JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has introduced a landmark six-year media rights settlement with ESPN Caribbean, which is able to present unique broadcast and digital protection of West Indies Males’s and Girls’s residence worldwide matches, together with the Males’s and Girls’s CG United Super50 Cup.
This partnership, spanning 2024 to 2030, solidifies ESPN Caribbean’s place because the regional broadcaster for West Indies cricket, making certain that followers throughout the Caribbean get pleasure from complete protection of their groups.
Lynford Inverary, CWI Performing CEO and COO, described the deal as a major achievement for West Indies cricket. “This new six-year settlement with ESPN Caribbean marks the biggest media rights deal CWI has ever secured within the Caribbean,” Inverary said. “It displays not solely the rising industrial worth of West Indies cricket but in addition ensures followers within the area will proceed to get pleasure from uninterrupted protection of our worldwide sequence and regional tournaments. ESPN has been a longstanding companion, and this deal will assist CWI obtain its monetary goals whereas amplifying West Indies cricket’s attain and engagement throughout the Caribbean.”
ESPN’s mission is to serve native sports activities followers anytime
Scott McGlone, Senior Director of Programming and Acquisitions at ESPN, echoed this pleasure: “We’re thrilled to increase our relationship with CWI by means of this ground-breaking new deal. ESPN’s mission is to serve native sports activities followers anytime, anyplace, and there’s no higher approach to try this than by means of a long-term partnership with CWI, which holds a legacy of wealthy sports activities tradition within the area and past.”
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Along with unique stay protection, the settlement permits CWI to license post-match highlights throughout free-to-air and digital platforms all through the Caribbean, additional increasing entry to cricket content material for followers.
This new deal, brokered in collaboration with CWI’s media consultants Pitch Worldwide, marks a pivotal step in CWI’s technique to boost the worldwide visibility of West Indies cricket and foster stronger connections with followers throughout the Caribbean. The partnership aligns with CWI’s objective of offering world-class cricket experiences to audiences at residence and overseas.
