TORONTO, Nov. 26, 2020 /CNW/ - Asian Television Network
International Limited (ATN) (TSXV: SAT), Canada's largest South Asian Broadcaster and
pioneer broadcaster of Cricket, is pleased to announce that it has
acquired exclusive Canadian Broadcast rights for Cricket West
Indies, New Zealand Cricket and Lanka Premiere League 2020.
The current season will start with West Indies tour of
New Zealand in November –
December 2020 followed by tours from
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Netherlands, South
Africa and Australia.
Cricket West Indies rights will also feature top International
teams visiting the Caribbean
namely India, England, Bangladesh, New
Zealand, Sri Lanka,
South Africa, Australia, Pakistan and Ireland starting February 2021. All games will be aired LIVE on 2
channels dedicated to Cricket i.e CBN and ATN Cricket Plus and both
channels are available nationally on various Cable and Satellite
platforms across Canada.
"We are delighted to bring all the Cricket series being played
in New Zealand and in the West
Indies to our subscribers across Canada," said Dr. Shan
Chandrasekar, President and CEO of ATN. "We have had the New
Zealand Cricket Rights for last 5 years and it's great to have
renewed the same and take that association forward which now
includes the Cricket West Indies rights as well." he added.
2020 has been a disappointing year for all Cricket fans with a
lot of games being postponed or cancelled but cricket lovers are in
for a treat as these high-profile series will be played over the
course of the next couple of months and in the future as
cricket gradually gets back to normal. ATN also won the rights
for inaugural edition of Lanka Premiere League 2020 which is
currently underway in Sri Lanka
with some of the best International Cricketers competing alongside
Sri Lankan cricketers in a league + knockout format. India's tour of Australia and The Big Bash League is also
scheduled to air on both channels going up to February 2021.
About ATN-Asian Television Network International
Limited
ATN serves Canada's diverse cultural communities with
over 50 specialty television channels. The Company offers its
flagship ATN-HD general interest service along with 7 other general
interest channels, 3 sports Channels, 7 news Channels, 5 Bollywood
movie channels and a variety of channels that include music,
lifestyle, and several regional language channels that includes
Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali, Urdu, Gujarati & Marathi. ATN has been
a pioneer in the Production of Multicultural Television Programming
in Canada. ATN has its own State
Of The Art Production facilities. ATN channels are available on
various Cable, Satellite and licensed IPTV Platforms across
Canada like Shaw Cable, Bell TV,
Rogers Cable, Bell Fibe TV, TELUS Optic TV, Shaw Direct, Cogeco
Cable, and Others.
SOURCE Asian Television Network International Limited