DirecTV is the leader in providing sports programming with many exclusive packages available for fans to watch different sports. Now, the satcaster has turned its focus on Cricket and has entered a multi-year deal with the Internet’s largest portal for cricket streaming video Willow TV. DirecTV has secured broadcast rights of the following tournaments :
International Cricket Council (ICC)
Indian Premier League (IPL)
Champions League Twenty20
Australian cricket
South African cricket
New Zealand cricket
DirecTV after securing the rights will bring following matches to its subscribers in the U.S.
2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England
The 2009/10 IPL tournaments
The 2009 India tour of New Zealand
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
The satcaster is launching DIRECTV CricketTicket 2009 and its part of the WorldDirect programming platform. Following are the fixtures of the tournaments covered:
February/March – India Tour of New Zealand
February/March – Australia Tour of South Africa
April/May – Indian Premier League
June – ICC World Twenty20
April/June – IPL and ICC World Twenty20
September – England Tour of South Africa
October – Champion League T20
November – ICC Champion Trophy
December – Bangladesh Tour New Zealand
December – Pakistan Tours of Australia
John de Armas, vice president, WorldDirect, Inc said “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, 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.”
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