Indian Premier League 2010

ITV bags IPL rights in UK

Mar 4, 2010 Cricket coverage in the UK will return to free-to-air television after the IPL agreed a deal with ITV for the third season

The screen-eyed monster

Dec 23, 2009 The 2000s saw cricket's television economy grow unprecedentedly and begin to dictate terms like never before

Reason against brute force in the free-to-air debate

Nov 24, 2009 | Guest Column
The battle between the ECB and the government works at two levels

TV rights

Ashes back on 'crown jewels' list

Nov 12, 2009 England's home Ashes Tests are expected to be recommended for a return to a revised list of major sporting events that should be shown on free-to-air TV

Broadcasting rights

Ashes may return to terrestrial TV

Oct 11, 2009 Future Ashes series in England may be available on free-to-air television in the UK following a review of the 'crown jewels' of sports events

Sky TV deal under the spotlight

Ashes climax watched by a fraction of 2005 audience

Aug 26, 2009 Just under two million watched the climax of the 2009 Ashes compared with 7.4 million when it was on free-to-air TV in 2005

Giles Clarke

On the campaign trail

Jan 13, 2009 | Interviews
Twenty minutes with the chairman of the board

England news

ECB broadcasting deal 'a charade'

Nov 19, 2008 A confidential memo from the broadcaster Setanta has described the ECB's handling of their TV rights deal a "charade", and accuses Giles Clarke of "making up the rules as he went along"

Broadcast news

Clarke attacks BBC as Sky extend deal

Aug 5, 2008 The ECB has announced a four-year extension to its existing television contract with BSkyB and Channel Five in a deal worth around £300 million

TV deal rumbles on

Commons committee slams England board

Feb 1, 2006 A House of Commons committee will criticise the ECB and the government over the handling of the TV deal with BSkyB