{"id":7292,"date":"2016-12-19T10:55:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T15:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/channel-5-to-deliver-live-cricket-on-u-k-free-to-air-tv\/"},"modified":"2016-12-19T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T15:55:11","slug":"channel-5-bringing-live-cricket-back-to-u-k-terrestrial-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2016\/12\/19\/channel-5-bringing-live-cricket-back-to-u-k-terrestrial-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 5 Bringing Live Cricket Back to U.K. Terrestrial TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Channel 5 has struck a deal with BT Sport to broadcast five live Twenty20 matches from Australia&#8217;s Big Bash League (BBL), as well as highlights of the final.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 5 will share live coverage of the matches with BT Sport, which has the rights to show all 35 games of the Big Bash as part of a five-year deal agreed with Cricket Australia earlier this year. The deal marks the first time live cricket has been on a major terrestrial channel since the 2005 Ashes Series.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Sharman, executive producer for Channel 5, said: \u201cWe&#8217;re delighted to give a terrestrial home to live cricket for the first time in over a decade. 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