TV rights holder to air LIVE all 22 matches of
North America's first pro Twenty20
cricket league
TORONTO, June 28, 2018 /CNW/ - Global T20
Canada and Asian Television
Network International Limited announced a partnership that
will see the broadcaster become the exclusive
Canadian television rightsholder for the first
professional Twenty20 cricket league in North America.
ATN, Canada's largest South
Asian broadcaster, will air live all 22 league matches of the
inaugural edition of Global T20 Canada on its Commonwealth Broadcasting
Network (CBN) channel.
"ATN has a proven track record over the years
of broadcasting in Canada the best of international cricket, from
top-flight ICC events to test matches featuring the world's top
nations," said Gurmeet Singh,
Chairman, Global T20. "The inaugural Global T20 Canada will make Canadian sport
history and we're looking forward to ATN bringing every
ball, six, wicket, and over to households across Canada."
A long-time broadcaster of international cricket, ATN most
recently was the exclusive Canadian rights holder for ICC Champions
Trophy 2017 and ICC WorldTwenty20 (2016) and was the first to bring
the World Cup of Cricket live via satellite to Canada in 1986. ATN's 55
channels include programming that spans 10 languages and
a variety of genres, including news, sports and entertainment.
"We at ATN are delighted to bring the first Global T20
Canada live on our popular CBN
channel to viewers across Canada,"
said Dr. Shan Chandrasekar,
President and CEO, ATN. Cricket is a fast-growing sport in
Canada mainly due to immigrants
from Commonwealth countries and regions such as India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Caribbean,
United Kingdom, Australia and
New Zealand, where it's the most
popular sport, and with some of the top world-class cricketers
playing in this league this sure will be a treat for all
Canadians."
Global T20 Canada will run from
June 28 to July 15, 2018 and
feature many of cricket's top international
stars including Chris
Gayle, Andre Russell,
Shahid Afridi, Daren Sammy, Lasith Malinga, Steve Smith, Sunil
Narine, David Miller and
Dwayne
Bravo. Overall, 96 players
from around 20 countries will showcase the popular
Twenty20 form of cricket known for its fast-paced action, pageantry
and infusion of popular culture elements.
Five franchise teams will vie for the championship – Toronto
Nationals, Vancouver Knights, Edmonton Royals, Montreal Tigers
and Winnipeg Hawks - along with the Cricket West
Indies B Team, comprised entirely of players from the
Caribbean.
About ATN-Asian Television Network International Limited
(TSXV-SAT)
ATN serves Canada's diverse cultural communities with 55
specialty television channels. The Company offers its flagship
ATN-HD general interest service along with 7 other general interest
channels, 3 sports Channels, 7 news Channels, 5 Bollywood movie
channels and a variety of channels that include music Channels,
lifestyle Channels, Chinese Channels, Punjabi channels, and several
regional language channels. ATN has programming alliances with
leading international broadcasters like Doordarshan, Sony
Entertainment Television, Viacom, India
Cast, "&TV "from the Zee group, Times Television, B4U,
Disney's UTV, ARY and many more. ATN channels are available on
various licensed Cable, Satellite and IPTV Platforms across
Canada like Shaw Cable, Bell TV,
Rogers Cable, Bell Fibe TV, TELUS Optic TV, Shaw Direct, Cogeco
Cable, and Others.
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SOURCE Asian Television Network International Limited
