CA Signs Media Rights Agreements In Fiji, Papua New Guinea

Cricket Australia announced it signed media rights agreements in Fiji and Papua New Guinea. FIJI TV signed up to broadcast the Big Bash League live for the next two seasons. It will be an exclusive free-to-air broadcast on Fiji One, the channel owned by Fiji Television Ltd., Fiji’s first commercial TV broadcaster. In Papua New Guinea, CA has entered into agreements with both free-to-air operators for the next two years -- NBC PNG for the Australian men's and women's int'ls, and EMTV for the Big Bash League. NBC PNG will be the exclusive free-to-air broadcast partner for both the Australian men's and women's int'ls played in Australia, with simulcast wherever possible on NBC Radio. This includes the '17-18 Ashes series. EMTV has secured exclusive free-to-air rights for the Big Bash League (Cricket Australia).