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Ashes on tv

RitaRadiator1 — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:43:35 GMT

Is Sky Sports showing live coverage of 2025 Ashes series in Australia

Re: Ashes on tv

GD1 — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:47:35 GMT

@RitaRadiator1 Please see this link https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12340/13363105/the-ashes-2025-26-fixtures-dates-and-venues-as-england-look-to-beat-australia

Re: Ashes on tv

MarkGoldsmith — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:07:21 GMT

Current media reports are that TNT Sports are in advanced negotiations for this winters Ashes rights.

Re: Ashes on tv

TimmyBGood — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:20:09 GMT

@RitaRadiator1

Perhaps worth noting that it's the relevant body in the host nation which 'owns' a Test series and gets to decide where to sell global TV rights: in this case that's Cricket Australia.

The ongoing Sky Cricket contracts with ECB and ICC for match rights don't cover overseas Tests.

Re: Ashes on tv

MarkGoldsmith — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:43:15 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@RitaRadiator1

Perhaps worth noting that it's the relevant body in the host nation which 'owns' a Test series and gets to decide where to sell global TV rights: in this case that's Cricket Australia.

The ongoing Sky Cricket contracts with ECB and ICC for match rights don't cover overseas Tests.

And apparently TNT Sports will have to pay about £15million per year for a minimum 4 year contract for the rights from Cricket Australia, which is quite a pricey sum if you only really want the Ashes matches and don't really care about the other Aussie home international matches.

Unless I'm mistaken I believe TNT were the previous holders of the rights anyway after Sky refused to bid last time so I'm not surprised it will likely end up with them again.

Re: Ashes on tv

RitaRadiator1 — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:27:01 GMT

Thanks

Jesse