Media organizations reach temporary deal with Cricket Australia

Posted by Evan Fell on November 19, 2007 at 9:34 AM

A coalition of media organizations has ended their boycott of the Australia vs. Sri Lanka cricket series after reaching a temporary deal with Cricket Australia over media rights.

The coalition includes News International, Agence France Presse and Getty, Reuters, and Associated Press. The organizations were boycotting because of restrictions to limit photographs and text updates, the retention of intellectual property rights and the introduction of a ‘pre-season’ licence fee put in place by Cricket Australia.

The deal includes details such as how many picture and text updates can be made per day by agencies. However, “The agreement is provisional and expires on December 10 if in the event Cricket Australia tries to limit our normal editorial activities once again,” said Monique Villa, the managing director media at Reuters.

Source: European Journalism Centre

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