ATN wins Canadian rights from ESPN Star Sports for the ICC World Twenty 20

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - Asian Television Network International Limited\n(ATN) (TSX-SAT), Canada's pioneer South Asian Broadcaster and Canada's largest\nDistributor of World Class Cricket announces it has secured the exclusive\nCanadian Broadcast Rights for the Inaugural ICC Twenty 20 World Cup\nChampionship Cricket through ESPN Star Sports. This world class cricket event\ncommences September 11th 2007. These exclusive broadcast rights include all\nforms of television broadcasting including via internet and mobile phone\nacross Canada. The event is organized by the sport's governing body, the\nInternational Cricket Council (ICC) These international games includes teams\nfrom South Africa, West Indies, England, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Sri Lanka,\nKenya, Pakistan, India and Scotland.\n\n\nESPN Star Sports in their press release have stated that it has secured\nbroadcast partnerships with leading broadcasters across the globe including\ndeals with DirecTV and ATN in North America.\n\n\nESPN STAR Sports is a 50:50 joint venture between two of the world's\nleading cable and satellite broadcasters. As Asia's definitive and complete\nsports broadcaster and content provider, ESPN STAR Sports combines the\nstrengths and resources of its ultimate parent companies Walt Disney (ESPN,\nInc.) and News Corporation Limited (STAR) to deliver a diverse array of\ninternational and regional sports. ATN is proud of this new association with\nESPN Star Sports, an international leader in sports broadcasting.\n\n\nTwenty 20 has helped the sport of cricket move with modern times with a\nfast paced format. ATN will soon announce its distribution plans.\n\n\nATN operates 14 channels and has programming alliances with leading\nInternational Broadcasters. For more details please visit\nwww.asiantelevision.com or contact your local service provider.\n\n\nThe TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy\n\n\nor accuracy of this release.\n\n\nWe rely on safe harbour provision.\n\n\n","length":2066,"tagName":"div"}]

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