{"id":300188,"date":"2023-11-23T09:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T09:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300188"},"modified":"2023-11-23T09:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T09:24:38","slug":"bbc-could-lose-its-cricket-tv-rights-to-show-england-and-the-hundred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/%d1%81ricket\/bbc-could-lose-its-cricket-tv-rights-to-show-england-and-the-hundred\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC &apos;could lose its cricket TV rights&apos; to show England and The Hundred"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BBC &#8216;could lose its cricket TV rights&#8217; to show England and The Hundred with Channel 4 interested in striking a deal with the ECB&#8230; after the corporation admitted it may be unable to afford Six Nations rugby<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BBC currently shows England Test highlights and selected T20 internationals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It screens a handful of matches from The Hundred alongside Sky&#8217;s coverage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But reports suggest it may not renew its deal with the ECB beyond 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The BBC is reportedly at risk of losing its cricket television rights from 2025 as other broadcasters such as Channel 4 consider bids for England highlights and The Hundred.<\/p>\n<p>The existing deal expires next year and the ECB is keen to maximise revenue from the sale of free-to-air television rights.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC currently shows highlights of England&#8217;s home Test matches and white-ball fixtures, live coverage of selected T20 summer internationals, and a number of Hundred matches.<\/p>\n<p>But The Times reports there are concerns within the BBC about whether the viewing figures justify the cost of renewing the rights from 2025. It is understood the free-to-air package is worth around \u00a315m a year.<\/p>\n<p>It came after Barbara Slater, the outgoing BBC director of sport, warned the corporation could lose the rights to show Six Nations rugby matches because of a 30 per cent decline in income over the past decade and an increase in the cost of acquiring the rights.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/08\/78147923-12783279-image-a-6_1700728596900.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The BBC may lose its rights to screen highlights of England&#8217;s home Test matches from 2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/08\/78147921-12783279-image-a-7_1700728616831.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The BBC also show some matches from The Hundred but may not renew its deal with the ECB<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/08\/78148517-12783279-image-a-14_1700728697597.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Isa Guha (left), Michael Vaughan (centre) and Sir Alastair Cook (right) present their highlights show during this year&#8217;s Ashes\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>BBC viewing figures for The Hundred have been pretty good but fewer people watch the England highlights, especially when screened late at night.<\/p>\n<p>The Times said Channel 4, who previously screened England Test cricket live, are interested in boosting their cricket offering.<\/p>\n<p>They showed England&#8217;s tour to India in 2021 after paying \u00a37million at short notice to buy the rights from Star Sports, outbidding Sky Sports and BT Sport.<\/p>\n<p>They could yet show England&#8217;s five-Test visit to India early next year with Sky and TNT Sport &#8211; formerly BT &#8211; also interested and a deal could again happen at the eleventh hour.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 have also shown England&#8217;s 50-over World Cup final win over New Zealand in 2019 and last year&#8217;s T20 World Cup final win over Pakistan after Sky shared the coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s \u00a3220m-a-year deal with the ECB to screen England&#8217;s home internationals and domestic cricket runs until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Test Match Special radio commentary deal, locked in until 2028, is not believed to be under threat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/08\/78087759-12783279-The_BBC_currently_shares_rights_to_broadcast_Six_Nations_matches-a-15_1700728756250.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The BBC currently shares rights to broadcast Six Nations matches with ITV until 2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/08\/78087837-12783279-The_BBC_admits_it_faces_a_difficult_decision_over_rights_to_show-a-16_1700728760015.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The BBC admits it faces a difficult decision over rights to show the tournament, with their coverage led by Gabby Logan<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12783279\/BBC-lose-cricket-TV-rights-England-Channel-4-interested-striking-deal-ECB-corporation-admitted-unable-afford-Six-Nations-rugby.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC &#8216;could lose its cricket TV rights&#8217; 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