Mr. Pramod Israni reports

ATN TO EXCLUSIVELY BROADCAST LIVE ICC WORLD T20 QUALIFIER ACROSS CANADA

Asian Television Network International Ltd. has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.

The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier is an international Twenty20 cricket tournament run under the supervision of the International Cricket Council. The purpose is to qualify the top associate members for the ICC World Twenty20. The first ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was held in 2008 and it was in similar fashion to the ICC World Cup Qualifier.

The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, is scheduled to be held from July 9, 2015, to July 26, 2015, hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. A total of 20 games will be televised live, and the series will feature 14 nations in two groups as shown in the attached table.

Group A              Group B    

Ireland              Afghanistan
Nepal                United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong            Netherlands
Papua New Guinea     Scotland   
Namibia              Canada     
United States        Kenya      
Jersey               Oman       

From the 14 teams, the top six qualifiers will progress to the first (qualifying) round of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, where they will meet the ninth- and 10th-ranked full members, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. The ICC World Twenty20 2016 will be held in India from March 11, 2016, to April 3, 2016.

"ATN has been a pioneer in the live broadcast of world-class cricket across Canada for more than two decades, and we are pleased to continue our best efforts to do so," said Dr. Shan Chandrasekar, president and chief executive officer of ATN.

The series will air live on CBN and ATN Cricket Plus.

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