Company Brings Global T20 Canada to its Big Screens for the First Time
Carrying CBC Sports' Broadcast of the Professional Twenty20
League Final on Aug.6
TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2023
/CNW/ - Canadians will have an opportunity to experience the
excitement and passion of cricket like never before
as Cineplex and Global T20 Canada announced today the championship final
of Canada's professional Twenty20
cricket league will be screened in select theatres across the
country.
This marks the first time Canada's largest film exhibitor will show
Global T20 Canada cricket in its
theatres. Cineplex will carry CBC Sports' live TV broadcast of the
championship final on Sunday, August
6 at 11:45 a.m. EST
(8:45 a.m. PST) from TD Cricket Arena
in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Tickets are free of charge and available on Cineplex.com.
Participating theatres hosting viewing parties include:
- Cineplex Cinemas Langley (B.C.)
- SilverCity Riverport Cinemas (B.C.)
- Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park (ON)
- Cineplex Cinemas Winston Churchill &
VIP (ON)
- Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre
Cinemas (ON)
- Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan (ON)
- SilverCity Brampton Cinemas (ON)
- Cinéma Cineplex Forum et VIP (QC)
"We're excited to work with industry leader, Cineplex, on
this initiative that will bring cricket and Global T20 Canada to a larger and wider audience," said
Jason Harper, Tournament Director,
Global T20 Canada. "Exposing more
Canadians to cricket, especially through unique formats that best
showcase the sport's action and passion of supporters, will create
more fans and grow participation, both of which are key for
advancing the sport in Canada."
In the lead up to the championship final, cricket fans and those
new to the sport can watch the final group stage matches and
playoffs through CBC Sports, the official broadcaster of Global T20
Canada. CBC Sports is streaming
all matches on CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca and the CBC Sports App for iOS
and Android devices, with the championship final airing live on
both CBC TV and CBC Gem as part of CBC Sports Presents weekend
programming. Host Andi Petrillo will
be joined in-studio by cricket analyst Faraz Sawat. Signa Butler will be on-site to provide reports
from the venue.
Fans around the world are also watching the action as Global T20
Canada is being broadcast to
hundreds of millions of viewers in India, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and other countries and
regions.
Debuting in 2018, Global T20 Canada consists of six city-based franchises –
Toronto Nationals, Montreal Tigers, Vancouver Knights, Brampton
(Ontario) Wolves, Mississauga (Ontario) Panthers and Surrey
(British Columbia) Jaguars. The franchises feature a mix of
international stars from cricket hotbeds - India, England, Australia, South
Africa, New Zealand, the
Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh - as well as top homegrown talent
playing for the Canadian men's national team.
About Global T20 Canada
Global T20 Canada debuted in
2018 and is the first professional cricket league in North America playing the Twenty20 format of
the sport. Sanctioned by International Cricket Council, the league
consists of six city-based franchises - Toronto Nationals,
Vancouver Knights, Montreal Tigers, Mississauga Panthers, Brampton
Wolves, and Surrey Jaguars – featuring international stars from
around the world as well as homegrown talent playing on
Canada's men's national cricket
team. The 2023 edition is the third and follows the
successful second edition in 2019 that drew 133 million viewers
across 84 countries around the world.
About Cineplex
Cineplex (TSX: CGX) is a top-tier Canadian brand that operates
in the Film Entertainment and Content, Amusement and Leisure, and
Media sectors. Cineplex offers a unique escape from the everyday to
millions of guests through its circuit of over 170 movie theatres
and location-based entertainment venues. In addition to being
Canada's largest and most
innovative film exhibitor, the company operates Canada's favourite destination for 'Eats &
Entertainment' (The Rec Room), complexes specially designed for
teens and families (Playdium), and a newly launched entertainment
concept that brings movies, amusement gaming, dining, and live
performances together under one roof (Cineplex Junxion). It also
operates successful businesses in digital commerce
(CineplexStore.com), alternative programming (Cineplex Events),
motion picture distribution (Cineplex Pictures), cinema media
(Cineplex Media), digital place-based media (Cineplex Digital
Media) and amusement solutions (Player One Amusement Group).
Providing even more value for its guests, Cineplex is a partner in
Scene+, Canada's largest
entertainment and lifestyle loyalty program.
Proudly recognized as having one of the country's Most Admired
Corporate Cultures, Cineplex employs over 10,000 people in its
offices and venues across Canada
and the United States. To learn
more, visit Cineplex.com.
Follow Global T20 Canada on
social media at:
Facebook: /gt20canada Twitter:
@GT20Canada Instagram: @GT20Canada
For media inquiries, please contact:
Jason Harper
Tournament Director
Global T20 Canada
M: +1 647.702.9607
jason@gt20canada.ca
Samantha Shecter
Manager, Communications
Cineplex
PressRoom@cineplex.com
SOURCE Global T20 Canada