06-09-2023, 08:35 PM
(06-09-2023, 06:27 PM)NI92 Wrote: Seen this on another Forum I am not a member of but Cricket World Cup Highlights will be on Channel 5, again another move for the tournament after 2007/11 Highlights were on the BBC, 2015 on ITV, 2019 on Channel 4 (including the final Live).
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Bit of a random one that, with Channel 5 not having showed any cricket since 2019 and losing all other sport bar NFL (Premiership Rugby and EFL highlights) over recent years (bar the England v. Barbarians rugby match in June). Saying that, all of the other terrestrial channels were out of the loop cricket-wise for a few years before they showed the CWC.
Compared to the previous Cricket on 5, this shouldn't be much cost outside of the rights payment, with world feed commentary mandatory in broadcasts. By the looks of it, programmes could be aired at the traditional time of 19:00 due to the timezone of India - which is far better than when the 2015 highlights were almost 24 hours late, airing after the News at Ten (likely at Sky's behest one would imagine).