ICC TV Broadcast CT 2017 Live with Sunset+Vine & NEP Broadcast Solutions
ICC TV will produce live coverage of all 15 matches, supported by production partner Sunset+Vine and equipment partner NEP Broadcast Solutions.
The coverage provided by ICC TV to broadcasters will commence 30 minutes before the start of play of each match and will include the live toss, the pitch report, player profiles and features looking ahead to the game.
Star India and Star Middle East hold global rights for ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Live Streaming & TV Broadcast. ICC announced cricket’s biggest-ever global broadcast agreement with Star India and Star Middle East for eight years.
The Star group has defined India’s broadcast media over two decades and today broadcasts more than forty channels in seven language, while Star Middle East is a wholly owned subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, INC. in the Middle East. It distributes 13 satellite cable television channels in the Middle East and Africa.
The agreement with Star India and Star Middle East does not include host broadcast production rights, which the ICC has decided to reserve along with a host of other rights.
The eight-team tournament, which kicks off with host England playing Bangladesh at The Oval on 1 June, will see a state-of-the-art coverage which will include 34 cameras at every game, including eight ultra-motion Hawk-Eye cameras, front and reverse view stump cameras and a Spidercam.
The eight-team tournament will see a state-of-the-art coverage which will include 34 cameras at every game. In what is a first for cricket coverage, six Player Tracking cameras will be used in each match while the final at The Oval on 18 June will have additional pictures provided by a drone camera to supplement the broadcast coverage.
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Among other enhancements for the live coverage will be an Analysis Zone that will add depth to the coverage, bringing out details and nuances for the benefit of the audience.
Regular broadcast tools such as the Hawk-Eye will be supplemented by an in-depth cricket data analytics system to be provided by analytics app Cricviz and a player tracking and real-time data visualization system made available by leading graphics company Chyron Hego. Match telecasts will culminate with a crisp post-match show.
ICC TV has also made arrangements to produce engaging and informative additional content to be distributed to its broadcast partners and other media rights partners via the ICC TV Content Delivery Service.
This content will include daily player profiles, team features, match previews and other behind the scenes content, getting fans up close and personal with all the action around the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
Scores and statistics will be provided by sports graphics specialists Alston Elliott in a fresh new style and feel designed by creative design agency DixonBaxi.
