Channel 5 in advanced talks over highlights package
Channel 5 eyes free-to-air slot for Melbourne T20 opener as broadcast landscape shifts
TNT Sports is close to securing live UK rights for England’s white-ball tour of Australia next month in a deal that could see one of the matches broadcast free-to-air (FTA) on Channel 5.
The Guardian has learned that Channel 5 is also in advanced talks with Cricket Australia over a highlights package for the eight-match tour, with the terrestrial broadcaster also in discussions over securing live rights for one of the five T20 internationals.
Source: The Guardian Sport
