2009 includes two of the three major series going on in February (West Indies ODI series in Australia and Bangladesh in NZ). The SA tour of India was never going to be on DirecTV, given India's exclusive deal with Dish.

Actually, the only major cricket series that we are "in the dark" about is the Australia visit to New Zealand in March. I would be surprised if that wasn't on DirecTV, given the long-standing relationship DirecTV has had with NZ cricket. However, I think the original contracts signed in 2006 by DirecTV with Aus, SA and NZ all ran out this year, so my guess is that new deals are being worked on.

The other big events are the IPL and ICC Twenty20 Championship, and both of those are exclusively on DirecTV as part of a multi-year deal signed last year, I believe. And we know England's visit to Bangladesh is exclusively on the ESPN360.com service on line.

The main question I have in the first half of 2010 is whether there will be any television coverage of South Africa's tour of the West Indies in May and Jun

[Dave151]

I didn't remember the terms of the IPL and ICC exclusivity deals with DirecTV, so I went back to the January 2009 press release. It doesn't state the length of the agreement, but it did answer my question about whether deals with Australia, NZ and South Africa had been done.

With England and India signed with Dish, the only main question is where Sri Lanka and West Indies matches will be broadcast here in the US.

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DIRECTV Secures Exclusive Broadcast Rights for Select Cricket Events

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2009 — DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite TV service provider, and Willow TV, Inc., the Internet's largest portal for cricket streaming video, have entered into multi-year agreements that give DIRECTV broadcast rights for International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments, Indian Premier League (IPL) tournaments, Champions League Twenty20, Australian cricket, South African cricket, New Zealand cricket and other major cricket events. These rights include events such as the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England, the 2009/10 IPL tournaments, the 2009 India tour of New Zealand and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

"DIRECTV is proud to partner with Willow TV and the world's top cricket tournaments to offer U.S. cricket fans this exclusive lineup of exciting cricket events and the new Twenty 20 format, which is revolutionizing the sport," said John de Armas, vice president, WorldDirect, Inc. "Now cricket fans in the U.S. can turn to DIRECTV exclusively to satisfy their hunger for this exciting international sport and watch the thrill of the game in 100% digital image and sound."

Beginning Feb. 11, ICC and IPL cricket tours will be available to U.S. audiences, exclusively on DIRECTV's CricketTicket™ 2009 package.

[Dave151]

The international CSR I spoke with today indicated that information about Cricket Ticket 2010 would probably be released about the third week in February. He anticipated that the price and time frame would be pretty much like last year ($299 full season cost, with the season running from March 1st to the end of February 2011). He said they are still working out the details of the specific tours that would be included.

Looking at the ICC Future Tours schedule, my guess is that the DirecTV package would at least include:

Australia in NZ:Mar 2010
IPL:Mar-Apr 2010
ICC Twenty20 Championship:May 2010
Eng in Australia (The Ashes):Nov-Dec 2010
India in SA: Dec 2010-Jan 2011

[satexplorer]

West Indies vs Zimbabwe maybe aired on CricketPlus. West Indies vs South Africa will be on DirecTV CricketTicket.

Sri Lanka Cricket Board did not sign a International TV contract. No DBS provider has the rights to Sri Lanka cricket in the United States.

ICC events including ICC World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC World T20 TV contract is 2007-2015 (Exclusive to DirecTV).

Champions League T20 TV contract is October 1, 2008-September 30, 2017 (Exclusive to DirecTV).

Indian Premier League TV contract is April 1, 2008-March 31, 2013. (Exclusive to DirecTV) (IPL 2008 was also shown on DISH Network).

Australia Cricket TV contract is April 1, 2006-March 31, 2013

Bangladesh Cricket TV contract is November 1, 2006-March 31, 2012
ESPN360 contract is from October 1, 2009-March 31, 2012

England Cricket TV contract is September 1, 2009-August 31, 2013
No details from DISH Network.

India Cricket TV contract is April 1, 2010-March 31, 2014
No details from DISH Network.

New Zealand Cricket TV contract is April 1, 2009-March 31, 2013

Pakistan Cricket TV contract is January 1, 2009-December 31, 2013
No details from DISH Network.

West Indies Cricket TV contract is February 1, 2008-January 31, 2012
No details from DirecTV.

South Africa Cricket TV contract is September 1, 2008-June 30, 2012 (Minus 118 days that are not accounted for?)

Sri Lanka Cricket TV contract is February 1, 2009-January 31, 2012
No DBS signed.

*If India tours Sri Lanka again this Summer. It's likely that it will be picked up by ZEE Sports America.

**If Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka tour another country, a blackout clause could happen relating to commercial sponsorship.

[tellhigh]

Who is telecasting Ind Vs SAF series?

[jhangir07]

Dish Network is telecasting Inda Vs South Africa Live on Zee Sports America CH. 576.

[jhangir07]

CricketTicket 2010 include Australia tour New Zeland , IPL ICC World T20 and more.

[dilchahtahai]

Why Cricket is not being telecast in HD? So far only 20/20 Worldcup done in England was telecasted in HD. I wonder why matches in Australia or New Zealand or South Africa are not being telecasted in DirectTV in HD Format?

[jhangir07]

BREAKING NEWS: CricketTicket 2010 $299.00 or 3 Payments of $100. tour include Australia tour of New Zealand. India Premier League. ICC World Cup Twenty20. Zimbabwe of South Africa. Champions league T20. India Tour of South Africa. and more.

[dilchahtahai]

There is a separate thread started for CricketTicket 2010. Lets say Bye Bye to this Thread.