(L-R) Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner, Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland and Fox Sports CEO Patrick Delany speak to the media at the InterContinental Hotel in Sydney, Australia, April 13, 2018. AAP/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cricket Australia has signed a new six-year broadcast agreement worth A$1.2 billion (£655.7 million), the board said on Friday, allaying fears of a financial blow in the wake of last month's ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
Broadcaster Seven West Media and pay television company Foxtel, which is jointly owned by News Corp and Telstra Corp, secured the media rights, taking over from long-term cricket broadcaster Nine Entertainment .
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