ESPN Acquires Cricket Website

June 11, 2007 World Screen

LONDON, June 11: ESPN has reached a deal to acquire
Cricinfo, the world’s largest cricket website, from The Wisden Group for an
undisclosed sum.

“Growing our business in the online world is vital for us to
serve sports fans," said Russell Wolff, the managing director of ESPN
International. “Cricinfo is a tremendous property with a great fan base and it
will be a strong addition to ESPN.”

Lynne Frank, the managing director of ESPN for Europe, the
Middle East and Africa, added: “Cricket has a huge worldwide following and
Cricinfo has created a great product for cricket fans everywhere. The acquisition
complements our growing online business and underlines the fact that ESPN is
committed to serving a diverse fan base.”

The acquisition of Cricinfo bolsters ESPN’s online
portfolio, which includes ESPN.com, ESPNdeportes.com and ESPNsoccernet.com.