Sunset+Vine sign county cricket archive deal

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has signed a deal with media firm Sunset+Vine for a comprehensive four year archive rights deal.

The extensive archive of domestic matches and home England Test matches, One-Day Internationals and T20s, from 1995 to 2013, as well as international rights for these games pre-1995.

Sunset+Vine will also be developing the ECB catalogue as well as producing bespoke programming opportunities for broadcasters drawn from existing archive footage.

Andrew Piller, Commercial Director at Sunset+Vine, commented:“The ECB is one of the world’s flagship sports brands and we’re delighted to be representing their rights.

"Sunset+Vine has a strong heritage in English cricket having produced award-winning programming for C4, and subsequently Channel Five, since 1999 as well as introducing Hawkeye as an integral tool for the modern game.

"We are proud of what we have contributed to the game and we are confident that we will continue to do so for many years to come.”

Sunset+Vine works with the International Cricket Council (ICC) on content; produces England’s International cricket highlights on Channel Five and has recently announced a deal with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to deliver the Lord’s Cricket Ground YouTube channel as well as content across the Lord’s Facebook and @HomeofCricket Twitter feed.