Sky extends international cricket deal for four more years

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Sky extends international cricket deal for four more years
for immediate release,

Sky has extended its exclusive broadcast deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to
deliver key international cricket events to Kiwi sport fans for the next four years.

The deal extends until the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India and includes both
men’s and women’s ICC Tournaments.

Sky is set to broadcast 24 matches from the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers,
including both semi-finals and the final, starting next week.

The first major ICC event will be the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup next February, followed
by the Men’s Twenty20 World Cup starting in October next year, both in Australia.

Sky CEO Martin Stewart says “We’re thrilled to be able to deliver four more years of top tier
international cricket, including World Cup tournaments, to Kiwi sport fans and Sky
customers. We’ve worked with ICC’s Global Media Rights Holders, Star and ICC for a number
of years and we’re looking forward to continuing to develop our relationship with them.

“In line with our commitment to broadcast more women’s sports, there’s a good balance of
both men’s and women’s tournaments. We’re especially excited to be showing the 2021 ICC
Women’s Cricket World Cup that will be held in New Zealand. It’s going to be a special event
for Kiwi sports fans and even more exciting that it will be on home turf.

“The depth and breadth of our sports offer is second to none, and we continue to add more.
This latest deal follows the announcement of our six-year deal with Cricket Australia,
including the iconic Boxing Day Test with Australia.

Earlier this year Sky announced a supercharged sports channel line-up including a dedicated
channel for cricket. This latest deal adds to Sky’s outstanding portfolio of top tier cricket
content.

ENDS

Full schedule:

Year Event Dates Location
2019 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier Oct-Nov UAE
2020 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Jan-Feb South Africa
2020 ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup Feb-March Australia

2020 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup Oct-Nov Australia

2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup Oct-Nov India
2021 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Jan-Feb New Zealand
2022 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Jan-Feb West Indies
2022 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Feb-March Zimbabwe

2022 ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup Oct-Nov South Africa
2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Feb-Mar India

For further information, please contact:
Sophie Moloney
Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
Sky Network Television Limited
(09) 579 9999
Sophie.moloney@skytv.co.nz