Sunday, December 5, 2010

Is televised live cricket coverage pay-per view the way to go?


The days of free-to air on TV live cricket coverage are long gone. Most televised live Cricket is now via satellite subscription highlights channels, while viewing packages is too limited. But although the compensations of quality comment and a variety of high-tech analysis tools on TV, are ready, pay for the privilege?

Some of these channels also broadcast live Cricket on the Internet, radio and mobile and send large parts of the world. The increased choice of media and worldwide coverage by the big networks is an increasing trend, and is good news for cricket as a healthy competition is sure to go pay prices.

Pay per view Cricket is widely available, so here a little information about the biggest and the best channels. Their global location dictates which can receive cricket channel your TV live and whether this is via satellite, cable, or both.

British Sky Broadcasting (Sky Sports) provide an excellent service viewers UK and Ireland, but not elsewhere. There is a high standard comment ex test players, live action and highlights many high-tech analysis to promote discussion. Sky shows live cricket coverage from around the world.

When you subscribe to Sky Sports and sky Multiroom, you can also use the same Sky Sports live cricket coverage as a live stream broadcast over broadband Internet receive on your PC. This is a new service and there are a few technical problems. You have to pay extra for each event cricket, like other online streaming services. For those really interested, this is cricket fan sky Multiroom means that already the Cricket on at least two other screens can watch in your home. The disadvantage of the sky is the cost and commitment as include only your expensive contract packages of Sky Sports.

Channel 9 has historically broadcast live cricket free-to-air in Australia but since 1995, Fox Sports satellite coverage provided stiff competition. However, have ESPN STAR Sports now exclusive rights to Cricket Australia's international and home international matches for four years, television, Internet, mobile broadcast and radio coverage throughout the Asian region.

The latest major development in the live Cricket was broadcasting in June 2007, when ESPN STAR TV cable network is a 24-hour cricket channel launched named star cricket for Indian groups. ESPN star has transferred a large audience on Asia to 25 countries and 150 million households. Cricket is available through the satellite channel TataSky TV and dish TV. It contains live cricket, highlights and cricket news updates, a real hard for cricket.

10 Sport is a large satellite sports channel for Asian customers and transmits live international cricket to the subcontinent, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Its digital TV and cable available.

Many live cricket transfers are also available on the Internet - check you out my article on streaming - live cricket. This is a significant step forward in the last few years, and I wonder what will be available in another year or so for us. Certain it seems that more options for live coverage and hopefully at a lower cost will bring technological advancements and increased competition us.








Anthony Jenkins is a cricket players and coaches and is involved with the game for over 4 decades. It manages a junior cricket team playing in the Shropshire Cricket League. It manages also http://www.cricket-for-parents.com, where you can read more of his work.


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