New Zealand Cricket signs new six-year broadcast deal with streaming service

There will be a big change in the New Zealand broadcast environment next year to show the relationship with Sky, where NZC has signed a six-year contract with the streaming service Spark Sport and ends its relationship with Sky, which dates back to 1995.

Spark is showing the current Rugby World Cup and will add the T20 Super Smash Tournament and the domestic one-day final after the contract with Sky in April 2020, as well as the men's and women's international games in New Zealand.

A small amount of cricket, which will be broadcast for free with TVNZ, will also showcase the first T20I of each gender series with a super smash match.

NZC CEO David White said, “This is a future-proof deal for New Zealand's cricket. "Real-time streaming is the future. Viewers can get away from a fixed linear schedule and see real-time, delayed, highlighted or clipped content on any device, anywhere, anytime, on a range of devices.

“With this free wireless component provided by TVNZ, this agreement means that more cricket games will be broadcast live than ever before. Now it's time for more New Zealanders, especially when they're young. Consumes sports content through. "

During the Rugby World Cup, Spark complained about the quality of streaming, while there are rural areas in New Zealand where there is no internet connection to access the service.

Sky currently reserves the right to travel abroad in New Zealand.